Could using AI to write Korea’s college entrance exam help with setting an “appropriate” level of difficulty?
The Ministry of Education announced Thursday that it will consider utilizing AI to draft future English exam passages following criticism that last year's overly difficult exam resulted from frequent last-minute changes to the passages.
The Ministry of Education said Monday it would review how questions are set and vetted for Korea’s college entrance exam after a sharp drop in top scores in the English section drew public outcry over its difficulty.
Korea’s leading homegrown AI models fell far short of top overseas rivals like ChatGPT and DeepSeek when tested on college entrance exam math and advanced essay problems, a new academic study showed on Monday.
Korea’s chief test administrator resigned on Wednesday after universities and educators criticized the English section on this year’s national college entrance exam for being more difficult than recent years.
Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik criticized the difficulty level of the English section of this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) during a senior staff meeting at the presidential office.
Parents and students pack Sungkyunkwan University’s Millennium Hall in Jongno District, Seoul, on Dec. 7, for an admissions strategy session hosted by Jongno Academy.
Some of the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) takers are reporting cases of ink smearing from the marker pens used, claiming it affected their ability to complete the exam.
A middle school student accused of posting a bomb threat at a College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) site reported the threat to the police himself — and was quickly caught.
A student taking this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test reached her exam site Thursday morning with the help of a tow truck driver and highway patrol after getting stuck behind a major highway crash.
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