510,000 Students to Take CSAT Tomorrow... Important Guidelines for Examinees

Preliminary Assembly on the 17th... Collect Admission Tickets and Confirm Exam Location
Confirmed Cases Take Exams at Hospitals, Isolated Candidates at Separate Exam Sites
General Examinees May Wear Regular Masks but KF94 Recommended
Isolated Candidates Must Wear KF94 or Higher Masks

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The 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) will be held on the 18th of this month. Last year, the CSAT was postponed by two weeks due to COVID-19, but this year it will be conducted on the scheduled date.

The 2022 CSAT will be administered at over 1,300 testing centers nationwide, with a total of 509,821 examinees registered.

The day before the exam, on the 17th, is the preliminary gathering day. It is the day to receive the admission ticket and to finalize confirmation of the test center location and various instructions. Examinees who are in self-quarantine or confirmed positive can have their admission tickets collected on their behalf by a homeroom teacher or a relative who can prove direct family relation or connection.

Masks must be worn according to the standards for each type of test center. In general testing rooms, regular masks are allowed, but wearing a KF94 or higher-grade mask is recommended. Examinees in self-quarantine taking the exam at separate test centers must wear a KF94 or equivalent mask without exception.

On the exam day, examinees can enter the test center starting from 6:30 AM and must be seated in the exam room by 8:10 AM. Temperature checks and symptom screenings will be conducted before entry, so it is advised to arrive at the test center with ample time.

The exam will be held from 8:40 AM to 5:45 PM (for general examinees).

Last year, full partitions were installed throughout the exam time, but this year partitions will only be set up during lunch. The partitions will be distributed to examinees after the second period. Examinees should eat their packed lunch without leaving their seats, and after eating, fold and return the partitions.

Confirmed positive and self-quarantined examinees will take the exam at separately prepared test centers, and examinees showing symptoms on the day will also take the exam in different rooms from general examinees.

There will be 1,251 general test centers nationwide. Each general exam room will seat up to 24 examinees. Examinees with symptoms on the exam day will take the exam in separate rooms, not in the general exam rooms.

Self-quarantined examinees will take the exam at 112 separate test centers nationwide. Within these separate centers, exam rooms will be divided based on symptom presence.

Confirmed positive examinees will take the exam while already admitted to hospitals or residential treatment centers. There are 31 hospitals and residential treatment centers with 383 beds designated for confirmed examinees.

If caught cheating, the exam will be invalidated. Examinees must familiarize themselves with regulations regarding prohibited items in the test center, items allowed to be carried during the exam, and items not allowed during the exam.

All electronic devices are prohibited in the test center and must be submitted before the first period begins if brought in. Reference books or textbooks are classified as items not allowed during the exam but may be carried during breaks.

The fourth period, the inquiry area, is when the most cases of cheating occur. To prevent cheating, examinees must take the subjects they selected in order and only place the question booklet of the selected subject on their desk while solving it.

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