16000 Police Officers Deployed on CSAT Day to "Support a Safe CSAT"

The National Police Agency announced on the 13th that it will carry out security activities for the 2024 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) to ensure the exam is conducted smoothly.

On the 18th, the day of the College Scholastic Ability Test, a test-taker is being transported in a police car at Gyeongbok High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

This year's CSAT will be held on the 16th from 8:40 AM to 5:45 PM at 1,279 testing sites across 84 exam districts nationwide, with 504,588 candidates taking the test.

The police will deploy a total of approximately 16,000 officers throughout the entire CSAT process, including △Exam Question Preparation Headquarters (555 officers) △Question Paper Printing Headquarters (108 officers) △Question Paper Storage Locations (1,282 officers) △Question Paper Transportation (5,165 officers) △Testing Sites (2,634 officers) △Scoring Headquarters (110 officers) △Traffic Management (6,427 officers).

During the transportation of question papers, one patrol car (with two officers) will be assigned per route, and at the question paper storage locations, two officers will be permanently stationed with 112-linked patrols conducted once every two hours.

On the exam day, during the peak entry time for examinees (6:30 AM to 8:10 AM), two officers will be permanently stationed at the main entrance of each testing site, and 112-linked patrols will be conducted around the testing sites until the exam concludes to prepare for any emergencies.

Within a 2 km radius of the testing sites, traffic police and traffic cooperation groups (model drivers) will be deployed on major routes to manage potential traffic congestion caused by the influx of examinee vehicles and to support examinees in entering the testing sites without delay.

Additionally, to prevent examinees from being affected by surrounding noise, noise from nearby assemblies will be strictly controlled, and requests will be made to minimize noise from construction sites, vehicle horns, and other daily life sounds to reduce noise generation as much as possible.

A National Police Agency official stated, “We ask for the active cooperation of the public on exam day, including using public transportation and minimizing noise, to ensure the College Scholastic Ability Test, which draws the attention of the entire nation, is conducted safely.”

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