Students wait for sitting National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) outside an examination center in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2011.
About 9.33 million students will sit annual National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) or "Gaokao" on June 7 and 8 this year. This number is 240,000 less than last year's figure and represents the third straight year of decreased registration. More than 72.3 percent of this year's applications will be accepted to the college of their choice, an increase of 4 percentage points over last year. (Xinhua/Yang Le)
A wounded student is ready to enter a National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) center with the help of his relatives in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2011.
About 9.33 million students will sit annual National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) or "Gaokao" on June 7 and 8 this year. This number is 240,000 less than last year's figure and represents the third straight year of decreased registration. More than 72.3 percent of this year's applications will be accepted to the college of their choice, an increase of 4 percentage points over last year. (Xinhua/Wang Zhen)
A student hugs her relative before the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2011.
About 9.33 million students will sit annual National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) or "Gaokao" on June 7 and 8 this year. This number is 240,000 less than last year's figure and represents the third straight year of decreased registration. More than 72.3 percent of this year's applications will be accepted to the college of their choice, an increase of 4 percentage points over last year. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Examinees sit the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in an examination center in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 7, 2011.
About 9.33 million students will sit annual National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) or "Gaokao" on June 7 and 8 this year. This number is 240,000 less than last year's figure and represents the third straight year of decreased registration. More than 72.3 percent of this year's applications will be accepted to the college of their choice, an increase of 4 percentage points over last year. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
