New university entrance exam: Does not favour the rich
One central exam & no direct admissions means rich families will no longer have huge advantage in admissions process.
One central exam & no direct admissions means rich families will no longer have huge advantage in admissions process.
EDUCATION
Fairer uni exam slated for 2018
19/12/2016
Dumrongkiat Mala
New and fairer university entrance exams are coming to Thailand in 2018.
The new central entrance exam for universities will be launched in the 2018 academic year, as agreed by the highest councils of university presidents.
CENTRAL EXAM TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR POORER STUDENTS
The university admission system will be replaced with a central entrance exam in a bid to address inequality among university applicants.
The one central exam will take pressure off students who the money and resources needed to sit multiple entrance exams.
The central entrance exam will be held only once nationwide, in either March or April.
All council member universities agreed to revoke the existing admission system and replace it with the "Entrance 4.0", or central university entrance exam, starting from the 2018 academic year.
This is according to Dr Udom Kachintorn, president of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) speaking yesterday after a meeting with the Council of Rajamangala University of Technology Presidents (CRP) and the Council of Rajabhat University Presidents of Thailand (CRUPT).
HOW THE SYSTEM WILL WORK
Before students can apply to sit the central exam, however will be required to sit many other exams.
High school graduates will still be required to sit the General Aptitude Test (Gat), the Professional Aptitude Test (Pat), the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) and the national nine core subject examinations.
The four exams are supervised by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service.
After the results of the entrance exam are announced, students can use them to apply for four choices of faculties in two rounds of a clearing house system.
NO MORE DIRECT UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT
During the admissions process, universities will not be allowed to directly enrol students.
This will ensure fair access to all students.
The move came after critics and parents earlier complained that the direct admission system was unfair.
Under the system applicants from poor families could not afford to take the several direct admission tests required to get directly admitted to some university.
The CUPT president explained the new system will be implemented for all CUPT member universities, except the Rajabhat and Rajamangala universities which declined to participate in the second round of the clearing-house system.
Dr Udom said the council will discuss with the CRP and CRUPT again the exact timeframe for the launch of the central entrance exam.
The conclusion will be announced in October next year.
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