<![CDATA[Class imbalance is a common challenge in data analysis, especially when the number of instances in the majority class significantly exceeds that in the minority class. This imbalance can cause classification models to favor the majority class, resulting in low accuracy in identifying the minority class. In this study, the Support Vector Machine (SVM) method combined with Near Miss and Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to address the class imbalance problem in the scholarship recipient data of the Kartu Indonesia Pintar (KIP) program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur. The dataset consists of 1,075 records with 27 features representing the socio-economic factors of the scholarship recipients. Near Miss was applied to undersample the majority class, producing a more balanced data distribution. Subsequently, the SVM algorithm was utilized as the primary classification model, with feature selection and parameter optimization conducted using GA. The results indicate that the combination of SVM, Near Miss, and GA improved classification performance in identifying the minority class. The initial accuracy obtained without the method was 60.55% and after implementation it increased to 76.88%. This approach not only enhances the overall accuracy of the model but also ensures more stable performance, particularly for the minority class. Therefore, this study is expected to provide a significant contribution to the development of a more accurate and efficient scholarship selection system, as well as serve as a reference for future research in data mining and machine learning.]]>
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