The preliminary examination of the Chinese Master's Graduate Admissions Examination started on Saturday (December 23). The number of applicants for this year was 4.38 million, which was the first time after eight consecutive years of increasing.
During the three -year epidemic from 2020 to 2022, Chinese college students delayed employment through postgraduate entrance examinations.Scholars of interviewees pointed out that this shows that after the epidemic, the tide of Chinese examinations has ended, and the employment situation of downturn broke the academic qualification bubble formed over the years.
China 2024 academic year National Master's Graduate Admissions Exams were held on Saturday to Monday (December 23rd to 25th).China News Network reported on Saturday that the Ministry of Education announced data from the previous month this year. The number of graduate examinations this year was 4.38 million, a decrease of 360,000 compared with the previous year, and a decrease of about 7.6%year -on -year.This means that the number of postgraduate applicants in the 2016 academic year in China has been terminated for eight consecutive years.
During the epidemic period, the number of postgraduates from 3.77 million in the 2021 school year has increased to 4.57 million in the 2022 school year and 4.74 million in the 2023 school year, a new high; but this also makes the demand for Chinese education bubbles, education diplomas and employment markets.Matching and other issues have attracted attention.
The decline in the number of postgraduate registration applicants has appeared in some parts of China since last year.Taking the number of postgraduate applicants in Liaoning Province as an example, the number of students in 2022 exceeded 150,000, but the 2023 school year has fallen to 148,000.
Chinese graduate students generally conduct a preliminary test at the end of the year before admission, and re -examination and adjustment between March and May. Students who pass the exam will receive an admission notice and start around September in the school year.
China News Network quoted Wang Chuanyi, deputy director of the Tsinghua University Graduate Education Strategy Research Base, said: "The number of applicants is reduced by 360,000, and the fluctuation ratio is less than one -tenth, which is a normal range."
Analysis: Weak economic and depreciation of education are the main reasons for the decline in the number of applicants
Some analysts believe that the reasons for the decrease in the number of graduate applicants in the 2024 academic year include increasing the proportion of insurance research. For example, Tsinghua University undergraduates have reached 76%, and many candidates have been diverted.Some students choose to study abroad after the epidemic prevention policy is relaxed.
Tan Gangqiang, director of the Chongqing Concord Psychological Consulting Office, was judged during the interview with Lianhe Morning Post. The weak economic and depreciation of education were the main reason for the decline in the number of graduate applicants.
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Tan Gangqiang explained, especially in the past few years, many graduate students found that their job income and sense of glory did not meet expectations during their employment. "Compared with undergraduate students, they have no great advantages because they have not taken great advantages becauseIf you have to invest more time and money, this investment is not cost -effective. "In addition, the economy continues to be weak after the epidemic, and some families also face the problem of decreased total income, which cannot support the child's tuition and delayed employment costs.
