Music Qualifications - About JUPAS - FAQ

1 What are certified true copies?

Certified true copies are copies of the certificates (i.e. NOT the original documents) which have been certified by the issuing authorities concerned, or school principals.

2 How can the applicants confirm if the certified true copies of the certificates of their music qualifications have been received by the JUPAS Office?

Applicants who have submitted certified true copies of their certificates to the JUPAS Office can log on their JUPAS accounts to check the verification status 2 working days after the copies are received by the JUPAS Office.

School applicants who have produced the original copies of their certificates to their schools for verification via the JUPAS online application system need not submit supporting documents to the JUPAS Office again. They can log on their JUPAS accounts to check the verification status once the qualifications have been verified by their schools.

Please refer to the section on Music Qualifications.

3 Will the music qualifications without verification be deleted after the deadline of 13 April 2018 (5:00 pm) ^UPDATED? How will the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions consider these music qualifications?

NO. The music qualifications without verification will not be deleted after the deadline of 13 April 2018 (5:00 pm) ^UPDATED.

Certified true copies of these certificates not received by the JUPAS Office / qualifications not verified by schools (for school applicants) on or before the deadline of 13 April 2018 (5:00 pm) ^UPDATED will NOT be taken into consideration by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions.

4 Do applicants need to submit certified true copies of music qualifications to the JUPAS Office if they have been verified by their schools?

NO. School applicants who have produced the original copies of their certificates to their schools for verification via the JUPAS online application system need not submit supporting documents to the JUPAS Office again. They can log on their JUPAS accounts to check the verification status.

Certified true copies of these certificates not received by the JUPAS Office / qualifications not verified by schools (for school applicants) on or before the deadline of 13 April 2018 (5:00 pm) ^UPDATED will NOT be taken into consideration by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions.

5 Can applicants enter qualifications other than those listed in the List of Music Qualifications?

NO. Applicants can only enter music qualifications listed in the List of Music Qualifications.

In the consideration of music qualifications, the following will NOT be accepted:

"equivalent" qualifications;
qualifications not on the List of Music Qualifications;
online results / reports; and
provisional results.

Please refer to the section on Music Qualifications.

6 If applicants have undergone name changes but the names contained in the certificates are the old ones, what should applicants do?

Applicants must inform the JUPAS Office in writing and attach copies of Deed Poll for its necessary actions.

Please refer to the section on Personal Profile.