Course guide - Malaysia
Learn how drawing, materials, manufacturing and measurement fit together. Check the current 92-credit diploma, its international study plan and the questions that matter before industrial training.
The current Malaysian Qualifications Register records UMPSA’s Diploma in Mechanical Engineering as MQA/FA17368, certificate 29803, with 92 credits at MQF Level 4. It is full-time, conventional study. The registered normal/minimum duration is two years nine months, with a maximum of five years, and the accreditation period is 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2029.
The DEGI open-intake card still displays FA9502. Its older MQR record ended in 2023 and points to the newer accreditation. Do not use the old card code as the current qualification reference. Match the exact award, FA17368, approved campus and entry cohort on your written offer. This is a diploma, not the separate Mechanical Engineering bachelor.
Engineering Drawing & CAD, Industrial Design and later Mechanical Design build a route from describing a component to analysing it. Ask to see an assessed drawing and the feedback given on dimensions, fit and design choices.
Manufacturing Technology, CNC Technology and three Mechanical Technology Labs appear in the current international plan. Ask about supervised machine access, workshop induction and how individual practical competence is assessed.
Metrology, Mechanical Measurement and Instrumentation, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Solid Mechanics connect a component to its measurements and operating conditions. Equipment brands and laboratory hours are not guaranteed by a subject list.
The credited hero is an illustrative mechanical-design image from UMPSA’s programme card. It is not evidence of a particular student project, workshop, software licence or machine available to every student.
Mathematics, physics, Malaysian communication/identity and co-curriculum.
Drawing/CAD, materials, electrical/electronic technology, lab 1, metrology and design.
Statics, manufacturing, programming, lab 2, instrumentation, CNC and English.
Dynamics, mechanical design, hydraulics/pneumatics, project 1, lab 3 and statistics.
Solid/fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, project 2, safety and entrepreneurship.
Industrial Training, subject to the other 82 credits and stated credit rules.
The plan is explicitly for non-Malaysian students. It is linked by the faculty under “2026/2027 Intake and above”. The four long semesters, one short semester and industrial-training semester in MQR are the duration reference. Do not infer a two-year completion promise from the plan’s year labels.
The faculty also retains an older module table and a 2025 structure PDF. Their subject codes and groupings should not be blended with this newer plan. For example, the current international graphic splits Final Year Project into 1 and 3 credits and has a 10-credit training block. Request the approved registration plan and prerequisites for your own cohort.
The current international plan says all other 82 credits must be obtained before Industrial Training. It also says all four co-curriculum modules must be claimed for credit before training. Its mirrored-course symbols and prerequisite arrows describe relationships; they are not permission to count the same credits twice.
MQR lists 20 weeks for the industrial-training semester. The faculty’s narrative and DEGI card describe six months. These are different published descriptions, not silently treated as identical. Confirm the actual attachment dates, reporting and assessment requirements, and what happens if a prerequisite is incomplete.
Ask who finds and approves the host, how international-student placements are arranged, who supervises the work, and whether insurance, travel or accommodation is required. The sources used do not promise a paid placement, a named company or a job after graduation. Student enrolment does not itself establish unrestricted work permission.
These are the dedicated international admissions page’s requirements. The 50% applies to the specified subjects; it is not an invented overall Indian-board cutoff. Send your actual school board, qualification, subjects and marks for an individual equivalence decision. Do not import a domestic SPM, STPM or skills-certificate route into an Indian application.
The international page states practical-work health and colour-vision conditions. Applicants with access needs should ask UMPSA for an individual assessment of workshop tasks, possible adjustments and safety requirements. This guide does not make an individual admission or accommodation decision.
The dedicated Mechanical diploma page states these thresholds. Do not replace its IELTS 5.0/iBT 61 with a lower threshold from a different UMPSA programme. Confirm the accepted test version, validity period, any alternative evidence, preparation cost and progression condition for your intake. English-medium schooling is not treated here as an automatic exemption.
Estimated full programme before approved tuition discounts. Not an annual price or a personalised invoice.
The named international row. Estimate for the full normal/minimum duration, before approved discounts. Credit registration and semester registration can change the final amount.
A separate published overall total. It is not a component to add to the newer standard, and it is not an intake-specific discount offer.
The programme card’s displayed price. Its international eligibility and inclusions are not established by the card. Do not use this lower number as an international quote.
Obtain a dated offer for FA17368, your teaching campus and entry intake. The current standard says approved tuition discounts apply at Pekan and Gambang, not Kuala Lumpur; the offer states the applicable discount and final payable fees. A lower number on another page is not a confirmed scholarship or saving.
The standard describes a one-time Semester 1 entrance fee of RM1,155 (approximately ₹26,690) and recurring miscellaneous charges of RM330 (approximately ₹7,626) per semester, which may vary during industrial training. These explain its charging rules and should not automatically be added again to the estimated programme total.
The Personal Bond is a separate RM1,500 (approximately ₹34,663) due before registration, refundable in full or part subject to claims. Hostel and visa processing are excluded from the standard estimate. Ask separately about living costs, insurance, travel, workshop equipment, English preparation and placement expenses unless the written offer includes them.
INR values are rounded planning comparisons using Wise’s 10 November 2026 MYR 1 = INR 23.1085 history entry. They are not current payment or transfer quotes. All university fee schedules remain subject to change.
MQR names the Board of Engineers Malaysia as the professional body and lists equivalency for public services as Diploma in Engineering. The faculty links a BEM certificate for Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, labelled a three-year programme after SPM, covering graduates 2024–2029. Its issued date is 19 September 2024. That rounded certificate description does not replace the MQR two-year-nine-month duration.
The certificate carries a Dublin Accord logo. It is not evidence that every graduate automatically receives an overseas practising licence, an engineer title or unconditional professional registration. Confirm the current requirements of the relevant body in the country where you intend to work. Qualification accreditation, credit transfer and individual registration are separate decisions.
The current MQR entry gives the institution address and additional premises at 26600 Pekan, Pahang. The faculty is the Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology. The older-code DEGI card lists both Pahang and Kuala Lumpur; that alone does not establish international availability of FA17368 at either listed option.
Get the exact approved teaching address, laboratory location and training arrangements on the offer. The DEGI card’s September 2026 intake is already past at this check. It is not proof of an upcoming vacancy, registration deadline or student-pass approval. Confirm current intake dates before paying for travel.
The international admissions page lists Technician and Assistant Engineer alongside a much broader set of engineering and academic titles. Treat those as career directions published by the university, not a promise that a diploma alone qualifies you for every listed role. Compare an employer’s required qualification and duties with your assessed workshop, CAD, measurement and project work.
For further study, ask the receiving university to assess the diploma transcript, subject content and credit-transfer rules. No fixed bachelor entry year or exemption total is established here. Keep a portfolio of drawings, lab reports, project decisions and supervised practical work; do not claim a professional designation that requires separate registration.
No source used establishes a salary, employment rate, named recruiting employer or guaranteed bachelor admission.
MQR records FA17368,92 credits, with accreditation 1 January 2024–31 December 2029. The DEGI card still shows the older FA9502 reference.
No two-year completion promise is made here. MQR gives two years nine months as the normal/minimum duration. The international curriculum graphic’s year labels do not override it.
The faculty’s international plan requires all other 82 credits and its stated co-curriculum credit condition before the 10-credit training block. Confirm registration and placement dates with the faculty.
The dedicated international page lists IELTS 5.0, TOEFL iBT 61/PBT 500 or MUET Band 3. Without the stated qualification, it requires passing preparatory English before the diploma.
The named current bursar row is RM37,805 (approximately ₹873,617) before approved discounts. Bond, hostel and visa scope are stated above; lower card and summary totals are kept separate.
No. Programme accreditation is different from individual professional registration, overseas recognition and eligibility for a particular job.
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Checked 11 November 2026. Programme pages, fee schedules and general application instructions can differ. The scope of each source is stated below; written intake-specific confirmation takes priority over an estimate.
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