The first college entrance examination after COVID-19’s ＂Class B Management＂ started today, and these new changes have taken place.

　　At 9:00 on June 7th, the college entrance examination was held for the first time after the "Class B Management" in COVID-19. In 2023, the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination was 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and a record high.

　　The national unified examination will be held from June 7 to June 8, and the specific subject examination schedule is: Chinese from 9: 00 to 11: 30 on June 7; 15:00-17:00 Math. On June 8, 9:00-11:30, liberal arts comprehensive/science comprehensive; 15:00-17:00 foreign language, if there is a foreign language listening test, it should be arranged before the written foreign language test begins.

　　Some provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) also arranged examination subjects on June 9 and 10 due to different examination subjects.

　　In view of the first college entrance examination in COVID-19 after the "Class B and Class B Management", the Ministry of Education made it clear that the requirements of "Class B and Class B Management" should be accurately implemented, the scheme plan should be improved, examination rooms should be set according to different candidates’ situations, spare examination rooms and staff should be prepared, the health of candidates and staff should be well monitored before the exam, the epidemic prevention measures should be refined, and the epidemic prevention requirements for the exam should be issued in time. From all over the country, the relevant departments of many provinces and cities have made it clear that candidates in ordinary examination rooms can decide whether to wear masks after entering the examination room.

　　In this year’s college entrance examination, the Ministry of Education stressed that cracking down on exam fraud should be the top priority, and all localities should be encouraged to actively equip themselves with "intelligent security gates". The Paper noted that this year, many college entrance examination sites were equipped with the "intelligent security gate" for the first time.

　　In the past three years, the number of applicants nationwide has continued to increase, reaching a new high this year.

　　According to the data released by the Ministry of Education, in the past three years, the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination has continued to grow, reaching a record high this year.

　　In 2021, the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination was 10.78 million, an increase of 70,000 over the previous year. In 2022, a total of 11.93 million people registered for the college entrance examination, an increase of 1.15 million over the previous year. In 2023, the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination was 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over the previous year.

　　Against the background that the number of applicants for the national college entrance examination has reached a record high, the number of applicants for the college entrance examination in several provinces has also reached a new high this year.

　　According to the data released by Shandong Education Examinations Institute, in 2023, there were 980,000 candidates for the college entrance examination in Shandong Province, including 260,000 in spring and 720,000 in summer. There were 670,000 candidates taking the unified examination for the summer college entrance examination, an increase of 70,000 over 2022.

　　According to Hebei Daily, 862,000 people registered for the college entrance examination in Hebei Province in 2023, an increase of 109,000 over the previous year. In addition to the candidates who were admitted to higher vocational colleges in the early stage, there will be 615,400 candidates taking the unified examination.

　　According to the data of Hunan Education Examinations Institute, in 2023, the number of applicants for the college entrance examination in Hunan Province totaled 684,000, an increase of 29,000 over the previous year, and the number of applicants reached a new high. Among them, the number of applicants for the general college entrance examination was 509,700, an increase of 12,700 over the previous year; The number of applicants for the counterpart entrance examination was 166,900, an increase of 14,900 over the previous year; The number of other candidates such as the juvenile class is about 0.74 million, which is basically the same as that of the previous year. Except for those who walk students, enroll students separately in higher vocational colleges and other candidates who do not take the unified examination, the number of candidates who actually take the unified college entrance examination in the province is 477,700, an increase of 12,500 over the previous year.

　　According to the data of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Admissions Examination Institute, the number of applicants for the college entrance examination in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region this year reached more than 460,000, an increase of more than 20,000 over last year, with a year-on-year increase of 5.5%. The number of candidates has increased significantly for eight consecutive years.

　　According to the data released by Shaanxi Education Examinations Institute, in 2023, there were 336,798 college entrance examinations in Shaanxi, an increase of 13,741 over last year. Among them, 73,588 students were enrolled in the pre-vocational classified examination, 54 students were enrolled in the single fire-fighting recruitment examination, and 263,156 students actually took the college entrance examination, including 252,079 students who took the unified examination and 11,077 students who took the separate entrance examination for vocational education in colleges and universities.

　　According to the data of Ningxia Education Examinations Institute, there are 71,672 candidates taking the general college entrance examination in Ningxia, an increase of 5,978 over 2022, with an increase of 9.1%.

　　According to China Youth Daily, in 2023, the number of people taking the college entrance examination in Hainan Province was 70,069, 6,195 more than last year, a five-year high.

　　Candidates in the general examination room decide whether to wear masks or not.

　　Under the background of "Class B Management" in COVID-19, should I wear a mask for the college entrance examination this year?

　　In terms of epidemic prevention in the college entrance examination, the Ministry of Education released a message on June 1: The Ministry of Education, together with the National Health and Wellness Commission, the National Bureau of Disease Control and other departments, instructed all localities to thoroughly sum up past experience and practices, adhere to scientific and precise epidemic prevention, accurately implement the requirements of "Class B and Class B management", improve the plan, set up examination rooms according to different candidates’ conditions, prepare enough spare examination rooms and staff, do a good job in pre-examination health monitoring of candidates and staff, refine epidemic prevention measures, and issue examination epidemic prevention requirements in time.

　　On June 5th, it was mentioned in the "Ten Questions and Ten Answers of the 2023 College Entrance Examination" issued by the Ministry of Education that under the "Class B Management" measures for Covid-19 infection, candidates were advised to continue to do personal protection and be the first responsible person for their own health. Try to reduce gathering and mobility before the exam, and don’t go to crowded places. At the same time, adjust the psychological state, ensure a reasonable diet, adequate sleep, and do a good job of self-health monitoring. If you feel unwell, you should seek medical treatment in time, and beware of affecting the exam because of physical discomfort. For candidates with fever or sudden illness, there is no need to worry about panic. The test sites in various places have formulated corresponding plans.

　　That is to say, the Ministry of Education has not made a unified and rigid arrangement on whether to wear masks in the college entrance examination this year.

　　The Paper combed the relevant reminders issued before the national college entrance examination, and found that the relevant departments of many provinces and cities made it clear that the candidates in the general examination room could decide whether to wear masks after they entered the examination room.

　　On June 6th, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission issued a health warning for college entrance examination candidates, stating that all candidates and staff in the standby examination room should wear masks if they have respiratory symptoms such as fever and cough or other B-type respiratory infectious diseases. Other examination room candidates and examination staff can wear masks scientifically as needed.

　　On June 5th, the Emergency Guide for College Entrance Examination issued by Hubei Education Examinations Institute made it clear that after the candidates arrive at the test center, if the new crown tests positive or fever, they will report to the staff at the entrance of the test center, and the test center will arrange them to take the test in the standby examination room. Candidates in the alternate examination room wear masks throughout the examination.

　　Previously, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province said that during the college entrance examination, except for special circumstances, candidates decided whether to wear masks.

　　The Admissions Examination Committee of Gejiu City, Yunnan Province stated that candidates in ordinary examination rooms decide whether to wear masks or not, and candidates in standby examination rooms are required to wear masks of medical surgery or above all the time.

　　The Education and Sports Bureau of Tongzi County, Guizhou Province said that candidates should wear disposable medical masks when entering and leaving the test center and examination room, and it is up to the candidates to decide whether to wear masks after entering the examination room.

　　The announcement issued by Guangxi Liuzhou Admissions Examination Institute mentioned that candidates should bring their own masks and consciously wear them before entering the test center and examination room; After entering the examination room, you can decide whether to wear a mask; After the exam, candidates should wear masks immediately and leave the examination room in an orderly manner according to the arrangement of the test center staff.

　　Many places are equipped with the "intelligent security gate" for the college entrance examination for the first time.

　　In this year’s college entrance examination, the Ministry of Education stressed that it is the top priority to prevent cheating on mobile phones, severely crack down on cheating on communication devices such as mobile phones, and encourage all localities to actively equip themselves with "smart security gates". Accordingly, stricter security measures for the college entrance examination have been introduced in various places this year, and many places have been equipped with the "intelligent security gate" for the college entrance examination for the first time.

　　The Paper noted that a few days ago, the "Warm Tips before the 2023 College Entrance Examination" issued by Beijing Education Examinations Institute mentioned that Beijing will take two security checks when entering the examination center and the examination room this year. In order to pass the security check smoothly and quickly, candidates are requested to leave their mobile phones with their parents or lead teachers for safekeeping before entering the examination center, and do not bring electronic devices such as mobile phones, smart watches and smart bracelets into the examination center, and try not to bring unnecessary metal objects (such as jewelry). If it is really necessary to bring non-test items outside the regulations into the test center, please obey the arrangement of the test center and store them in the designated location. Once a candidate brings a device with the function of sending or receiving information, such as a mobile phone, into the examination room, it will be considered as cheating in the examination, and his scores in all stages and subjects of the college entrance examination will be cancelled and recorded in the national education examination integrity file.

　　Yunnan Provincial Admissions Examination Institute reminded that the entrance examination candidates should implement "intelligent security gate+manual security check", and candidates should cooperate with security check and identity verification when entering the examination center. According to Kunming Daily, all examination rooms in Yunnan this year are standardized, and all test sites are equipped with intelligent security gates for the first time.

　　According to the news of Hunan Education Examinations Institute, this year’s college entrance examination in Hunan Province also adopted intelligent security gates for the first time, and 1030 intelligent security gates were added to the test sites of the college entrance examination in the province. This year’s college entrance examination strictly implements the rule that "mobile phones are not allowed to be brought into the examination center", and implements the "double security check" mode of intelligent security check and manual security check to prevent candidates and examinees from carrying communication equipment or other cheating tools into the examination room and examination workplace.

　　As mentioned in the warm reminder before the exam of Jiangxi Education Examinations Institute, according to the unified deployment and requirements of the Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province has added a security gate to the entrance of the college entrance examination this year. Candidates who enter the examination center should take the initiative to accept the "intelligent security gate" and "manual" security checks twice. It is strictly forbidden for candidates to bring mobile phones and other equipment with the function of sending or receiving information, electronic storage and recording equipment, watches, correction fluids, correction tapes and other items or accessories into the examination center. On the day of the exam, candidates are advised not to bring their mobile phones and wear clothes with metal ornaments, so as not to affect the admission time.

　　Guangdong Education Examinations Institute requires that all test sites in the province will fully adopt the "2+1" entrance security inspection mode this year, that is, candidates must go through "two metal detectors+one intelligent security inspection door" when entering the examination room, and all items unrelated to the examination will be placed in the storage place of test sites. In order to ensure the timely, efficient and orderly admission, candidates should not bring anything unrelated to the exam, especially mobile phones and watches with wireless communication function.

　　Similarly, this year’s college entrance examination in Shandong Province will also comprehensively prevent mobile phone cheating, and strictly "2 manual security checks +1 intelligent security check". For the first time this year, all test sites in Hubei Province have been equipped with "intelligent security gates". Through the identity verification system, intelligent security gates and metal detectors, candidates are subject to three security checks at the test sites and examination rooms.