カテゴリー: Exams
Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriageThe chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designe…
Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universitiesBig Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entranc…
Suicides throw spotlight on gruelling culture of cramming for entrance exams and great burden placed on studentsFor the 300,000 students who flock to Kota every year, this hot, dusty city in the Indian state of Rajasthan is a pressure cooker of perform…
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2015: It began with a test-fixing scandal so massive that it led to 2,000 arrests, including top polit…
PIA will not be able to fly into the EU for at least six months because of doubts over validity of pilot licencesThe European Union’s aviation safety agency announced today that Pakistan’s national airline would not be allowed to fly into Europe for at…