Like several years before, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember is again the location of the Seleksi Mandiri Mahasiswa Baru (SEMMABA) UTBK exam. FMIPA provides two exam rooms, namely Mathematics Laboratory 1 and Mathematics Laboratory 2. “For the SEMMABA UTBK, we have prepared 20 exam computers and 4 backup computers per exam room,” said Dr. Esti Utarti, S.P., M.Si. Vice Dean II of FMIPA UNEJ and also the Penanggung Jawab Lokasi of the FMIPA Location. It was also said that for the transit room for exam participants, an international classroom for the FMIPA Mathematics Department was provided. Supporting facilities for the UTBK have also been prepared such as generators, directions to the location and a rest area for exam participants. According to the schedule, the 2025 SEMMABA UTBK was held on June 17-19, 2025 yesterday.

FMIPA UNEJ is one of the locations along with 16 other exam locations with 25 exam rooms and 855 computer devices spread across the Tegalboto Campus to serve UTBK SEMMABA participants. Before the implementation, the IT Room from the Mathematics Laboratory installed the UTBK application accompanied by a team from UPA TIK. Furthermore, a network connection assessment was carried out guided by the UTBK SEMMABA UNEJ server admin. “After the installation and assessment, our IT Room together with UPA TIK conducted a UTBK trial involving UNEJ students, working on each question and reporting any obstacles before the implementation day,” said Deputy Dean II of FMIPA UNEJ.

On the day of the UTBK SEMMABA implementation, each participant who came was invited to go to the transit room in the international class of the Mathematics Department. While in the transit room, the supervisor checked the completeness of documents such as UTBK participant cards, identity cards, and diplomas or certificates of sitting in class twelve. The supervisor will also ask participants to leave their bags, gadgets including belts for male participants. At the same time, all participants were checked with a metal detector before entering the examination room in the Lab. Mathematics 1 and Mathematics Lab. 2. The exam room is sterile and can be opened after being unsealed by Penanggung Jawab Lokasi (PJL).

After entering the room, the supervisor checks the participant’s attendance on the exam supervisor application. Participants are accompanied by the IT Room to log in to the exam application. Furthermore, they are guided to read the exam tutorial and observe the features available on the UTBK exam application. According to the schedule, participants start the exam together after the supervisor opens the exam on the application. “In 2025, the UTBK participant album will be made easy, just by scanning the QR code, the participant’s data can be seen on the supervisor’s gadget,” concluded the Vice Dean II of FMIPA UNEJ. After UTBK, participants return to the transit room and fill out the survey. And the exam room is re-sealed by PJL at each session of UTBK SEMMABA 2025.