The orientation of ideological and political education for postgraduate entrance examination focuses on: ideological and political education, basic principles of Marxism, study of China Marxism, and law (illegal study). Recommended institutions are: Peking University, China Renmin University, Beijing Technology and Business University, Nankai University, Nanjing University, etc.

Civil servants in ideological and political education major belong to pedagogy, while civil servants in Henan Province belong to secretarial category. Ideological and political education is a basic content of education in China. With the development of socialist market economy and the improvement of political consciousness, the pursuit of human freedom and all-round development has become one of the fundamental tasks of education.