UPCAT REQUIREMENTS

1. Correctly and completely accomplished UPCAT Forms 1 and 2

a. If the applicant is a transferee or has taken some subjects from another school (e.g. for
summer courses), then a signed and certified legible photocopy of the Permanent Secondary
School Record (F137) from the other school must be attached to UPCAT Form 2 containing
all the grades earned therein.
b. Likewise, if the applicant needed more than 4 years to finish high school, a signed and
certified photocopy of the F137 must be submitted.
c. If the applicant is a member of a Cultural Minority Group, certification re CMG status
from National Commission of Indigenous People (NCIP) may be required.
2. Four 2"x2" identical recent photographs taken within the last 6 months.

White background

Formal Shot.

Wear a decent blouse. No sleeveless top.

Tie your hair up if you have long hair

Your photo must have been taken within the last six months (January June
2015)

Identical photos must be submitted

Have your photo taken in a photo shop

No pictures printed on bond or photo paper using your personal printer.

Cropped pictures are not allowed

3. UPCAT Application Fee or documents for Exemption

a. The non-refundable UPCAT application fee is:
(1) P450 for Filipinos with annual gross family income of more than P100,000 and
resident foreign applicants studying in the Philippines; or

Source: Retrieved from:

http://upcat.up.edu.ph/htmls/aboutupcat.html#requirements.

(2) US $50 for non-resident foreign applicants; or

(3) US $100 for applicants taking the UPCAT in the Middle East
b. Exempted from payment of the application fee are Filipino applicants belonging to
either of these groups:
(1) Those with annual gross family income of P100,000 or less (supported by
2013 Income Tax Return (ITR) of earning members of the family or BIR Certification
of Exemption); or
(2) Top ten graduates or prospective graduates of public high schools for SY
2014-2015 (supported by a ranked listing of the school's TOP TEN students as of SY
2013-2014 signed by the School Head/Principal).

Source: Retrieved from:

http://upcat.up.edu.ph/htmls/aboutupcat.html#requirements.