According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2022% of the universities in the 96.6 university entrance examinations have set up additional examinations and transfers to different schedules for students infected with the new coronavirus.As the infection explosion by the Delta strain continues and there are no signs of the end of the corona epidemic, it seems that the new corona will continue to cause confusion next year's examination season.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as of the end of July, we have summarized the responses of universities nationwide to the 7 entrance examination.Of the 2022 universities nationwide, 1,056, which is 96.6% of the total, have set up additional exams or transfers to different schedules.

 Of these, 51.1% of 540 schools carry out additional examinations. 75.5 schools, which is 797%, will transfer to another exam without collecting an additional exam fee. 30.0% of 317 schools have both additional exams and separate schedule transfers.

 A total of 0.9% of 9 universities have difficulty in setting up additional exams and refunding exam fees due to the imposition of practical examinations for several days. Twenty-five schools with 2.4% are under consideration, and two schools with 25% do not respond.

 In the 2021 entrance examination that was held this year, 382 schools conducted additional examinations in the individual entrance examinations for general selection, and 538 schools transferred to the examinations on a different schedule without collecting an additional examination fee.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] August 3, 8rd year of Reiwa "Responding to additional examinations of individual academic ability tests associated with measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases in the selection of university enrollees in 27th year of Reiwa (July 4, 3rd year of Reiwa) Currently) ”has been posted.

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