As the time for the 2024 postgraduate entrance examination approaches, the Ministry of Education** released the time for the national master's admission examination on November 22, 2023, which is determined to be from December 23 to 25, 2023. According to statistics, the number of applicants for the national master's examination in 2024 is 4.38 million. Although the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examination has been increasing in recent years, reaching a peak of 4.74 million in 2023, the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examination in 2024 has declined, a decrease of 360,000 compared to the previous year. From the data of the past few years, it can be seen that the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examination in 2014 and 2015 has declined, but since 2015, it has shown a trend. The peak in 2023 may only be a temporary phenomenon. Changes in the number of applicants for graduate school are usually influenced by a variety of factors, such as the pressure of job competition and the need to improve academic qualifications. Further observation and analysis are needed to understand exactly what trends and reasons behind graduate school registration.
As the popularity of the postgraduate entrance examination increases year by year, more and more students choose to prepare for the postgraduate examination for several consecutive years, and even appear"World War II"、"World War III"Even"World War IV"situation. According to science and technology**, Xiong Bingqi, president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, believes that the postgraduate entrance examination has been presented"College entrance examination"This has created new problems for candidates and the development of higher education. At present, many undergraduates are keen to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and some universities even take the postgraduate entrance examination as the undergraduate teaching goal. As a result, students who are admitted to graduate school still need to improve their comprehensive literacy. This phenomenon has triggered thinking and reflection in higher education, and how to balance the pressure of candidates' preparation for exams and the quality of education, and how to cultivate high-quality graduate students, are all problems that need to be solved urgently.
According to the report "The Proportion of Postgraduate Entrance Examinations in World War II Continues to Rise" released by Max, more and more undergraduate graduates choose to study in graduate school in order to enhance their employment competitiveness. Among the 2021 graduates, the proportion of graduates who chose to pursue graduate studies increased by 3 percentage points to 55% due to their good job prospects. The data also shows that improving academic qualifications can lead to better financial returns and employment feelings. By comparing the monthly income of the 2016 undergraduate graduates after five years, the monthly income of those with improved academic qualifications was 843 yuan higher than that of those who did not. In particular"Double first-class"Among colleges and universities, the impact of academic qualifications is more obvious, and the monthly income is 972 yuan higher than that of those who have not been improved. These data illustrate the role of postgraduate entrance examinations in improving personal employability and economic income, making it the choice of more and more graduates.
In recent years,"Full-time graduate school entrance examination"The phenomenon is gradually increasing. According to the statistics of the "2023 China Undergraduate Employment Report" released by Max, the proportion of 2022 undergraduate graduates who are not employed after half a year but are ready to take the postgraduate entrance examination is 71%。While"Reverse entrance examination"It has also attracted much attention, and candidates choose a university with inferior comprehensive strength as an undergraduate school as their goal for the postgraduate entrance examination, trying to pass"Dimensionality reduction strike"to achieve your own expectations. According to the statistics of the Max Research Institute, in the past five years"Double non"Graduates of colleges and universities"Double first-class"The proportion of graduate students in institutions decreased from 43% in the class of 2018 to 37% in the class of 2022. At the same time, the proportion of graduates of local undergraduate colleges and universities who choose to pursue graduate studies due to difficulties in finding employment has increased. These data show that while the vast majority of graduate students still prefer to go to their own university or better"Upward examination", but"Reverse entrance examination"The number of people is also increasing.
For the group of graduate students,"Ratio of reports"is a very important indicator. The total number of applicants and the total number of students enrolled are usually used to calculate the enrollment ratio, but this method is not precise because it includes the number of students who are exempted from admission. According to the data of "2024 Chinese College Students' Postgraduate Entrance Examination***" released by New Oriental, after removing the enrollment quota of the graduate school, the real enrollment ratio of the postgraduate entrance examination in 2022 and 2023 is 56:1 and 57：1。The change in the enrollment ratio can also reflect the relationship between the number of applicants and the number of students enrolled, as well as the change in the difficulty of admission. For candidates, the application ratio is also one of the important reference factors for choosing the school and major to apply for.
The continuous growth of the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examination is closely related to the current employment situation and the demand for academic qualifications. For many undergraduates, graduate school can increase their employability and improve their economic income and career development space. In particular"Double first-class"In colleges and universities, the role of academic qualifications is more obvious. However, the rise of postgraduate entrance examination fever has also caused a series of problems, such as the increase in the pressure of postgraduate examination preparation, the guarantee of the quality of higher education, and the improvement of the comprehensive quality of candidates. In the future, we need to pay more attention to and study these problems to provide better development directions and solutions for postgraduate education. At the same time, for candidates, choosing to take the postgraduate entrance examination not only requires rational thinking, but also needs to make reasonable planning according to their own situation and development goals, comprehensively improve their comprehensive quality, and lay a solid foundation for future career development.