1. The National Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities, referred to as "College Entrance Examination" for short, is a selective examination for qualified high school graduates from China and Chinese mainland (excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province) or candidates with equivalent academic qualifications.
2. Ordinary institutions of higher learning are selected according to the candidates' scores and the established enrollment plan, and are comprehensively measured in morality, intelligence and physique. The college entrance examination is arranged by the Ministry of Education, and the examination questions are ordered by the examination center of the Ministry of Education or the provincial education examination institutes that implement independent propositions. The examination date is June 7th and 8th every year (including June 9th in some areas). If the names of examination subjects in all provinces and cities are the same as those in the national unified examination subjects, they must be consistent with the national unified examination timetable.
3. College entrance examination is not the only way for China citizens to obtain diplomas. There are also the national unified entrance examination for adult colleges and the self-study examination for higher education, which are all recognized by the state.