2024 Suneung 'Objection Requests' 117 Cases... Accepted Until the 20th

It has been confirmed that 117 objections were received for the 2024 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). Objections regarding the CSAT questions and answers will be accepted until the 20th.

On the 16th, when the 2024 College Scholastic Ability Test was held, a test taker at Yongsan High School in Seoul was doing last-minute studying before the exam started. Photo by Joint Press Corps

According to the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation on the 19th, a total of 117 objections were received from the CSAT day on the 16th until the previous day. These included ▲ alternative correct answer opinions for some questions ▲ pointing out errors in questions ▲ poor audio quality in the English listening test ▲ complaints about the test site environment.

By subject area, the objections were as follows: 34 for Social Studies, 30 for Korean, 24 for English, 13 for Mathematics, 11 for Science, 4 for Vocational Studies, and 1 for Second Foreign Language/Chinese Characters.

Among the complaints about the test site environment, there were posts from examinees who took the test at a high school in Seoul where the first period bell rang 1 minute and 30 seconds early, as well as from examinees assigned to a high school in Jeju city where a power outage occurred about 5 minutes before the end of the first period, protesting these issues.

Regarding question 22 in Mathematics, which sparked controversy as a killer question, five objections were received.

The Institute will announce the final answers at 5 p.m. on the 28th after reviewing the objections.

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