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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
China's Gaokao 2025: 13.35 million students wrote national entrance exam for university admissions
China came to a standstill on Saturday as millions of anxious parents crowded around exam centres all over the country, with 13.35 million students taking a highly competitive national entrance exam that will determine their future. The National Higher Education Entrance Examination, commonly known as Gaokao, determines eligibility for admission to Chinese universities. Official media reported that 13.35 million students took the exam all over China this year. However, it was less than last year's 13.42 million. India's JEE Main vs China's Gaokao: Which exam is tougher? Like every year, millions of parents cheered their children going into the exam centres with bouquets wishing them well and anxiously waited outside with goodies to greet them when they came out. It is also an event during which police deploy drones and high-tech equipment to provide security and ensure the exam was held in a fair atmosphere without fraud. To ensure smooth traffic for students, cities across China stepped up efforts with temporary traffic controls around test centres, keeping the roads clear and congestion at bay. For students facing travel difficulties, many cities rolled out free ride services. Some exam halls installed AI-powered surveillance systems that can flag unusual behaviour and rule violations in real time, effectively eliminating any opportunity for cheating, state-run Xinhua reported. Considering its importance, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang went on an inspection tour to a middle school in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, during which he emphasised the need to uphold fairness and ensure safety in the national examination. 'Since its reinstatement in 1977, Gaokao, the unified exam, has transformed millions of lives through merit-based selection,' the Xinhua report said, adding, 'As a powerful social equaliser, it reinforces the belief that with hard work and determination, any student can shape a successful future.' According to the latest available figures from the Ministry of Education, China's gross enrolment rate in higher education had surpassed 60 per cent by 2023, with more than 47 million students studying at colleges and universities that year. Every year, over 12 million Chinese graduates enter the job market, which is steadily shrinking due to a slowdown in the economy.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Over 13 million students take China's crucial Gaokao University exam
China on Saturday came to a standstill as millions of anxious parents crowded around exam centres all over the country as 13.35 million students wrote a highly competitive national entrance exam which will determine their future. The National Higher Education Entrance Examination, called Gaokao, determines the eligibility for admission to Chinese universities. Official media reported that 13.35 million students took the exam all over China this year. However, it was less than last year's 13.42 million. Like every year, millions of parents cheered their children going into the exam centres with bouquets wishing them well and anxiously waited outside with goodies to greet them when they came out. It is also an event during which police deploy drones and high-tech equipment to provide security and ensure the exam was held in a fair atmosphere without fraud. To ensure smooth traffic for students, cities across China stepped up efforts with temporary traffic controls around test centres, keeping the roads clear and congestion at bay. For students facing travel difficulties, many cities rolled out free ride services. Some exam halls installed AI-powered surveillance systems that can flag unusual behaviour and rule violations in real time, effectively eliminating any opportunity for cheating, state-run Xinhua reported. Considering its importance, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang went on inspection tour to middle school in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, during which he emphasised the need to uphold fairness and ensure safety in the national examination. Since its reinstatement in 1977, Gaokao, the unified exam has transformed millions of lives through merit-based selection, the Xinhua report said, adding, As a powerful social equaliser, it reinforces the belief that with hard work and determination, any student can shape a successful future. According to the latest available figures from the Ministry of Education, China's gross enrolment rate in higher education had surpassed 60 per cent by 2023 with more than 47 million students studying at colleges and universities that year. Every year over 12 million Chinese graduates enter the job market which is steadily shrinking due to slow down in the economy.
South China Morning Post
08-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
How a Shanghai NGO is simplifying the concept of charity
On a rainy Saturday evening, more than 100 attendees are crammed into a small community centre in Shanghai's leafy Xinhua Road to listen to a conversation between Australian philosopher Peter Singer and Chinese political scientist Lin Yao. The topic of discussion: how to live an ethical life. Advertisement The talk last October was one of several community events organised by Charity Box, a Shanghai NGO, as part of its '1% Pledge' campaign, which asks ordinary Chinese people to donate 1 per cent of their income to charity every month. In its first year, the campaign signed up around 520 people, with total donations surpassing 500,000 yuan (HK$536,000). The goal is to transform charity into a lifestyle, says Li Zhilin, Charity Box's co-founder and director. While charitable giving rates in China have sharply risen since 2008, donations still account for less than 0.1 per cent of the country's gross domestic product, compared with around 2 per cent in the United States. Through systematising donations and fostering a community of like-minded people, Li says his organisation is pushing back against the narrative that young Chinese people simply want to ' lie flat '. Hailing from Hefei, capital of the eastern province of Anhui, Li studied political science and economics at the University of Hong Kong after scoring in the top 0.05 per cent of his cohort in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao. As a Jockey Club scholar, Li was himself a beneficiary of philanthropy as all his tuition fees and living costs were paid for by Hong Kong's largest community benefactor. Charity Box and guest speakers participating in the effective giving session of Do Good Have Fun Conference in Moganshan Zhejiang, in June 2024. Photo: courtesy Zhilin Li It was at HKU that Li came across Singer's influential 1972 paper 'Famine, Affluence and Morality', which argued that people have a moral duty to help those in need if doing so would not be too much of a sacrifice. Inspired by Singer, who donates a quarter of his income to charity, Li began donating 10 per cent of his.
