University Entrance Examination

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University Entrance Examination or Matriculation Examination
တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်တန်း စာမေးပွဲ
TypePaper-based standardized test
Developer / administratorBoard of Examinations, Ministry of Education
Knowledge / skills tested
PurposeAdmission to undergraduate programs of Burmese universities
Duration7 days
Score / grade range0-600
OfferedOnce annually (in March)
Countries / regions Myanmar
LanguagesBurmese language
Annual number of test takers910,000(2020)
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria290,000(2020)
Websitewww.myanmarexam.org

The University Entrance Examination or Matriculation Examination (Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်တန်း စာမေးပွဲ) is an academic examination administered to 10th standard students at all schools in Myanmar, including government schools, comprehensive schools and private boarding schools, for students seeking university admission. The test is administered at least 3 weeks after the Basic Education High School Examination.[1] Test results determine the eligibility of high school students to pursue higher education, and their entrance into select universities and majors.

The current college admission system is being revised by the Ministry of Education.[2] Beginning in the 2015-16 academic year, students will be able to sit for entrance exams at the universities of their choice. Further, students will be allowed to retake such exams.[2]

Administration[]

The University Entrance Examination is administered by the Board of Examinations.[3]

Each year, there are eleven question papers of equal format for Burmese states and regions.[4] The system of eleven test papers per year was adopted in 2001-02 to prevent the leakage of some questions prior to the exam administration.[4]

In Yangon, sales of alcohol are banned during matriculation exam administration.[5]

Since 2015, there are only two questions papers making equal formats for the whole country (Local Question) & for those taking from overseas (Foreign Question).

Registration[]

Students from government high schools and comprehensive schools can register for the examinations internally by the guidelines of school teachers, although students from private boarding schools have to register for the exams externally themselves. Students who attend international English-language schools or other private schools are not eligible to sit for the matriculation exam, nor are they allowed to enroll in Burmese universities.[6]

Over 500,000 students take part in these exams annually, which take place in mid-March each year (for 9 days), with results released at testing sites throughout the country in June.[7] In 2019, 851,570 students partook in the examination.[8]

Tested subjects[]

Students are administered a combination of 6 tests depending on their track: arts, science, and arts and sciences. The subjects offered are Burmese, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Geography, Economics, and Optional Burmese. Each subject examination is 3 hours long from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. [9]

Exam scores[]

High marks in a subject garner a distinction known as gondu (ဂုဏ်ထူး). Students who achieve distinctions in five or more subjects are generally guaranteed placement in one of Myanmar's medical universities, the most selective of universities. In recent years, the combined score of students who receive 5 subject distinctions has been above 500 out of 600. The scores of students at remote testing sites are announced via shortwave radio.[10] In 2009, 30% of students who participated received passing marks.[11] The pass rate in 2015 was 37.6%, a 7% increase from 2014.[12] In 2018, the national pass rate was 32.82%; the highest pass rate was in Mandalay Region (38.17%), while the lowest pass rate was in Chin State.[13]

Also, the Top 10 Students, known as The Whole Burma Top 10, who scored the highest marks of all six subjects combined are announced each year corresponding to the sub-ordinate subjects taken. Out of 600 marks, the highest record-breaking marks achieved is 562 marks. As the questions’ difficulties vary for each year, there is no fixed marks in entering the Whole Burma Top 10 list. However, one can predict to entering the list if around 555 marks is achieved.

See also[]

  • Education in Burma

References[]

  1. ^ "Myanmar" (PDF). World Data on Education. 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b May Thinzar Naing (18 May 2015). "University application process to be reformed". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Announcement for submitting matriculation exam applications" (PDF). The New Light of Myanmar. 2007-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  4. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, Robert; Hmone Lian Hlaing (29 May 2013). "The Myanmar university entrance examination". Language Testing in Asia. Springer. 3 (14).
  5. ^ Ye Ye Htwe and Shwe Yinn Mar Oo (2008-03-10). "No booze as students cram for their exams". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  6. ^ "Burma Considers Private Education". The Irrawaddy. 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  7. ^ Min Zaw (2008-03-17). "Parents feel the stress of matriculation". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  8. ^ "Over 850,000 students participate in Myanmar's matriculation exam - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  9. ^ "Timetable of 2010 matriculation examination announced". New Light of Myanmar. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  10. ^ Aung Shin (2010-06-13). "Result of matriculation exam on air through Radio Myanmar". New Light of Myanmar. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  11. ^ Aung Shin (2010-06-15). "Results of matriculation exams posted". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  12. ^ "Number of students to pass University Entrance Exam with distinctions rises". Eleven Myanmar. July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. ^ "၂၀၁၈ ခုနှစ် တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်စာမေးပွဲ ပြည်နယ်နှင့်တိုင်းဒေသကြီးအလိုက် အောင်ချက်နှင့် ဂုဏ်ထူးဦးရေပြဇယား" (PDF). ၂၀၁၈ - တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင် စာမေးပွဲအောင်စာရင်း.

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