Admission of new students must fulfill the principles of being credible, fair, transparent, flexible, efficient and accountable and non-discriminatory. Higher education institutions as education providers accept prospective students who have high academic achievements and are predicted to succeed in completing their studies on time. Students who have high achievements and consistently show their achievements in SMA/SMK/MA deserve the opportunity to become prospective students through the National Selection for Entering State Universities (SNMPTN).

Within the framework of integrating secondary education with higher education, schools are given a role in the SNMPTN selection process. Schools as educational units and teachers as educators are assumed to always uphold honor and honesty which are the principles of character education. Therefore, schools are obliged to complete the School and Student Data Base (PDSS) which contains complete and correct track records of school performance and student academic achievement. PDSS is a database that is used as the main source of SNMPTN data. The management and processing of data for the purposes of selecting the SNMPTN pathway is carried out by the Higher Education Entrance Test Institute (LTMPT). LTMPT is the only institution administering standardized higher education tests in Indonesia.