The first half of the second exam begins at 172 national and public universities nationwide. The number of applicants for the second stage exam nationwide was 423,260.
The average application ratio was 3.9 times for national universities, the same as last year. The results for the first semester will be announced from the 1st of next month for public universities and from the 6th of next year for national Universities. The Japanese language test began at 9:30 a.m. in the classroom at the venue.