Of an estimated 50,000 annual entrance test examinees for the main campus in Manila, only 8,000 (16 percent) will be accepted due to the university's limited budget.
[1] Due to covid restrictions this temporarily suspended and implements College Admission Evaluation of Polytechnic University of the Philippines or CAEPUP.
PUP also offers entrance scholarships to deserving and talented high school graduates who have not yet enrolled in any college degree program and who have shown exemplary performance in academics and extra-curricular activities.
An applicant for entrance scholarship may not take the PUPCET but has to pass the PUP Scholastic Aptitude and Interest Test (PUPSAIT).
Since the implementation of CAEPUP, the evaluation of college application can be viewed through iapply website by logging in for slot confirmation and downloading of forms.