Zambry: Autistic student will be allowed to apply for varsity placement

Fuad Nizam, Qistina Sallehuddin

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Subject :	Institusi Pengajian Tinggi
Main Author :	Fuad Nizam, Qistina Sallehuddin
Title :	Zambry: Autistic student will be allowed to apply for varsity placement

Place of Production :	Pekan
Faculty :	New Straits Times
Year of Publication :	August 12, 2025
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry has assured that the issue of a disabled student allegedly not being allowed to apply for placement at a public university will be addressed and resolved. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said this as the ministry's policy was clear and that there was no discrimination against any qualified individual pursuing higher education. "That is why when this case came to light, I immediately instructed the relevant parties to review and investigate it because our policy on the rights of disabled persons to further their studies is clear. "What happened was that when the student applied under the disabled category, the university wanted to know the specific type of disability, so that the necessary adjustments could be made based on their condition. "So, what we have done… God willing, the matter concerning the student will be handled. We will ensure the student can study at one of the higher learning institutions," he said in the Dewan Rakyat today. He was responding to a question from Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) on whether the ministry had investigated claims that a disabled student, diagnosed with autism, was denied entry to a public university despite achieving excellent results. Zambry said he was informed that the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was assessing the suitability of the student to pursue studies at the university. Previously, a mental health organisation raised concerns over an incident in which a student was allegedly barred from applying for placement at a public university because of autism. According to a Facebook post by Sazly Azizuddin Sahaimi, the student, identified only as Aniq, was reported to have a matriculation CGPA of 3.83 and had met both the general and specific requirements for the programme applied for.

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