'September Mock Exam' to be Held on October 4... 490,000 Examinees Registered

10,285 Current Students and 2,182 Graduates Increase

The September mock exam, which allows students to gauge their skills before the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), will be held on the 4th of next month. The number of test takers has increased by more than 10,000 compared to last year, with approximately 490,000 applicants.

The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation announced on the 27th that the 2025 CSAT September mock exam will be conducted simultaneously from 8:40 a.m. on September 4th at 2,154 high schools nationwide (including education offices) and 523 designated academies.

After the announcement of the admission guidelines reflecting the increase in medical school quotas for the 2025 academic year, repeat students are taking the mock CSAT on June 4 at the Jongno Academy Mokdong main branch in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

This year, 488,292 students applied for the September mock exam, including 381,733 current students and 106,559 test takers such as graduates including repeaters. Compared to last year's September mock exam, the number of current students increased by 10,285, and the number of graduates and other test takers increased by 2,182.

For the Korean and Mathematics sections, according to the 'common + elective subjects' structure, all test takers who choose the section must take the common subject, and for the elective subjects in each section, they only need to take one subject they have selected. In the Social Studies and Science inquiry sections, test takers can choose up to two subjects from a total of 17 subjects.

An online testing website will also be operated for test takers who are unable to attend in person on the exam day due to unavoidable circumstances. Test takers who take the exam online will also receive their score reports.

Objections to questions and answers must be submitted from the exam day, September 4th, until 6 p.m. on the 7th. The review of objections will be conducted from September 9th to 20th, and the final answers will be announced at 5 p.m. on the 20th. Scores will be notified on October 2nd.

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