It was found that the number of universities that will use the "University Entrance Examination" to be held next month for entrance examinations will be 866, which is the largest number ever.
While some universities do not conduct individual tests due to the effects of the new coronavirus, it is expected that the weight of common tests in pass / fail judgment will increase.
According to the
National
Center for University Entrance Examinations, the number of universities that will use the university entrance examination common test, which will be held for the first time next month, for individual entrance examinations is
▽ national 82 schools
▽ public 91 schools
▽ private 533 schools
▽ junior colleges 155 schools in total 866 It is a school.
This is an increase of eight schools from the last center exam held in January, and it is the most used for individual university entrance exams so far.
On the other hand, the final number of applicants for the common test was 535,245, a decrease of more than 22,400, the largest decrease ever.
In addition to the decrease in the 18-year-old population, the number of graduates has decreased significantly, so it seems that the transition to a new exam also had an effect.
Regarding entrance exams, Yokohama National University does not conduct individual academic ability tests for general entrance exams due to the spread of infection, etc., and judges pass / fail based on the scores of common tests and submission of assignments, and even private universities cannot take the exam due to infection. In such cases, some universities use the results of the common test, and it is expected that the weight of the common test will increase in the pass / fail judgment.
The university entrance test will be held on the 16th and 17th and the 30th and 31st of next month.