In 2023, the national college entrance examination papers are divided into eight types, namely, National Grade A, National Grade A, New College Entrance Examination I, New College Entrance Examination II, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang. At present, there is no unified national college entrance examination questions. The college entrance examination papers are divided into national papers and other provincial papers. Some provinces, cities or autonomous regions use national unified examination papers, and some provincial and municipal college entrance examination papers are independent propositions.

What are the categories of national college entrance examination papers in 2023?

The provinces that use the first volume (the original third volume) are Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet. Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, liberal arts and science in these five provinces are unified by the examination center of the Ministry of Education.

The applicable provinces of National Volume A (after the merger of National Volume I and National Volume II) include Henan, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Anhui, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Shaanxi, with a total of 12 provinces and cities. Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, liberal arts and science in the second volume of the country are organized by the examination center of the Ministry of Education.

The provinces that use the new college entrance examination I volume include Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Hebei and Shandong, a total of 7 provinces. Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are uniformly organized by the examination center of the Ministry of Education. The provinces put forward physical, historical, chemical, political, biological and geographical reasons. Among them, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei and Hebei provinces are 3+ 1+2 provinces for college entrance examination, and Shandong province is 3+3 provinces for comprehensive reform.

The scope of application of the second volume of the new college entrance examination includes Liaoning, Chongqing and Hainan. Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are uniformly organized by the examination center of the Ministry of Education. The provinces put forward physical, historical, chemical, political, biological and geographical reasons. Among them, Liaoning and Chongqing are 3+ 1+2 provinces, and Hainan is a comprehensive reform 3+3 province.

The provinces that use independent propositions include Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang, a total of four provinces and cities. Candidates from these four regions use their own papers, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang.