"Beginning with the 2026 intake, most international applicants will be required to take the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA), a centrally designed test intended to benchmark students from different education systems against a common academic standard. The exam will be compulsory for recipients of Chinese government scholarships starting this year and later phased in more widely, becoming mandatory for all international undergraduate applicants by 2028."
""There is a great deal of variation in students with different academic backgrounds and it can be challenging to assess," Coward said. "There are also many countries that don't have the equivalent level of maths compared with China. This change aims to make all international applicants have the same standard so they'll be able to follow the education at Chinese universities and so they are at least at the same level as local students.""
China will introduce the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) for most international applicants beginning with the 2026 intake and mandatory for all international undergraduates by 2028. The CSCA is a centrally designed benchmark test to compare students from different education systems against a common academic standard and is already compulsory for Chinese government scholarship recipients. The exam will be delivered primarily online with remote proctoring, while some countries will offer off-line test centers. Mathematics will be compulsory for all applicants, including arts and humanities. The policy aims to standardize readiness, reduce variation in preparation, and shift focus from enrollment targets toward building world-class universities by 2050.
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