Maktab Rendah Sains MARA

The inaugural MRSM was founded in Seremban in February 1972, welcoming its pioneer intake of 150 students, exclusively male, from across Malaysia. MJSC Seremban ceased admitting students in 1986 and transitioned gradually into Kolej MARA Seremban, a process completed officially in February 1994.

As of 2022, there were 57 MARA Junior Science Colleges (MRSMs) across Malaysia, with 48 in Peninsular Malaysia and 9 in East Malaysia. Each state has at least two MRSMs, while no campus has yet been established in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, or Labuan, despite plans for one in Labuan since 2015. Perak hosts the most MRSMs with nine campuses, including MRSM Bagan Datuk, opened in 2021 and offering the Ulul Albab programme.

Most MRSMs are named after their locations (e.g., MRSM Kuantan, MRSM Kuala Terengganu, MRSM Muar), while others honour prominent national figures, such as MRSM Tun Abdul Razak, MRSM Sultan Azlan Shah, and MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba.

Certain MRSMs cater to specific groups: MRSM Terendak and MRSM PDRM Kulim primarily serve children of armed forces and police personnel, while MRSM ATM Bera in Pahang, completed in 2020, focuses on students from military families.

Several campuses were developed through collaboration with government or private entities. MRSM FELDA Trolak (Perak, 2008) was built within a FELDA settlement with shared funding, while MRSM Bintulu (Sarawak, 2024) was fully sponsored by PETRONAS. MRSM Ranau (Sabah, 2024) is the highest-altitude MRSM, situated 721 metres above sea level near Mount Kinabalu, established through a partnership between PETRONAS, the Sabah state government, and MARA.