Shinsuke Suematsu, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, decided whether to pass or fail the individual test of each university for those who could not take the common test for university admission due to suffering from a new coronavirus infection or being judged to be a close contact. Announced a discourse calling for consultation with the university of choice.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu encouraged the examinees to "support everyone's efforts in a difficult environment," and said to those who could not take the common test. If the university could not take the common test (with the new Corona), we asked the university to make a pass / fail judgment by individual test and to set up a window to accept the consultation of the examinees. "

 In addition, he called on the examinees to "contact the university that wishes not to lose the opportunity to take the examination, and consult with them about procedures such as submitting a medical certificate from a doctor and declaring the name of a health center."

 According to the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, of the 55 applicants for the Common Test for University Admissions, 8,984 were absent only for the main exam, 3 for the supplementary exam only, and 1,154 for both the main exam and the supplementary exam. board.

 While the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology requested each university to provide relief measures for those who could not take the common test for university admission in the new Corona, Fukushima University announced the implementation of exception measures, and Okayama Prefectural University Has set out a policy to make a pass / fail judgment by adding the contents of the survey to the results of individual examinations, and is proceeding with the response from the university side.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] To everyone who could not take the main test and supplementary test of the common test for university admission
[National Center for University Entrance Examinations] Number of applicants and examinees for the Common Test for University Admissions, etc.

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