The University in the Philippines Visayas served as one of the testing centers for the nationwide UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) examination this year. The four venues chosen at UP Visayas are the UPV Auditorium, UPV Little Theater, Graduate and Continuing Education Building training rooms, and College of Management Building rooms. The UPCAT examination was administered on August 10 and 11, 2024 with two sessions each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each session lasted for about four hours consisting of four subtests: Language Proficiency, Mathematics, Science, and Reading Comprehension.
Three regional examiners headed by Supervising Regional Examiner Dean Jimmuel C. Naval from the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman were sent by the UP Office of Admissions to administer the test. Additional examiners and proctors were selected from the faculty and staff of UP Visayas. Asst. Professor Nilo C. Araneta, University Registrar of UP Visayas, served as the contact person.
Prior to the UPCAT examination, an orientation and fire safety drill for UPCAT proctors and examiners were conducted. The UPV Crisis Management Committee headed by Mr. Aljohn T. Torreta presented the safety protocols and conducted a fire safety drill. Additionally, Asst. Prof. Ramil B. Atando presented the earthquake evacuation plan.
A total of 2349 examinees took the examination for UPCAT 2025, 49 of them were walk-in applicants who were catered between August 8 to 10, 2024 at the UPV Little Theater. Chancellor Clement C. Camposano and Vice Chancellor Alice Joan D. Ferrer made a quick visit to the event.
