The Eiken Foundation of Japan's English Examination Association has begun accepting applications for reservations for the English private exam, which will be introduced in the Common Test for University Admissions.Initially, the Eiken Foundation of Japan had a policy of not refunding the reservation fee even if this application was canceled, but in response to a request from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda to consider refunding, a refund application period of one week will be set after the acceptance is completed. I decided.
According to the Eiken Foundation of Japan, the refund application period is from the 10th to the 7th immediately after the application for the examination reservation is completed on October 8.The refund method and actual refund time will be announced on the association's website in early October, but if there is an application during the period, the amount after deducting the fee will be refunded at a later date.
The English Private Exam will be introduced in the Common Test for University Admissions starting in 2020 as a successor to the National Center Test for University Admissions. Seven exams from six organizations, including Eiken and GTEC, will be used to ask the four skills of "reading," "listening," "writing," and "speaking." You can take it up to twice from April to December 4, and your grades will be managed by the common ID of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations.
However, the Eiken test date is limited to "April-July", and the specific venue will be announced in 7. GTEC has announced that it will be held once each in June, July, October and November 2020, but the location has not yet been announced.
At this stage, which is only half a year before the start, the whole picture has not been clarified, but high schools and examinees have expressed strong anxiety, and the National Association of High School Chiefs has sent a request to the Minister of Education to postpone the implementation. In addition to submitting to, meetings are being held one after another asking for opposition to the introduction.
