SECOND STAGE OF UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS TO START
ON JULY 20
14-06-2007 20:00:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JUNE 14, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the second -
centralized stage of university entrance examinations will start
on July 20. The RA deputy minister of education and science Ara
Avetisian stated at the June 14 press conference that the
reception of entrants' applications will take place on June 15 -
July 15. This year entrance examinations will finish earlier
than in the previous years when exams used to finish on August
16. The deputy minister said that it becomes possible thanks to
the use of exam rooms in which the centralized examinations on
the Armenian language and literature have been held.
According to A. Avetisian, the guide book "Entrant 2007"
has already been published. It contains all respective
regulatory documents and decisions of the Armenian government.
The deputy minister announced that changes have been made
neither in the program examination materials nor in the
assessment criteria.
In the words of the deputy minister, for 2007-2008 academic
year, the state has allocated 4,132 places with full
compensation of educational payment in the form of scholarships
(free places) and 5,881 places with partial discount for
educational payment (paid places) - according to higher
educational institutions and specialities.