The Ateneo de Manila University stated on Tuesday that its college entrance exam would be resumed this year.

“The Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) will be conducted once again starting this year as part of the application process for college admission for [School Year] 2023-2024,” Ateneo announced on its official Facebook page account.

“As earlier announced, the revived ACET is a refreshed version of the examination, designed to better assess applicants,” the statement continued.

Ateneo will administer the ACET to select college freshmen for the first time in two years.

Due to the threat of COVID-19, the ACET was suspended in 2020 and 2021 and replaced with an admission process that considered the applicant’s academic and non-academic performance in high school.

Ateneo specifically stated that it had not authorized “any individual or entity, including review centers, to conduct review or training sessions in preparation for the ACET.”

“The University reserves its rights to address false claims of authorization to conduct such reviews and unauthorized use of ‘Ateneo’ and related terms,” it stated.