The implementation pointers for the college entrance exams to be held this 12 months have been introduced, and it’s mentioned that “the basics are to return to the form before the corona disaster”, resembling eliminating the necessity to put on a masks throughout the examination.
On the 2nd, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology introduced the implementation pointers for the college entrance examination, which will likely be a suggestion for the college entrance widespread take a look at and the examination of every college to be held this 12 months.
Since the place of the brand new coronavirus underneath the Infectious Diseases Act has been moved to class 5, it’s mentioned that it’s “basic to return to the form before the corona crisis”, and it’s pointless to put on a masks throughout the take a look at, which was required till final 12 months. As a consequence, for the primary time in 4 years, it is going to be potential to take the examination with out carrying a masks on the discretion of the person.
In addition, every college and different establishments will take voluntary an infection management measures, resembling figuring out “close contacts”.
On the opposite hand, contemplating that the variety of venues for make-up examinations for the widespread college entrance examination was two venues earlier than the corona disaster, it’s also being thought of to considerably scale back the variety of venues from the earlier 50 venues in 47 prefectures nationwide.
Of this 12 months’s college entrance exams, the college entrance widespread take a look at will likely be held on January 13 and 14 subsequent 12 months for the primary examination and on January 27 and 28 for the supplementary examination.