At present, the interests of the examinees are whether the comprehensive selection (former AO entrance examination) and the school recommendation type selection (former recommendation entrance examination) will be carried out as scheduled, but the common test for university admission and general selection (former general entrance examination) There are also voices of concern about the implementation of.Candidates have no choice but to prepare for the entrance exam as originally planned, but what kind of preparation does the university need to prepare?Think about measures that could be started at this stage.

If the re-examination of the common test for university admission is postponed, it will have a great impact on the private university entrance examination.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology mentioned on April XNUMXth that the recruitment period for comprehensive selection and school recommendation selection would be delayed.After that, admission in September became the main topic, and it is difficult to see the progress of discussions regarding the timing of the entrance examination this year.I think this is an immediate concern not only for the examinees but also for the entrance examination department of the university.In addition, some have recently begun to worry about whether the Common Test for University Admissions will be carried out as planned.

Details of the Common Test for University Admissions will be given in June of each year, but due to the special situation this year, it may be announced earlier than usual.Therefore, it is possible that this column has already been published when it was published, but the Common Test for University Admissions will have too much impact on the overall selection of enrollees, and it is believed that the schedule will not change.However, regarding the test implementation, measures such as reviewing the test capacity for each test room and reducing the number of test rooms, which would normally be conducted from XNUMX people, to XNUMX people will be taken.Universities that serve as examination venues will need to increase the number of examination rooms and the number of proctors accordingly.Additional costs such as labor costs may be borne by the university.It is a difficult place for universities, but nowadays, there is a need for an environment where students can take the exam with peace of mind.

In addition, even if the main test of the common test is conducted as scheduled, the supplementary test may be postponed unlike the usual year.Every year, a follow-up test is held one week after the main test, and there are two test venues nationwide. In the case of the XNUMX entrance examination, the additional examination schedule is scheduled for January XNUMX (Sat) and XNUMX (Sun), but if it is postponed by one week, it will be January XNUMX (Sat) and XNUMX (Sun). increase.It is a realistic number to have an interval of XNUMX days from this test.According to the rules for conducting entrance exams, the general selection of private universities will start on February XNUMX, so there is no overlap with the private university entrance exams.However, the burden on the students who take the private university entrance exam the day after the common test is not light.In addition, some private universities have set the test schedule on Saturday, January XNUMXth and Sunday, January XNUMXst.In that case, the follow-up test takers of the common test will not be able to take the private university test, so remedies are required.

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Satoru Kobe (educational journalist)

Education Journalist/University Entrance Examination Writer/Researcher
After joining Kawaijuku Educational School in 1985, he has been engaged in collecting and disseminating university entrance examination information for over XNUMX years, and is also in charge of editing the monthly magazine "Guideline".
After retiring from Kawaijuku in 2007, he has been engaged in entrance examination work such as pass / fail judgment and entrance examination system design at a university in Tokyo, and is also in charge of student recruitment and public relations work.
After retiring from university in 2015, he worked as a writer and editor for Asahi Shimbun Publishing's "University Ranking" and Kawaijuku's "Guideline", and also contributed to Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers.After that, he worked for a national research and development agency, and since 2016 has been consulting to support various issues at universities. KEI Advanced (Kawaijuku Group) conducts simulations and market trend surveys using entrance examination data, as well as formulating future concepts and medium-term plans, establishing new faculties, and supporting the design of entrance examination systems.
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