Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7731)
Presidential Decree Numbered One Hundred Forty-Six (P.D. No. 146) was repealed by Republic Act No. 7731.
The requirement of a National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) for high school graduates seeking admission to post-secondary degree programs necessitating a minimum of four years of study was abolished.
Republic Act No. 7731 was approved on June 2, 1994.
It prohibits the requirement of any national entrance examination for admission to post-secondary degree programs.
No, those who failed the examinations required under P.D. No. 146 can no longer be denied admission by any school, college, or university to any post-secondary program requiring at least four years of study, subject to the admission requirements of the institution.
Admission to post-secondary degree programs shall be subject to the admission requirements of the individual institutions, but not based on a national entrance exam.
The purpose of the Act is to abolish the National College Entrance Examination and repeal P.D. No. 146 that mandated it.
No, the Act does not specify any penalties for institutions requiring a national entrance exam.
The provisions took effect upon the approval of the Act on June 2, 1994.
P.D. No. 146 aimed to upgrade the quality of education in the Philippines by requiring all high school graduates to pass a national entrance examination for admission to certain post-secondary degree programs.