The policy at that time was to select candidates according to the academic level of junior high school graduates and the results of the senior high school entrance examination. When the total scores of the candidates in the senior high school entrance examination are the same, the scores of Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are compared from high to low. Not many specific points.

Free normal students refer to students who are eligible to receive free normal education after applying for one of the six normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education (Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Huazhong Normal University, Shaanxi Normal University and Southwest University).