A record high of 130,600 students have registered for the joint college entrance examinations set for July, officials with the College Entrance Examination Center (CEEC
The number registered increased by 9,478 people compared to last year, CEEC statistics show.
This year, 62 universities and colleges have offered up to 90,283 openings. At least 71,000 of them are up for grabs through the entrance examinations, while the remainder are reserved for other methods of admission, including recommendation and application.
Based on these preliminary figures, it is estimated that the admission rate through the entrance examination process will be 54 percent.
CEEC officials predicted yesterday that the final admission rate may actually end up being higher, as unfilled places from the recommendation and application categories will need to be filled via the entrance examinations.
According to CEEC statistics, 7,620 students have obtained admission to colleges this year through the recommendation format, which offers a total of 9,374 openings. Six percent of these students have decided to give up their rights.
The number of students registering for the entrance examinations totaled 121,122 people last year, with 72,466 of them admitted. The admission rate was recorded at 59.82 percent.
Officials said, however, that the admission rate this year may not rise as high as last year's because of the sharp increase in the number of people registering for the examinations.
Over the past year, the Ministry of Education has approved the founding of six new universities, -- three public ones and three private.
These universities will begin recruiting students this year.
In addition, some existing universities have launched new programs, making more openings available.
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