The number of participants this year increased 27 percent to 98,686 from a year ago.
The students are competing to secure 10,672 seats at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta State University and Syarief Hidayatullah Islamic State University in Jakarta, North Sumatra University in Medan and Hasanuddin University in Makassar.
According to the national admission test for new university students association (SPMB), which was formed by the five universities to regulate admissions, only 77,360 candidates competed last year for 12,921 available seats.
"This year, the ratio of candidates to university seats is 9:1," SPMB association chairman Asman Boedi Santoso said Saturday, adding that in 2007 the ration was 6:1.
He said the team was surprised by the increase in the number of participants.
"It's beyond our expectation. For Jakarta, for example, we actually estimated the test would be taken by about 30,000 candidates, but the fact is that it has drawn more than 49,000 students," he said.
The test is being held from Saturday to Sunday at hundreds of schools in several cities, including Ambon in Maluku, Jakarta, Jayapura in Papua, Lampung, Makassar in South Sulawesi, Manado in North Sulawesi, Medan and Padang in West Sumatra, Pontianak in West Kalimantan, Surabaya in East Java and Yogyakarta.
However, Spmb Secretary said some participants had come late to their exams.
"They lost their way because they misread their test numbers and ended up going to the wrong addresses. However, they were still able to take the exam," she said.
In Jakarta, disabled students are taking the exams at the SPMB association's office in Salemba, Central Jakarta. Blind students were each assisted by two volunteers.
Wijaya, an 18-year old blind participant said the first day had gone smoothly.
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Dewan
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