Over15000enterforCollegeEntranceExams
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From: Shenzhen Daily
Updated: 2005-10-11 00:10
Over 15,000 enter for College Entrance Exams
A TOTAL of 15,196 people in the city will attend the annual national college entrance examinations from Monday though June 10, and more than 90 percent of them will be admitted to institutions of higher learning, municipal education authorities said Thursday.
Shenzhen universities and colleges this year plan to recruit about 20,000 students, an increase of 8,000 over 2003, said an official with the Shenzhen education bureau.
According to latest statistics, more than 1,600 examinees this year will take an additional written examination and oral test in English. It"s aimed at the candidates for majors such as English, foreign trade and international finance.
In order to curb cheating, education authorities have set up strict disciplinary and penalty measures. For example, the examinees are not allowed to bring any telecommunication devices, electric watches and calculators to the tests, and they can hand in their answer sheets only at least 60 minutes after the exams begin.
Moreover, all the examinees in Guangdong Province, including Shenzhen, have signed a so-called "honesty contract" with local examination supervision departments in order to encourage honesty and to handle any possible dispute that might happen during the exam.
In addition, the public security bureau of Shenzhen has assigned 500 policemen to the examination venues to help maintain order.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Education, a record high of seven million Chinese will take the exam this year, 4 million of whom will be admitted, 200,000 more than the figure in 2003.
The national college entrance examination has been viewed by many Chinese as a turning point in their lives - and something they cannot afford to fail - to open the door to their choice of the country"s higher learning institutions.
Previously, China"s college entrance examination was held every year from July 7-9 and dubbed "Black July" by students due to the pressure.
In recent years, the exams have been held in June, and most of the examinees are required to undergo four tests, including Chinese, English and mathematics as well as a comprehensive test prepared for arts and science applicants.
