About JUPAS

Main Round Offer

1 Is the JUPAS Office responsible for the selection of applicants for admission to the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions?

NO. The JUPAS Office is NOT responsible for the selection of applicants for admission to the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions. The role of the JUPAS Office is solely to facilitate the administration of the applications process.

The determination of applicants' suitability for admission is solely the decisions of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions, and is independent of the JUPAS Office. Enquiries regarding the institutions' decisions on admissions should be directed to the respective institutions.

2 What are merit order lists? Are they compiled by the JUPAS Office?

Merit order lists are rating lists compiled by each programmes offered by the 9 JUPAS participating-institution and the SSSDP institution. They are NOT compiled by the JUPAS Office. Such decisions are therefore independent of the JUPAS Office.

Each programme offered by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions will assign a rating to eligible applicants who have selected the programme based on its own selection criteria. This rating determines applicants' positions in each merit order list on their programme choices list.

JUPAS will perform the "iteration process", which matches the applicants' positions in the merit order list of each programme on applicants' confirmed programme choice lists with the order of preferences they have assigned to their programme choices. Applicants will be given an offer of the highest priority on their programme choice lists for which they have met the required rating.

Please refer to the section on Iteration Process for more information.

3 When applicants apply for admission using their HKDSE Examination results, how will the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions allocate the weighting of core subjects and elective subjects?

Allocation of the weighting of core subjects and elective subjects and the determination of applicants' suitability for admission is solely the decisions of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions, and is independent of the JUPAS Office. Enquiries regarding the institutions' decisions should be directed to the respective institutions.

Applicants should review carefully the general entrance requirements and individual programme requirements and the websites of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions for further information.

4 Should applicants accept the Main Round offers while their results of rechecking and remarking of HKDSE Examination results are pending?

Applicants, who have received Main Round offers, should consider accepting them (based on different scenarios metioned below), regardless of whether the Main Round offers are UGC-funded programmes, HKMU self-financing programmes or SSSDP programmes, because the Main Round offers are the BEST AND ONLY offers to be made in the same academic year (2026 – 2027) and are of the highest possible priority on their programme choice lists (in the event that applicants do not have RR results, or do not receive "better" offers after submitting a requests for reconsideration of applications based on RR results).

Only applicants whose HKDSE Examination results have been upgraded on subject levels / grades after rechecking and remarking (RR Results), regardless of whether they have been given / have accepted their Main Round offers, are eligible to submit requests for reconsideration of their applications based on RR results WITH or WITHOUT modifications of programme choices.

Please refer to the section on Rechecking and Remarking of HKDSE Examination Results for more information.

5 Can applicants decline their Main Round offers in order to be reconsidered in the Clearing Round?

NO. Applicants with Main Round offers have been given offers of the highest possible priority on their programme choice lists and thus the Main Round offers they received are the BEST AND ONLY offers^▲ possible, regardless of whether they are UGC-funded programmes, HKMU self-financing programmes or SSSDP programmes. They will therefore NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes in the Clearing Round, regardless of whether they accept or decline such offers.

Applicants who fail to pay the acceptance fee by the deadline (6 August 2026 (5:00 pm)*) and / or fail to complete the registration / enrolment procedures at the respective institutions within the period specified will be regarded as having declined their Main Round offers. They will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes under JUPAS in the same academic year (2026 – 2027)^▲.

Please refer to the Summary of Announcement and Acceptance of Offers Arrangements for more information.

^▲ Except for applicants with upgraded HKDSE Examination results on subject levels / grades after rechecking and remarking (RR results) who submit requests for reconsideration of applications based on the RR results and are subsequently made "better" offers

6 If Applicant A places a programme as the first choice and Applicant B, with better HKDSE Examination results than Applicant A, places the same programme as the third choice, who will be admitted first?

The 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions are only provided a general indication of how applicants rank their programme choices. They DO NOT have access to the actual priority of the programme choices until after the announcement of the Main Round offer results. The preferences of the applicants are shown in 5 bands to the institutions.

In the above example, the programme concerned does not know that Applicant A has placed its programme as his / her first choice, or that Applicant B has placed it as his / her third choice. In the point of view of the institutions, they are both Band A programmes.

Each programme of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions will assign a rating to eligible applicants who have selected the programme, based on its own selection criteria. This rating will determine applicants' positions in each merit order list of their programme choices. Whether Applicant A or Applicant B will ultimately be admitted will depend on their respective positions in the programme's merit order list.

In determining applicants' positions in the respective merit order lists, institutions' programmes will consider NOT ONLY the HKDSE Examination results, but also other aspects (e.g. performance in interviews and / or assessments, banding of programme choices, HKDSE Examination results of other applicants in the same year, the number of applicants applying, and any additional information provided by applicants in their JUPAS accounts).

Please refer to the section on Iteration Process for more information.

7 If applicants have financial difficulties in paying the acceptance fee before the specified deadline, what should they do?

Applicants who have financial difficulties in paying the acceptance fee before the specified deadline should contact the institutions offering them admissions directly as soon as possible for advice and assistance.

The related information for financial assistance of respective institutions will be announced in due course.

8 How can applicants check the Main Round offer results if applicants are not in Hong Kong on the day of the announcement of the Main Round offer results?

Applicants can still check the Main Round offer results even if they are not in Hong Kong on the day of the announcement of the Main Round offer results. The Main Round offer results will be announced on 5 August 2026 (9:00 am)* (HKT, i.e. UTC+8) through the following channels:

Applicants' JUPAS accounts;
SMS; and
The websites of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions.

Please refer to the section on Main Round Offer for more information.

9 How can applicants complete registration / enrolment procedures for the Main Round offers if they are not in Hong Kong within the designated period as specified by the institutions offering them admissions?

Applicants who are unable to register within the designated period should contact the respective institutions directly as soon as possible to explore whether alternative arrangements may be made.

Applicants who fail to complete the registration / enrolment procedures at the respective institutions within the period specified will be regarded as having declined their Main Round offers, and they will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes under JUPAS in the same academic year (2026 – 2027).

Please refer to the section on Main Round Offer for more information.

10 If applicants are given Main Round offers and they have accepted programmes not under JUPAS, can the fees paid for such programmes be refunded? If so, how?

Applicants should contact the institutions offering them the programmes not under JUPAS directly for further information.

11 When will the acceptance status be updated after paying the acceptance fee for the Main Round offers?

Applicants should refer to the notification schedule for the different payment methods notification details.

If these acknowledgement messages are not received according to the schedule after completing the relevant procedures, they should contact the JUPAS Office immediately.

12 If applicants receive the notifications of successful payment of acceptance fee after the deadline, would that affect their acceptance status?

NO. Applicants are assured that their acceptance status will NOT be affected if they successfully paid the acceptance fee for the Main Round offers before the deadline (6 August 2026 (5:00 pm)*) via the designated channels with correct information provided, regardless the notifications are received after the deadline.

Applicants will be notified of the successful payments of the acceptance fee via the means and schedule listed here.

If these acknowledgement messages are not received according to the schedule after completing of the relevant procedures, they should contact the JUPAS Office immediately.

* Subject to change