National Comparative Exams


 
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National Comparative Exams or NCE ("Národní srovnávací zkoušky; NSZ" in Czech) are certified exams used as a criterion in the acceptance processes of many Czech and Slovak universities and colleges.
 
 
These tests are administered six times a year, at 30 locations in the Czech Republic and eight locations in Slovakia. NCE have been used by more than 70 faculties (university departments) and colleges. There are Faculties of Law, Architecture, Economy, Social sciences or Engineering among them. Each year, NCE are taken by over 20,000 university applicants. All of the tests are taken in the Czech language (with the obvious exception of language tests), but most  of them can also be taken in the Slovak language.
 
Most applicants take the test of General Academic Prerequisites (GAP). This test is similar to the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations, see www.ets.org) test model, which has been used in tertiary education in the United States since 1966. (More about GAP) 
 

Students have the possibility to sit for exams
in the following modules:

General Academic Prerequisites

Tests general skills and aptitudes needed for successful completion of university studies. Contains 66 multiple-choice items divided into two sections: Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning.

In the academic year 2020/21, GAP will be administered in Czech, Slovak, and English language. 

     

Social Sciences

Tests high-school level knowledge in the area of social sciences  (psychology, sociology, philosphy, politology, law, modern history, european integration and economics). Contains 60 multiple-choice items.

Mathematics

Tests high-school level mathematics (algebra, geometry, probability and statistics etc.). Contains 30 multiple-choice items.

  

Natural Sciences

Tests high-school level knowledge in the area of biology and chemistry. Contains 40 (biology) and 30 (chemistry) multiple-choice items.

English

Tests B2-level English. Consists of three sections: Listening, Reading and Use of English. Contains 60 items, mostly multiple-choice.

  

German

Tests B2-level German. Contains 60 multiple-choice items focused on listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and common conversation phrases.

TESA (Test of English for Studies Abroad)

English exam designed to evaluate student’s level of English according to CEFR (namely B1, B2, C1 or C2). Contains Listening, Reading, Use of English, Writing and Speaking.

  

Spanish

Tests B2-level Spanish. Contains 60 items, mostly multiple-choice, focused on listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary, common conversation phrases and word formation.

 

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