Almost 29,000 students pass university entrance exams in Georgia
Up to 41,000 students were registered in the Unified National Examinations, the common national exams for higher education, which was held in eleven towns throughout the country. Photo: Education Ministry's press office
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A total of 28,740 university entrants out of 41,000 registered have passed the Unified National Examinations, the common national exams for higher education.
The National Assessment and Examination Centre (NAEC) of Georgia released the results of exams yesterday, saying that 6,546 top entrants have received the full or partial state scholarship, in particular:
- 1,011 entrants got 100 percent scholarship
- 1,452 entrants got 70 percent scholarship
- 4,083 entrants got 50 percent scholarship
The most popular programs among the entrants were business administration, law and medicine, as NAEC reports.
In 2005 Georgia replaced the old Soviet system of university entrance exams by a new model, which is still considered to be one of the most successful reforms in the country’s education system.
The Ministry of Education and National Assessment and Examination Centre (NAEC) has presented new reforms regarding the Unified National Examinations today. Passing the general skills exam will no longer be compulsory. Universities have the right to add a selective examination relevant to the program, including a general skills exam.
Georgia’s national exams have passed and thousands of young people in the country are waiting to find out whether or not they will become students.
About 28,000 students have passed national university entrance exams and are now registered as tertiary students for the 2016/17 academic year in Georgia.
Results of the National Exams for higher education were released today by Georgia’s National Assessment and Examination Centre (NAEC).