China News Service, Beijing, June 7th (Reporter Gao Kai) On June 7th, the 2022 Chinese college entrance examination begins.
On the morning of June 7, outside the test center of Chen Jinglun Middle School in Chaoyang District, Beijing, students taking the college entrance examination gave high-fives to the teacher who took the test before entering the venue.
On the same day, the 2022 National College Entrance Examination kicked off.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
In 2022, the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination will reach 11.93 million, a record high.
Does 11.93 million mean more intense competition?
Under the complicated situation of epidemic prevention and control, how will the 11.93 million candidates "take all the exams"?
What is the dream trend of the 11.93 million candidates in the new competition?
Behind the numbers, the 2022 college entrance examination presents a new "point of interest".
11.93 million means more intense competition?
Compared with the 10.78 million applicants for the college entrance examination last year, the number of applicants for the college entrance examination this year has increased by 1.15 million. Many people infer that the competition for the college entrance examination this year will become more intense.
In this regard, Xiong Bingqi, a well-known education scholar and dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said that the degree of competition in the college entrance examination depends on the admission rate.
On the morning of June 7, the 2022 National College Entrance Examination kicked off.
Candidates from the Yulin Middle School test center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province arrived and entered the test center one after another.
The picture shows that all the candidates in the test center of Yulin Middle School in Chengdu have entered.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Taking the 2021 college entrance examination as an example, he said: "The number of applicants for the 2021 college entrance examination also reached a new high at that time, and many candidates and parents were also worried that the competition for the college entrance examination would be more intense, but from the actual admissions situation, the overall admission rate has increased." According to According to the data released by the Ministry of Education, in 2021, a total of 10.0132 million students will be enrolled in general and vocational colleges nationwide, of which 4.4460 million will be enrolled in general undergraduate programs; 41,400 will be enrolled in vocational undergraduate programs; and 5.5258 million will be enrolled in higher vocational colleges.
Based on this calculation, the college entrance examination admission rate reached 92.9%, of which the undergraduate admission rate was 41.6%.
Xiong Bingqi pointed out that the increase in the number of college entrance examinations in recent years is mainly the result of a combination of factors such as the loosening of restrictions on secondary vocational graduates, giving more secondary vocational graduates opportunities for further education, and the increase in high-level students.
In 2019, China launched a three-year expansion plan for higher vocational education by 3 million, and lifted the restrictions on the proportion of graduates from secondary vocational schools.
Xiong Bingqi said that the proportion of graduates from secondary vocational schools was generally limited to less than 30%.
11.93 million "take the test"
Except for Shanghai, which postponed the college entrance examination due to the severe epidemic situation, the 2022 national college entrance examination will be held on June 7 and June 8 as scheduled.
On June 7, in Chaoyang District, Beijing, candidates took a group photo with their parents at the test center of the Middle School Affiliated to Beijing University of Technology.
On the same day, the 2022 National College Entrance Examination kicked off.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
This year, there will be 330,000 general examination rooms for the national college entrance examination, and 1.02 million invigilators and examination staff will be arranged.
Due to the complicated situation of epidemic prevention and control, the Ministry of Education of China, together with the National Health Commission of China, has instructed local governments to study and judge the epidemic situation and the situation of students in advance, and make arrangements for the examination centers and examination rooms to ensure that candidates "take all the exams".
For example, Shenzhen has set up general test centers and special test centers, of which the special test centers have full coverage of 10 districts. Each district has set up a spare test center, a special isolation test center, an isolated hotel test center, and a medical treatment place according to the requirements. test point.
Beijing has set up another test center for closed control and control to serve candidates in closed and controlled areas. During the college entrance examination, such candidates implement the integration of "food, accommodation and transportation".
At the same time, alternate test sites are set up for regular test sites.
In addition, local test centers continue to arrange special epidemic prevention deputy chief testers, who are fully responsible for epidemic-related routine work and emergency response.
According to the requirements, before the test, the test center, test room, passage, doorknob, desks and chairs, dormitory, etc. shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
During the examination, cleaning and disinfection will be done after each subject.
After the exam, do a thorough environmental cleaning and disinfection.
It is reported that after the earthquake in Lushan, Sichuan on June 1, Baoxing County Middle School, the college entrance examination center, did not meet the requirements for the college entrance examination. All 329 candidates from Baoxing have been transferred to Tianquan County to take the college entrance examination.
On the morning of June 7, the 2022 National College Entrance Examination kicked off.
Candidates from the Yulin Middle School test center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province arrived and entered the test center one after another.
The picture shows that the community has set up a service candidate office outside the test center.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
11.93 million dream trends
The previously released "Baidu Hot Search 2022 College Entrance Exam Big Data" shows that in terms of candidates' voluntary choices, cutting-edge technology-based disciplines will receive more attention in 2022. Among them, artificial intelligence has become the major with the highest increase in search popularity for three consecutive years.
This year's candidates give priority to urban development, hobbies and industry prospects when applying for the exam. Compared with ten years ago, colleges and universities in science and technology and normal schools were very popular, and colleges and universities in new first-tier and second-tier cities are paying more attention.
With the successive promotion of the innovative development of vocational education in various places, in 2022, the search popularity of vocational education-related content has increased by 51% year-on-year.
Families of candidates including Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu and other regions have a strong interest in vocational education.
It is understood that in the search attention of the families of the college entrance examination candidates in 2022, the ranking of vocational education institutions and the employment situation after graduation are quite popular.
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