Normal universities in China can be roughly divided into five echelons.
The first echelon: first-class and double-class normal universities.
There are two top-class and double-class normal universities, namely Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University. These two universities are also the only 985 normal universities in China, and they are also normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education. They have an extraordinary position in normal universities and are the top universities in China.
These two normal universities not only have outstanding advantages in education disciplines, but also are comprehensive, covering a wide range of disciplines, and their comprehensive strength can rank among the top 50 universities in China. If students can enter these two normal universities, they will be very popular in their future employment and get an iron rice bowl after graduation.
The second echelon: the subordinate double-class normal university.
There are four first-class universities under this department, namely Northeast Normal University, Southwest University, Huazhong Normal University and Shaanxi Normal University.
These four normal universities are also 2 1 1, double-class universities and normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education. They have strong academic strength, rich educational resources and very high status.
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The third echelon: a powerful double-class normal university.
There are four normal universities in this echelon, namely Nanjing Normal University, South China Normal University, South China Normal University and Capital Normal University, among which the first three normal universities are 2 1 1 universities.
These four universities are double first-class universities, which are jointly built by ministries and provinces and have strong advantages in related disciplines. It can also rank in the forefront of normal universities and even rank among the top 100 in China. Their strength is very good and their employment is popular.
The fourth echelon: provincial key normal universities
In addition to the double first-class normal universities, all provinces have provincial key normal universities, which have outstanding advantages among the normal universities in the province. Generally, such universities include Fujian Normal University, Zhejiang Normal University, Jiangxi Normal University and Shandong Normal University. And their strength is very good.
The fifth echelon: local normal colleges.
Provinces also have local normal universities or colleges. Although it ranks lower in the national normal colleges, it is highly recognized in the local area, and the admission score is generally not too high, which is suitable for middle and lower candidates to apply for the exam.
Among these five echelons, Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University in the first echelon are the strongest. They are not only outstanding in strength, but also have stable employment in the future, and graduates can easily become teachers.