EXAMS – National Assessment and Examinations Center

The Main Sessions of the 2024 Exams Have Been Concluded

On Friday, the 26th of July the main sessions of the 2024 exams finished. Initial results show that approximately 93% of applicants appeared for the Unified National Exams, while 71% participated in the student grant competition. Additionally, 79% took part in the general master’s exam, and 84% took part in the teachers’ exam. There was a single case of disqualification due to an attempt to use unauthorized materials.

“This year’s exams, I believe, were successful, thanks to the dedication of every employee involved in organizing this crucial process. Marking process has already started, and the publication of the results will begin in early August with the initial results of the Georgian language and literature exam. Results for other subjects will be announced gradually as soon as marking is completed. Examinees will be able to view their scores and papers on the website: online.naec.ge.

I would like to remind the entrants once again that they will have the opportunity to indicate and change educational programs in their registration application from the day after the publication of the results of the appeals. Therefore, I urge them to carefully review their choices and, if desired, make changes to the ranked list of programs. It is also very important to remember to save any changes using the save button,” said Nino Tsereteli, director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center.

A total of 24 examination centers were opened across Georgia in 2024. About 80,000 applicants were registered for the exams, including more than 47,000 entrants for the Unified National Exams; over 3,000 students for the student grant competition; more than 10,000 master’s degree candidates registered for the general master’s exam, and over 18,900 applicants expressed their desire to participate in the teachers’ exam.

Officials Oversee Final Preparations at Examination Centers

Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth, Gela Geladze, Director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, Nino Tsereteli, and Director of the Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Development Agency, Irakli Kuprava, recently visited examination centers to review ongoing preparations.

The centers are nearing completion, with the final arrangements of the sectors underway. The Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Development Agency has ensured that all necessary arrangements for equipping the centers, maintaining cooling systems, and setting up computers are finished. These measures are aimed at creating a comfortable and safe environment for the examination process.

In 2024, examination centers will operate in various cities including Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi, Khulo, and Ambrolauri.

The examination process is set to begin on July 3 with the Unified National Exams.

Pre-examination preparations at the National Assessment and Examinations Center

Today, on the 6th of June an annual meeting was held to discuss issues related to the preparation of the 2024 exams.

During the meeting, the group members discussed the action plan and specific tasks to be performed by each agency involved in the logistical aspects of the exams. The discussion included the provision of emergency and fire aid, transportation, and other important issues.

Pre-examination preparations are actively underway at the National Assessment and Examinations Center. The process of distributing applicants to examination centers and providing the necessary materials for the examinations has begun.

The selection testing of invigilators, curators, and assistants for Tbilisi examination centers has been completed. In the near future, curators and assistants for regional centers will also be selected through testing. Meanwhile, the special commission, along with experts and the relevant center service, is reviewing applications regarding special conditions.

Examination centers will operate in 12 cities this year: Tbilisi, Rustavi, Telavi, Gori, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe, Khulo, and Ambrolauri.

A total of 80,000 applicants are registered for the unified national exams, the student grant competition, the general master’s exam, and the teacher’s exam.

In 2024, the examination process will begin with the Unified National Exams on July 3. Those registered for the subject and special teacher exams will start on July 5. The student grant competition will also be held on July 5, and the candidates for master’s degrees will take the common master’s exam on July 17-18.

To ensure a high level of exam administration, an organizational group is created every year. The group comprises of the representatives from the following agencies: the Government Administration of Georgia, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia, the National Assessment and Examinations Center, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Tbilisi Municipality City Hall, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, the Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs of IDPs from the Occupied Territories of Georgia, the Ministry of Defense, the Resocialization-Rehabilitation Department of the Special Penitentiary Service (a state sub-departmental institution under the Ministry of Justice of Georgia), the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Police Education Management Information System, the Police Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Development Agency, JSC “Telasi”, JSC “Energo-Pro Georgia”, LLC Magticom, and LLC Skytel.

Open Door Day for Entrants

The National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC) organized an open door day for prospective university entrants to provide information and guidance about the upcoming 2024 Unified National Exams.

The event aimed to familiarize students with the exam structure, content, and procedures, as well as to address any questions or concerns they might have had about the exams. Attendees received comprehensive responses to their inquiries, and took part in a mock registration process to elucidate technical aspects.

Representatives of the center, including subject experts, shared detailed information on registration procedures and the preparatory phase for the exams to aspiring participants.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center intends to organize open door days across various regions of Georgia. Additionally, online sessions will be arranged, accessible to all interested parties. Detailed information will be available on the National Assessment and Examinations Center’ website and Facebook page.

Continue Studying in Georgia

An exam for applicants who are willing to continue their studies in Georgia will be held on the 12th of October for the third time this year.
The registration is open until the 6th of October 6:00 p.m.

Detailed information and test samples in Georgian can be found here.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center supports Georgian citizens’ endeavors to transfer from foreign universities to Georgian higher educational institutions. Therefore, the organization facilitates such exams to ensure more flexible schedule and broader opportunities.

Eligible candidates are citizens of Georgia who have studied, are studying or have received credits in a higher educational institution recognized in accordance with the legislation of a foreign country (not less than one semester/ 75 days).

In order to successfully pass the exam, the examinees should score more than 50% of the maximum points specified for the test.

The Unified National Exams 2023 have Concluded

On Wednesday, the 26th the Unified National Exams for entrants finished with the physics exam. Student Grant Competition as well as Teachers’ Subject Exams were also conducted. The centralized exams 2023 will wrap up on July 28 with the Common Master’s Exam.

This year we had a record number of examinees. More than 75 000 applicants registered for the exams 2023. Attendance rate was 94% and only 50 people were late.

We are happy to share that none of the applicants have been dismissed from the exams. I would like to thank all of the examinees for respecting the examination rules!

As for the results, currently the marking process is being carried out and the results will be published in August after which applicants will have time to appeal.

Director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, Dr. Sophia Gorgodze

The Exams 2023 started off with the Unified National Exams on July the 3rd.

A record number of examinees registered for the Unified National Exams – more than 45,000 entrants;
Student Grant Competition – more than 3,000;
Common Master’s Exam – more than 10,000;
Teacher’s Subject Competency Exam – more than 16,000;
Special Teacher Exam – about 2,500.

24 examination centers were operating during this year’s exams throughout Georgia. Exam centers were available in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. This year, for the first time, the examination center was opened in Ambrolauri.

The publication of the primary result will begin as soon as the marking is over, after which the examinees will be able to appeal.
Entrants will have an opportunity to modify (delete or add) their list of educational programs anytime including the day after the publication of the results of appeal.

Student Grant Competition 2023

Grant competition 2023 started on Wednesday, the 12th. More than 3,000 students who endeavor to obtain or improve educational funding joined the examination process. The Grant Competition has been held since 2007 and is a unique opportunity for students to get or increase merit based state grants.

All undergraduate students of accredited higher educational institutions, who have either not received a grant at all, or have only partial funding, have the right to participate in the competition. If the student is unable to improve the funding, he/she retains the previously obtained grant and remains entitled to re-register for the student grant competition each subsequent year (the grant does not finance additional semesters).

The National Assessment and Examinations Center has developed a test format specifically for this exam, and each year, test items are tailored for students to assess their general academic skills. Conducting the grant competition in the form of a centralized exam creates equal conditions for students of different universities and increases the motivation to study harder.

A foreign language exam for entrants was also held on the 12th of July. The next exam will be in biology on July 14.

Exams 2023 Have Started

On Monday, July the 3rd, centralized exam rollercoaster took off in Georgia. The first exam from the list of the Unified National Examinations was held in two sessions. The registration for the first session began simultaneously at 24 exam centers throughout the country at 08:00 sharp. The exam started at 09:00. The second session started at 15:00 and the registration was open from 14:00.

The Director of the NAEC Sophia Gorgodze as well as the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Giorgi Amilakhvari and the Deputy Minister Gela Geladze visited the exam centers to observe the process on the spot.

The first exam sessions have passed peacefully, however many more intense days are ahead for the National Assessment and Examinations Center as the record number of registered applicants (more than 45000) will be testing out their skills and knowledge within the upcoming weeks.

This year the exam centers operate in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. For the first time, the examination center was opened in Ambrolauri.

All centers are equipped with a cooling system and all the necessary infrastructure. Ambulances, rescue service and patrol police are mobilized at the examination centers. Additional public transport with a standard rate has been allocated to get to the exam centers.

The 2023 exams will conclude on the 26th of July. In parallel with the Unified National Exams in 2023, the National Assessment and Examinations Center is also conducting a Common Master’s Degree Exam and a Student Grant Competition. The center will also conduct the Subject/Professional Skills/Senior Special Teacher Examinations. In total, more than 75,000 applicants are registered for the 2023 exams.

Annual Meeting with Exam Center Administrators and Coordinators

On Monday, the 26th the National Assessment and Examinations Center hosted exam center coordinators and administrators to discuss the final updates regarding exams 2023. The meeting was co-chaired by the Director of the NAEC Dr. Sophia Gorgodze and the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Gela Geladze.

24 administrators and the same number of coordinators attended the annual working meeting. The heads of the various divisions shared the latest improvements and modifications of the examination process.

Annual meetings are usually held a week before the examination period to ensure the exam center representatives are fully equipped with relevant information and operate the exam centers efficiently, so that all applicants have a fair and standardized testing experience.

The exams 2023 will begin on July the 3rd and conclude on the 26th of July. Examination centers will be operating in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi Khulo and Ambrolauri.

Exams Schedule 2023

On Thursday, the 15th Dr. Sophia Gorgodze, the director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center held a briefing regarding the 2023 exam schedule.

Unified National Exams will start on July 3 with the Georgian language and conclude on July 26.

Detailed information about times and dates as well as the address of an exam center will be indicated on the exam card. The examinees will be able to print the cards from their accounts after June 20.

More than 75,000 applicants registered for Exams 2023.

A record number of examinees registered for the Unified National Exams – more than 45,000 entrants;
Student Grant Competition – more than 3,000;
Common Master’s Exam – more than 10,000;
Teacher’s Subject Competency Exam – more than 16,000;
Special Teacher Exam – about 2,500.

24 examination centers will be operating during this year’s exams throughout Georgia. Exam centers will be available in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. This year, for the first time, the examination center will be opened in Ambrolauri.

Exam schedule in Georgian can be found here.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center wishes success to all the applicants!