Hello School Partner!

We would like to remind you of important details and instructions for the UPCAT 2026 application process:

A. Extended Confirmation Deadline: 25 April 2025, Friday

Please complete Form 2A and confirm all students by the extended deadline in order for applicants to receive their Test Permit and take the exam on August 2-3, 2025.

Failure to confirm your students in the Form 2A portal will result in their Test Permit not being released, making them ineligible to take the UPCAT.

B. Additional Applicants: Please visit the UPCAT 2026 Form 2A portal regularly as more applicants may be added to your confirmation list. The school will be notified via email of any new applicants on a weekly basis.

C. Submission of School Records: Copies of your students' SF-10 or Form 137, which contain the grades from Grades 8, 9, 10, and 11, will be requested from 04 to 25 August 2025, after they have enrolled in Grade 12.

D. Application Eligibility: Please note the eligibility criteria for UPCAT applicants:

1. Senior high school student expecting to graduate before SY 2026-2027 from a DepEd-accredited high school or an accredited secondary school abroad; OR
2. Graduate of a DepEd-accredited high school or accredited secondary school abroad; and
3. Must have final grades for Grade 8, 9, 10, and Grade 11;
4. Must not have taken any college subject/s prior to the opening of SY 2026-2027;
5. Must not have taken the UP College Admission Test before; AND
6. Must not have applied and completed the UP College Application for either the AY 2021-2022 (UPCA 2021), AY 2022-2023 (UPCA 2022), or AY 2023-2024 (UPCA 2023).

E. Form 2A Instructions

Step 1: Click on the ‘Sign Up Here’ button and use the school's official email address registered in the UP Office of Admissions’ database to sign up for a new account. Create a password for the UPCAT 2026 portal. Please note that accounts used in previous UPCA/T cycles are NO longer valid.

Step 2: Activate your school’s new account by clicking on the activation link that will be sent to your school’s email address. If you do not receive the email in the main inbox, check Spam and other folders as it might have been directed there.

Step 3: After signing up, log in using the credentials you used during sign up. Check your school’s email account for the login code. Keep the UPCAT Form 2A portal page open, do not refresh it. Copy the code from the email and paste it into the designated field in the portal, then click the ‘Submit Code’ button.

Step 4: Update the school information and triple-check all details before clicking on the ‘Submit’ button. Once submitted, the school information section cannot be changed. You may also indicate your school's location by providing a link to a map pin.

Step 5: Click on the ‘List of Applicants for UP Admission’ button to view the list of applicants who have indicated that they have attended or are currently attending your school for Grade 11. The list will be updated as more applicants submit their Form 1.

Step 6: Before confirming the student/s, please read the photo requirements. For each applicant, click on the ID photo to select ‘Yes’ if they are a student or a graduate of your school and ‘No’ if otherwise. You can use the search filters to sort through applicants who have not yet been verified. Please exercise caution when confirming or removing applicants, as these actions cannot be reversed.

Step 7: You can click on the ‘Return to Homepage’ button to go back and view the High School Information again.

Step 8: Please log in to the Form 2A portal regularly to confirm new students as more applicants submit their Form 1 until the deadline.

For inquiries, you may visit the UPCAT 2026 Online Helpdesk during the application period or send an email to [email protected].

Thank you!

UP Office of Admissions