 Previously, Universiti Teknologi MARA was operated by MARA; it has become its own entity under the Ministry of Higher Education.The junior colleges, referred to as Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MARA Junior Science Colleges, often abbreviated as MRSMs), are operated by the Education & Training (Secondary) Department of MARA, whose stated mission is to "produce Bumiputra students of potential in science and technology".Until recently, the MRSMs were only open to Bumiputra students.