The Unified National Examinations are proceeding in a calm environment
On the second day of the examinations, registration for the first session of the Georgian language and literature exam began at 08:00, and the exam started at 09:00. Special routes have been assigned for entrants to reach the examination centers. The duration of the Georgian language and literature exam is 4 hours.
The examination tests were retrieved in the morning from secure storage facilities. In the capital, the tests are stored in the National Bank building, and in the regions, in police buildings. The process of safely delivering the tests to the examination centers is monitored by the Patrol Police.
For security purposes, emergency medical assistance, police, and fire service brigades are mobilized at all examination centers. As for the media center, it has been operating since 10:00 AM in the building of the National Center for Examinations (9 Mindeli St.).
A total of about 1,500 supervisors and coordinators will monitor the 2014 Unified National Examinations.
The schedule for the 2014 Unified National Examinations is as follows:
June 26-27 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - Georgian Language and Literature;
June 30 and July 1 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - General Skills;
Foreign Language:
July 2 (Second session 3:00 PM) - English Language;
July 3 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - English Language;
July 4 (Second session 3:00 PM) - Russian Language;
July 4 (Second session 3:00 PM) - German Language;
July 4 (Second session 3:00 PM) - French Language;
July 8 (First session 8:00 AM) - Literature;
July 9 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - Geography;
July 10 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - History;
July 11 (First session 8:00 AM, Second session 2:00 PM) - Mathematics;
July 14 (First session 8:00 AM) - Chemistry;
July 14 (First session 8:00 AM) - Student Grant Competition;
July 15 (First session 8:00 AM) - Biology;
July 16 (First session 8:00 AM) - Physics;
July 16 (First session 8:00 AM) - Fine and Applied Arts.
Key updates for 2014:
- This year, entrants have the opportunity to take fine and applied arts as an elective subject;
- A listening comprehension section has been added to the foreign language exam;
- A new approach project for passing the threshold at the Unified National Examinations has been developed: according to the project, implementing a change will become possible even in the event of increasing the minimum competency threshold in general skills by only 3 points;
- The grant distribution rule has changed: out of 8 elective subjects, 4 are humanitarian and 4 are mathematical and natural sciences. Accordingly, the 9.5 million grant fund will be divided into 2 parts. Of these, the largest amount of funds will go to the subject that is in higher demand by higher education institutions as an elective subject.
- For 2014, 21 faculties across seven directions will be fully funded by the state (19 specialties were funded last year).
Parallel to the Unified National Examinations, the Common Master's Examination, the Student Grant Competition, and the Teacher Certification Examination will be held. The examinations will end on July 16.
