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.
What are the very first words that come up when mentioning exams? stress, hard work, dedication maybe?
What about excitement, joy, changing lives, making an impact?
We have collected four most memorable moments from exams 2023 as reminders that “those little things in life” matter the most.
#1 It is never to late to follow your dreams
I am 45 years old. A mother of 7 children and a grandmother of 2 grandchildren. This year I am taking the unified national exams. My decision at this age might seem strange for many people… In 1995, I enrolled in the Faculty of Journalism. Unfortunately, due to family circumstances, I could not continue my studies from the second year. Of course, I was always heartbroken over this. My husband passed away 3 years ago. After I was left alone, I realized I had to test out my potential as a person, as a woman and use my abilities live life to the fullest… Lacking higher education has always been one of my major regrets, so I went for it. Despite many obstacles, I still decided to break the stereotypes and show everyone (including myself) that if you set a goal age does not matter at all. Now I work in a kindergarten. I am a teacher’s assistant. I plan to continue my studies in the field of education. I prepared independently for the Georgian language and literature exam. I hope everything will work out.
Megi Tateshvili, university entrant.
#2 Food is always a good idea
What happens when a nursing mother is an examinee?
Babies get to have breakfast, lunch and dinner at exam centers.
Exam center coordinators bring kiddos to their mamas and after meal time mothers continue working on the test again.
#3 The love of caring for people makes everything easier
“I wrote well, grandma!” – I am so happy every time the students tell me this when they come out of the exam and share a warm goodbye. I recently turned 70 years old – in addition to my grandchildren, you can say that I am also a grandmother of these applicants. I support each of them with all my heart.
I have been working as a cleaning lady for 12 years in the examination center in the 175th public school. This place is more than a job for me – I have a second home and a second family here. It seems that the joy of life increases with the interaction with the employees of the center.
We start cleaning the examination center from 6 o’clock in the morning. Physical work is not easy for anyone, but the love of caring for people makes everything easier for us
Eter Mukhigulashvili.
#4 If you want the rainbow you have to deal with the rain
This year, for the first time an exam center was opened in Ambrolauri, in the northwestern part of Georgia, the mountainous Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region.
Weather in the mountains changed pretty rapidly but the exam center staff made sure to assist each and every applicant to keep them from rain and bring smiles to brighten up their day.
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.
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.
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.
Online registration for the Unified National Examinations, Unified Masters Exam and Student Grant Competition started today at 10:00 AM. Eligible applicants should register at online.naec.ge until the 3rd of April 18:00 PM.
The Unified National Examinations are centralized, high-stakes and computer based. The whole process is standardized, every procedure including test development, administration, marking and appellation is in compliance with established regulations and applicants are in equal conditions. By means of valid, fair, and reliable educational assessment the NAEC contributes to the improvement of the quality of education in Georgia.
On Wednesday, the 1st the director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center sat down with media to discuss the registration procedures.
Dr. Sophia Gorgodze encouraged the entrants to pay attention to the registration regulations and deadlines highlighted at the NAEC’s annual “Guideline for Entrants”.
The document includes a list of educational programs, frequently asked questions, news and all the important topics related to the upcoming examination process.
Further information regarding the procedures, fees and other relevant issues are available at www.naec.ge
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