The current PTPTN systems allows for all its debtors who graduated with first-class honours to be exempt from repaying their loans, regardless of race. They noted that in 2011, 8,818 Chinese students were exempted from repaying the PTPTN loans, compared with 2,347 Malays, and 456 Indians. "If this issue is not handled wisely, it could result in Bumiputera students getting angry with PTPTN and upset with the Malaysian government. "At the same time, this issue could potentially create anger among Bumiputera students towards non-Bumiputera students."