The short version
Personal Application (個人申請, officially 申請入學) has two stages. In the first, the university admission selection committee (大學甄選入學委員會, 甄選委員會) screens applicants against each program's GSAT, English listening, skills test or APCS requirements. In the second, each university runs its own assessments, between 13 and 30 May 2027. You can apply to at most six programs, and the fee for most students is NT$100 per program. First-stage registration is 23 to 24 March 2027, and the final placement results are posted at 9 am on 10 June.
Who can apply
Current or past graduates of a public or licensed private senior high school or higher, in Taiwan or abroad, or anyone who meets the equivalent-education standard for bachelor's admission (入學大學同等學力認定標準), can apply. You also take the GSAT, the English listening test or the skills tests, as each program requires.
- Exams that count The 116 school year GSAT, an English listening test result from any one sitting in the 114 to 116 school years, and the 116 school year skills tests (術科考試). Some programs also ask for APCS (any one sitting between March 2024 and February 2027, best result used).
- How it connects with the Star Plan Anyone admitted through Star Plan groups 1 to 7 cannot register for Personal Application. Anyone who passes the first stage for medicine or dentistry in Star Plan group 8 cannot apply again to medicine or dentistry at the same university.
How the two stages work
- Stage one The committee screens applicants against each program's GSAT, English listening, skills test and APCS standards: first the minimum standards, then a set multiple of places.
- Stage two Each university runs its own assessments (指定項目甄試), on dates it sets.
- Final placement If you are admitted, you rank the programs that admitted you with the committee, and the committee places you in one.
Fees
- Number of programs Up to six.
- Application fee Most students: NT$100 per program (NT$600 for six). Middle-to-low-income households (中低收入戶): NT$40 per program. Low-income households (低收入戶): no fee.
- Review of first-stage results NT$100 processing fee.
Review materials (learning portfolio)
Review materials come in five parts: course records, course learning outcomes, diverse performance, a learning portfolio statement, and other materials. Unless a program says otherwise, everything is uploaded (or selected) online with the committee.
- How to upload Course learning outcomes and diverse performance can be selected from the national learning portfolio database (學習歷程中央資料庫), or uploaded as a PDF you make yourself. For each program you use one method only.
- File size Up to 5MB for each part.
- Vocational track graduates (專業群, 技術型) Third-year portfolio files are only finalized at the end of May 2027, so selecting from the database covers semesters 1 to 4 only. To include your third year, you need to upload a PDF instead.
- Errors in your portfolio Report them to your high school before 12 noon on 15 April 2027.
Timeline for the 116 school year
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | Admission handbook published |
| 1 December 2026 | Handbook on sale |
| 14 to 15 January 2027 | Students with moderate or severe hearing loss apply to be exempt from the English listening standard (results 2 pm, 15 February) |
| 22 to 24 January 2027 | GSAT |
| 26 to 31 January 2027 | Skills tests: music 26 to 28 January, fine arts 29 to 30 January, physical education 29 to 31 January |
| 25 February 2027 | GSAT scores released |
| 2 March 2027 | Skills test score reports mailed |
| 3 March to 13 June 2027 | Applicants set their personal password online |
| Midnight 22 March to 5 pm 24 March 2027 | Stage one payment (group and individual) |
| 23 to 24 March 2027 | Stage one registration: group 9 am to 5 pm each day, individual 9 am to 9 pm each day |
| 9 am, 30 March 2027 | Stage one results posted; reviews until 12 noon on 31 March |
| 9 to 14 April 2027 | Test upload system open, and you can check your files in the national learning portfolio database (9 am to 9 pm each day) |
| Before 12 noon, 15 April 2027 | Report portfolio errors to your high school |
| From 29 April 2027 | Official upload of review materials opens; each university sets its own deadline (system open 9 am to 9 pm each day) |
| 6 to 7 May 2027 | High schools upload graduating students' sixth-semester course records |
| 2 pm 8 May to 12 noon 11 May 2027 | Graduating students who passed stage one check their sixth-semester course records online |
| 13 to 30 May 2027 | Stage two assessments (dates set by each university) |
| By 31 May 2027 | Universities post their admission lists and mail total scores; universities upload results by 3 pm on 31 May |
| 3 to 4 June 2027 | Admitted students rank their programs (9 am to 9 pm each day) |
| 9 am, 10 June 2027 | Final placement results posted; reviews until 12 noon on 11 June |
| 10 to 13 June 2027 | Admitted students can give up their place online |
| Before 12 noon, 21 June 2027 | The committee sends the list of admitted students to the University Admission Committee (考分會) and the four-year and two-year technical college placement committee |
Good to know: Each program's stage two dates, assessment fee and materials deadline are in that program's own rules (校系分則), and they differ from program to program. The program rules on the committee's website are the official version.
Related pages
→ The GSAT and English listening test
→ The Star Plan (繁星推薦)
→ The 116 school year admissions calendar
→ All universities
→ Preparing for stage two: review materials, interviews, practical and written tests