The results of the preliminary university entrance examinations held each January will be valid for two years, the Education Ministry has said.
The state-administered exams are held by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations before the school year starts in April.
Public and private universities use the results of the machine-tallied tests as a basis for selecting students to take second-stage exams. Most of the latter are held in February and March.
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