HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS’ ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS START IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Jul 23, 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Centralized entrance examinations
started on July 20 at eight Armenian higher educational institutions
simultaneously.

1404 entrants were to take part in exams in 11 subjects on July 20, 171
out of them in English, 179 Physics, 328 Mathematics, 103 Chemistry,
75 English Language oral, 62 German, 122 Biology, 66 Russian, 68
Geography, 53 Armenian Language oral and 97 History of Armenian People.

Arkady Hayrapetian, the Vice-Chairman of the commission in Mathematics
held in the Armenian State Engineering University, said that the
examination started in time, 30 out of 328 entrants were absent. He
said that the eight examination tasks were made up exclusively on
the basis of school textbooks.

"No problem has emerged during the examination, the respective
technical part was explained, the examination is proceeding in normal
conditions," the commission’s Vice-Chairman added.

Levon Mkrtchian, the RA Minister of Education and Science,
visited all 11 examination centers on the occasion of the start of
examinations. According to the Minister’s evaluation, the starting
examinations began in time and are proceeding at the normal and
proper level.