Chinanews Client Beijing, September 23 (Ren Jing) Recently, the postgraduate entrance examination outline was released, and the postgraduate entrance examination forecast name is about to begin, and another group of students will go to the postgraduate entrance examination battlefield.

In the past five years, the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examinations has continued to increase. Why is the postgraduate entrance examination so sought after?

Will the craze for postgraduate entrance exams continue to heat up?

Data map: Candidates in the library are reviewing intensively.

Photo by Liu Lixin

The scale of postgraduate entrance examination continues to increase

　　According to the "Management Regulations for National Postgraduate Admissions in 2022" recently issued by the Ministry of Education, the pre-postgraduate entrance examination time is from September 24 to 27, 9:00-22:00 every day, and the official registration time is from October 5 to 25. Same time period on the same day.

The first test is scheduled for December 25th to 26th, and the few test subjects that require more than 3 hours or have special requirements such as the use of drawing boards are scheduled on the 27th.

　　In recent years, the written examinations for postgraduate entrance examinations held in December each year are welcoming more and more candidates.

　　In the past five years, the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examinations across the country has increased rapidly.

In 2017, the number of postgraduate applicants broke the 2 million mark for the first time, reaching 2.01 million, and in 2021 it reached 3.77 million. The number of applicants for the postgraduate entrance examination nearly doubled in five years.

Data map: Postgraduate entrance examination students review in the cafeteria.

Photo by Yang Bo

Where does the craze for postgraduate entrance examinations come from?

　　In fact, behind the continuous increase in the number of postgraduate entrance examinations, there are both the need for self-improvement and the need for social development.

　　According to the "2021 National Postgraduate Enrollment Survey Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") released by China Education Online, the main motivation for the postgraduate entrance examinations in 2021 is to improve their knowledge and ability, respond to employment pressure, improve employment competitiveness, and upgrade schools. Levels and so on.

　　According to Wan Lei, the dean of Xinwen Taoism Research Institute, college graduates have three main outlets: employment, domestic advanced studies, and overseas advanced studies.

From the perspective of going abroad, the epidemic abroad has not been completely contained, and more students choose to study in China, which has led to the increasing enthusiasm for postgraduate entrance examinations in China.

　　In addition, students’ postgraduate entrance examinations are directly related to the employment rate, and job competition has caused some students to shift from employment to postgraduate studies.

　　In addition to recent graduates, more and more past students have also poured into the postgraduate entrance examination track.

The above-mentioned "Report" pointed out that in the composition of candidates, the proportion of previous students has increased rapidly. The main reason is that previous students are dissatisfied with the current professional status and want to improve their competitiveness through graduate school and obtain better employment returns.

　　As for the future trend of postgraduate entrance examinations, some experts have analyzed that with the popularization of higher education in my country, more and more undergraduate colleges and universities have developed into higher education-oriented, and their undergraduate teaching tends to be more general education, and a greater proportion of graduates will be Choose to continue to study.

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