Abolishing the NCEE and Repealing P.D. No. 146
Republic Act No. 7731, enacted on June 2, 1994, abolishes the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) and repeals Presidential Decree No. 146, which mandated that high school graduates must pass a national entrance exam to gain admission to post-secondary programs. The law ensures that students who previously failed the examination cannot be denied enrollment in any college or university, provided they meet the institution's admission requirements. Additionally, no national entrance examination will be required for admission to post-secondary degree programs. The Act took effect immediately upon approval and was published in official journals.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 7731
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 2, 1994
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7731
AN ACT ABOLISHING THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NCEE), REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX
SECTION 1. Presidential Decree Numbered One Hundred Forty-Six (P.D. No. 146), entitled, "Upgrading the Quality of Education in the Philippines by Requiring All High School Graduates Seeking Admission to Post Secondary Degree Programs Necessitating a Minimum of Four Years Study To Pass a National Entrance Examination and Appropriating Funds Therefor", is hereby repealed. cd
SECTION 2. Those who failed the examinations, as required under P.D. No. 146, and failed to make the grade for admissions shall no longer be denied or refused enrollment by any school, college or university to any post-secondary program necessitating a minimum of four (4) years as prescribed under the said Decree subject to the admission requirements of the institutions concerned.
SECTION 3. No national entrance examination shall be required for admission to post-secondary degree programs.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 2, 1994
Published in the Manila Chronicle and the Philippine Times Journal on June 8, 1994. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 90 No. 32 page 4704 on August 8, 1994.
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Abolishing the NCEE and Repealing P.D. No. 146, Republic Act No. 7731, Jun 2, 1994 (Philippines)
Abolishing the NCEE and Repealing P.D. No. 146, Republic Act No. 7731 (Phil. 1994)
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