The State Education Commission Interim Measures for the Administration of Examinations for Educational Purposes Held Jointly by Chinese and Foreign Institutions the State Education Commission May 10, 1996 Article 1 These Measures are formulated for the purpose of standardizing and strengthening administration of examinations for educational purposes Article 2 “Examinations for educational purposes held jointly by China and foreign institutions” referred to in these Measures are examinations Article 3 Institutions outside the territory of China may not hold examinations for educational purposes by themselves within the territory Article 4 Examinations jointly held shall fit in with the needs of China. The contents and practices of these examinations shall tally with Article 5 The State Education Commission shall be in charge of examinations for educational purposes held jointly by Chinese and foreign institutions, Article 6 The following conditions shall be satisfied if such an examination is to be held: (1) The Chinese side involved in the examination shall have to be an institution for examination at the provincial level; (2) The foreign side involved in the examination shall have to be an institution which has the qualifications for examinations for educational (3) Items of and regulations for the examination shall have to be clearly specified; (4) Both the sides involved in the examination shall have their own locations, names, and organizational set-ups; and (5) The necessary conditions for holding the examination shall have to be satisfied. Article 7 The institutions which are given the permission to hold jointly examinations for educational purposes shall independently assume civil Article 8 Chinese institutions of examinations for educational purposes at the provincial level shall, as a rule, hold such examinations only Article 9 To hold jointly an examination for educational purposes, the Chinese side shall go through the formalities of report and application. (1) a written application, and the articles of association for holding such an examination; (2) the certificate showing the legal status of the foreign institution; (3) the feasibility report for the examination; (4) The certificate showing the validity of the examination; (5) specifications of the personnel for the examination affairs and of examination facilities; (6) sources of funds for the examination and the responsibilities and obligations shouldered by each side; and (7) the agreement for jointly holding such an examination and other relevant documents required by the authorities for examination and Article 10 Examination institutions shall decide to offer such examinations in their respective regions according to the actual needs. They shall Article 11 Examination institutions for holding such examinations may issue certificates of a non-academic-credential nature to those examinees No foreign institutions may confer certificates on examinees without the approval of the Administrative Department of Education of Article 12 Chinese examination institutions involved in such examinations may employ directors of the examination sites, chief examiners, and The qualifications and responsibilities of examination staff shall be decided with reference to the relevant regulations for the personnel Article 13 For approved projects for jointly holding examinations, examination procedures shall be made and implemented during the examinations. Article 14 Examination papers and answer sheets are confidential. Their delivery, reception, confidentiality, and destruction shall be carried Article 15 At each examination site, fair competition shall be ensured and violation of the examination discipline and cheating on examinations Article 16 Each examination site may not hold training classes related to the examination. Article 17 Each examination site shall collect an examination fee in accordance with pertinent regulations (not including projects which have Article 18 Examination institutions shall have the responsibility of directing, supervising, and administrating their examination sites. Specific (1) leakage of examination questions or allowing it to spread without doing anything to check it; (2) serious violation of the procedure for the examination; (3) encouraging or shielding acts of cheating by examinees; (4) collecting fees illegally in the name of the examination; and (5) other acts of breach of discipline. The cancellation of an examination site shall have to be approved by the administrative department of education of the province, autonomous Article 19 Institutions jointly holding such examinations shall submit annual work report to the administrative department of education of the Article 20 Institutions jointly holding such examinations may, with the approval of the administrative department of education of the province, (1) failure to fulfill the expected goals; (2) shortage of examinees, and lack of funds to manage the routine operation; and (3) failure by one side to undertake the promised responsibilities and duties. Article 21 Institutions jointly holding examinations may, according to the seriousness of the case, face punishments by the State Education Commission (1) jointly holding examinations for educational purposes or setting up examination sites in China without approval or without going through (2) applying for holding examinations by fraud and deception; (3) making illicit profit on the false pretences of jointly holding examinations for educational purposes; (4) violating seriously examination procedures during the examination; and (5) violating other laws, statutes, and regulations of China. Article 22 If the person concerned is not satisfied with the decision on administrative punishment formulated in these Measures, he may apply Article 23 These Measures shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. |
The State Education Commission
1996-05-10