China to Loosen Physical Requirements for College Candidates

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China to Loosen Physical Requirements for College Candidates

China will loosen its physical requirements on candidates for college entrance examinations from this year, China Education Daily reported Wednesday.

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China will loosen its physical requirements on candidates for college entrance examinations from this year, China Education Daily reported Wednesday.

A guideline on medical examinations of college candidates, jointly issued by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the China Federation of Disabled People, will take the place of the former standards for medical examination, which has been used for many years, the Chinese language newspaper said.

The new regulation stipulates that candidates with illnesses other than infectious, mental, hematic and heart diseases and highblood pressure should not be denied admittance as long as their illnesses do not affect their study or the health of others.

Instead of using the former wording of "no admittance", the new guideline suggests that candidates with one ear deaf or one eye blind are "not suitable" for certain majors.

The new rule says that colleges and universities should not deny physically disabled candidates as long as they can pass the entrance examination and their disability does not affect their study.

The new rules also abandons the restrictions on candidates' height.

However, the guiding principle says colleges and universities have the right to restrict the admittance of candidates with eyesight problems and abnormal liver function for some majors.

An official with the Ministry of Education said changes were made in the new guiding principle to respect and protect all candidates' rights.

The national college entrance examination will be held early June this year, a month earlier than before, to protect candidates from the extreme summer heat.

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