National Enrollment Surge: Over 111,000 Applicants Finalize Portals for State Islamic University Admissions
JAKARTA, UIN Online News – Prospective student interest in pursuing higher education across the State Islamic Higher Education Institution (PTKIN) network continues to demonstrate a strong positive trajectory. During the execution of the 2026 State Islamic University National Entrance Examination (UM-PTKIN), the net volume of applicants successfully finalization their registration dashboards experienced a massive expansion compared to the past two fiscal years.
The Chairman of the 2026 PTKIN National Admissions Committee, Prof. Abd. Aziz, revealed that a total of 142,836 candidates successfully constructed registration accounts within the central database. From that baseline metric, 118,524 applicants completed their academic department selections, and 111,353 candidates cleared the final portal submission stage.
“Our finalization data this year exhibits a highly consistent growth curve when contrasted with previous cycles, scaling up from 95,321 candidates in 2024 and 102,445 candidates in 2025. This empirically proves that PTKIN is evolving to be increasingly competitive, solidifying its status as a premier destination for graduates of secular high schools, Islamic academies, vocational institutions, and traditional boarding schools alike,” Prof. Abd. Aziz stated during the UM-PTKIN 2026 National Grading and Graduation Plenary Session in Jakarta.
The Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar, asserted that the PTKIN network carries an structural mandate to operate simultaneously as an elite academic ecosystem and a central forge for progressive religious philosophy. Consequently, the national selection platform serves as the foundational sorting mechanism to prepare the nation's future executive talent.
"The student admissions process operates as our primary gateway. Through this competitive pipeline, we actively filter out future global leaders who are not merely academically sharp and technologically literate, but who embody a rigid moral integrity and a deep commitment to religious moderation and social pluralism," the Minister affirmed.
Concurrently, the Director General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Prof. Amien Suyitno, expressed high praise for the absolute digital transformation of the UM-PTKIN infrastructure. This integrated digital testing platform has radically maximized public trust toward the state selection process.
In his analysis, executing a national admissions tract that is strictly professional, data-backed, objective, transparent, and completely accountable serves as the definitive macroeconomic variable driving public enrollment numbers upward across the PTKIN matrix.
This systemic expansion of the 2026 UM-PTKIN applicant pool operates as a solid indicator of mounting public confidence toward the quality of state Islamic universities, prominently including UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, cementing the campus's market position as a premier institution dedicated to breeding highly competitive, progressive, and globally capable graduates.