The short version
In the Star Plan (繁星推薦), your high school recommends you and registers you with the university admission selection committee (大學甄選入學委員會, 甄選委員會). You must have studied at the same high school in Taiwan the whole time. Each university sets a standard for your rank within your school by school grades, and also counts the GSAT and other exam scores. High schools register on 11 to 12 March 2027, and admissions for groups 1 to 7 are posted at 9 am on 18 March. Anyone admitted in groups 1 to 7 cannot register for Personal Application in the same year, whether or not they give up the place.
Who can be recommended
Students graduating in the 115 school year who studied at the same public or licensed private senior high school in Taiwan the whole time, and completed every semester of the first and second years and the first semester of the third year. You must have studied the whole time in the general program (普通科), an academic program (學術學程), or a special arts class (藝術才能班) or physical education class (體育班). Continuing education divisions, bilingual divisions, drama classes and similar are not included.
- 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 (as each program requires).
- School grades The average of your overall grade averages for each semester of the first year, the second year and the first half of the third year. Each university picks one school rank standard: top 20, 30, 40 or 50 percent.
- Places per school Your high school can recommend up to 2 eligible students in each group. Each student can be recommended to one group at one university only.
- Only one kind of Star Plan A student can be recommended for either the university Star Plan or the Star Plan for universities of technology (科技校院繁星計畫聯合推薦甄選入學), not both.
- Special talent admissions Anyone admitted through 116 school year university special talent admission (特殊選才) or four-year and two-year technical college special talent admission, who completed enrollment and did not give up the place in time, cannot register for the Star Plan.
The eight groups
| Group | Fields |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | Humanities, law, business, social sciences, education, management |
| Group 2 | Science, engineering |
| Group 3 | Medical fields (not medicine or dentistry), life sciences, agriculture |
| Group 4 | Music |
| Group 5 | Fine arts |
| Group 6 | Dance |
| Group 7 | Physical education |
| Group 8 | Medicine, dentistry |
- How groups 1 to 7 admit Students are ranked by each program's ordered criteria (分發比序項目) and placed.
- How group 8 admits After a first-stage screening and a second-stage assessment (an interview).
- How it connects with Personal Application Anyone admitted in groups 1 to 7, whether or not they give up the place, cannot register for university Personal Application (申請入學) in the same year. Anyone admitted in group 8 cannot take part in the online program ranking for Personal Application's final placement.
Fee
- Application fee Most students NT$200. Middle-to-low-income households (中低收入戶) NT$80. Low-income households (低收入戶): no fee.
Timeline for the 116 school year
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | Admission handbook published; program rules search opens |
| 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 and send documents (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 |
| 17 to 18 February 2027 | High schools upload school grades and receive the results (including the list of students in the top 50 percent) |
| 25 February 2027 | GSAT scores released (score reports mailed 26 February) |
| 2 March 2027 | Skills test score reports mailed |
| 3 March to 13 June 2027 | Applicants set their personal password online |
| 11 to 12 March 2027 | High schools pay (midnight 11 March to 5 pm 12 March) and register (9 am to 5 pm each day) |
| 9 am, 18 March 2027 | Groups 1 to 7: admission list posted. Group 8: first-stage results posted. Reviews for both until 12 noon on 19 March |
| 18 to 22 March 2027 | Students admitted in groups 1 to 7 can give up their place online |
| 13 to 30 May 2027 | Group 8 second-stage assessments (interviews), dates set by each university |
| 31 May 2027 | Group 8: universities post admission lists by 31 May and upload results by 12 noon |
| 9 am, 2 June 2027 | The committee posts the group 8 admission list |
| 10 to 13 June 2027 | Students admitted in group 8 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 technical college committees |
Good to know: Each university's school rank standard for each group, and how many choices you can list, are in the handbook's summary table and each program's rules. The committee's website is the official version.
Related pages
→ The GSAT and English listening test
→ Personal Application (個人申請)
→ The 116 school year admissions calendar
→ All universities