Announcement of 448 Expected Passers for This Year's First Architect Qualification Exam

This year, 448 candidates have been listed as expected passers in the first architect qualification exam.

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On the 21st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the expected passers of the 2023 1st Architect Qualification Exam through the websites of the Ministry and the Korea Institute of Registered Architects.

A total of 6,193 candidates took the exam, which is 84 fewer than the previous session. The expected passers (those who passed all three subjects) numbered 448 (7.2%), an increase of 206 (3.3 percentage points) compared to the previous session.

The number of passers by subject was 372 (7.6%) for the 1st session Land Planning, 873 (17.1%) for the 2nd session Architectural Design 1, and 721 (16.1%) for the 3rd session Architectural Design 2, with pass rates rising in all subjects compared to the previous session.

The Ministry explained that the pass rate increased somewhat because the exam included questions on designing buildings commonly encountered in practice, such as elementary schools, children's libraries, and neighborhood living facilities.

Among the expected passers, those in their 30s accounted for 243 (54.2%) and those in their 40s for 145 (32.4%), with the 30s and 40s making up 86.6% of the total. The proportion of female passers was 35.3%, down from 38.0% in the previous session.

Expected passers must submit related documents such as career certificates to the Korea Institute of Registered Architects from the 26th to the 28th. The final passers will be announced on June 14 on the website after reviewing the submitted documents including career records. Subject-specific exam scores can be viewed from the 21st of this month until May 5.

Lee Jeong-hee, Director of Architectural Policy at the Ministry, stated, "In the future, the architect exam will be designed so that those who have diligently completed school classes and practical training without private education can sufficiently pass the exam."

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