Breakdown Of UKM Graduating Students By Faculties And Institutes
By Saiful Bahri Kamaruddin
Pix PKK and Photo Unit UKM Press
BANGI, 20 Oct 2012 – The Faculty of Science and Technology of The National University of Malaysia (UKM)with1493 graduandsform the largest number of graduating students this year.
Statistics made available for the 40th Convocation of the university beginning today showed the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, with 1,021 graduads in second place followed by 987 from the Faculty of Islamic Studies.
There were altogether a total of 7,561 graduads who will receive their scrolls at the Convocation which began today and last until next Tuesday. The breakdown are:
| FACULTY |
PROGRAMME |
TOTAL | |||
| BACHELOR | MASTERS | PhD | GRADUATE DIPLOMA | ||
| Economics & Management |
602 |
54 |
3 |
1 |
660 |
| Pharmacy |
90 |
34 |
3 |
127 |
|
| Engineering & Built Env. |
319 |
215 |
58 |
592 |
|
| Education |
274 |
233 |
49 |
– |
556 |
| Islamic Studies |
806 |
94 |
34 |
53 |
987 |
| Dentistry |
74 |
– |
– |
– |
74 |
| Medicine |
285 |
277 |
12 |
25 |
599 |
| Science & Technology |
973 |
429 |
77 |
14 |
1493 |
| Health Sciences |
387 |
72 |
8 |
5 |
472 |
| Social Sciences & Humanities |
610 |
349 |
61 |
1 |
1021 |
| Information Science & Technology |
288 |
130 |
33 |
– |
451 |
| Law |
121 |
83 |
9 |
– |
213 |
| Institute of Environment and Development (LESTARI) |
– |
8 |
5 |
– |
13 |
| Institute of Micro Engineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) |
– |
5 |
6 |
– |
11 |
| Institute of West Asian Region Studies (IKRAB) |
– |
– |
5 |
– |
5 |
| Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) |
– |
1 |
3 |
– |
4 |
| Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
| Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) |
– |
1 |
2 |
– |
3 |
| Institute of Islam Hadhari (HADHARI) |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
2 |
| Institute of Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA) |
– |
3 |
8 |
– |
11 |
| UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI) |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
6 |
| Institute of Space Science (ANGKASA) |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| UKM-Graduate School Of Business |
– |
253 |
8 |
– |
261 |
| Total |
4829 |
2249 |
384 |
99 |
7561 |
This time there were more graduates scoring outstanding results compared to last year.
The Faculty of Science and Technology recorded 56 outstanding graduads compared to 45 last year.
Islamic Studies produced 42 against 40 while the Faculty of Economics and Management had 32 one more than last year.
No graduands received excellent grades in Medicine and Dentistry the same as last year.
| Faculty |
Convo 40 |
Convo 39 |
| Outstanding | ||
| Science & Technology |
56 |
45 |
| Islamic Studies |
42 |
40 |
| Economics and Management |
32 |
31 |
| Medicine |
– |
– |
| Dentistry |
– |
– |
| Education |
18 |
17 |
| Engineering and Built Environment |
27 |
33 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities |
31 |
36 |
| Total |
258 |
255 |
More than 70% who received distinctionsthis year are females.
Percentage of Males & Females with Outstanding Results
| Males | 74 (28.63%) |
| Females | 184 (71.73%) |
The percentage differences reflect the total number of student intake.
