According to the notice of the Ministry of Education, the number of applicants for the postgraduate examination in 2024 will reach 4.38 million, a decrease of 360,000 compared with 2023. This is also the first time in the last decade that the number of applicants for graduate examinations has declined. This also means that the degree of involution in the postgraduate entrance examination has declined this year, but this does not mean that the difficulty of the postgraduate examination has decreased.
Although the number of graduate students has declined, according to educationalists**, the national line for graduate school entrance examinations in 2024 may be higher than before, which is bad news for graduate students. And many institutions have made a series of adjustments to graduate students. First of all, due to the shortage of dormitory beds, many colleges and universities have begun to gradually cancel the provision of dormitory beds for post-graduate students and master's students. In other words, some graduate students need to rent an off-campus apartment on their own for graduate school. This makes it more expensive for students to go to graduate school.
According to the requirements of the education department, some colleges and universities have announced that they will officially cancel the enrollment quota for master's students and expand the scale of postgraduates. In the future, the number of enrollment places for master's students will be reduced, but the number of enrollment places for post-graduate students will increase. This is an inevitable megatrend. Moreover, in order to allow graduate students to learn more knowledge, improve the comprehensive strength of graduate students, and contribute to the development of various industries in the country in the future, the education department has decided to readjust the length of graduate studies.
The duration of postgraduate studies has been extended from 2 years to 3 years, and the duration of postgraduate studies has been extended from 3 years to 4 years.
This information may not be good news for students. However, the postgraduate entrance examination is also a phenomenon of social development. It is the students' efforts to pursue a better life. No matter how the environment changes, we should not give up our efforts.