Medical Chinese Test (MCT) 

Business Chinese Test (BCT) 

※ Result releasing date would be delayed for one week due to official holiday.

HSK Speaking Test

※ Result releasing date would be delayed for one week due to official holiday.

Youth Chinese Test (YCT) 

※ Result releasing date would be delayed for one week due to official holiday.

Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) 

※ Result releasing date would be delayed for one week due to official holiday.

※ Score announcement delayed for one week due to festival vacation.

HSK Speaking Test（HSKK）

※ Score announcement delayed for one week due to festival vacation.

Youth Chinese Test（YCT）

※ Score announcement delayed for one week due to festival vacation.

Business Chinese Test（BCT）

※ Score announcement delayed for one week due to festival vacation.

Medical Chinese Test（MCT）

Source: chinesetest

China's Ministry of Education has set up a center to run Chinese language teaching programs, in a bid to deepen the language education exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries.

The center will operate as a public benefit institution to promote Chinese language teaching, the ministry said, noting that it will be involved in managing relevant education resources, setting standards for Chinese language teaching, and supporting academic research.

The institution will also organize examinations for teachers and students, and run Chinese language teaching brand projects, according to the ministry.

Affected by the coronavirus, in order to provide  more convenient and safer services for test takers in China and ensure the safety and health of every test taker, and to satisfy the requirements for admission and demands of Chinese proficiency analysis and the Chinese language skills improvement, CTI will provide the service of the Chinese proficiency analysis and the delivery of the score report from 2020. Score reports will no longer be mailed to test centers. Test takers within China could gain an analysis report of the Chinese proficiency, in addition to a paper score report that could be sent to a given address directly. Service fee for the domestic mailing of the analysis report and the score report is 80RMB/copy (60RMB/copy during the outbreak). Service fee for the overseas mailing will be charged according to the freight tariffs between countries and the service charge standard of the analysis report. Test takers who registered before November 4th could apply for analysis and score report delivery service online after result announcement. Test takers who registered on the date of November 4th or after could fill in the score report mailing information in the registration process. Guidelines please refers to the attachment. 

Source: www.chinesetest.cn

The series of Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), or Chinese Proficiency Test, is a test program organized and conducted worldwide by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation. It is a standardized Chinese proficiency test designed for non-native speakers, providing certification of various levels of proficiency to Chinese learners. Due to the pandemic, in April 2020 the Online Chinese Test (Home Edition) was made available to take online, allowing students to participate in the test according to their demands on time, facilitating their preparedness for study abroad, graduation and application for job, accommodating other demands on their time. More than 70,000 people have so far taken the online test, providing overwhelmingly positive feedback. In light of the epidemic overseas, it has been decided to set up three Online Chinese Tests (Home Edition) for foreign countries on September 25, October 30, and December 11 respectively to meet the test demands overseas. The essential information regarding the online test is as follows:

I.Targeting test takers of the online test at home

1.Test takers should reside in countries where on-site HSK, HSK Oral Test, YCT and BCT have not yet resumed. 

2.Test takers should contact their local test center in the first instance in order to register for the test. Visit www.chinesetest.cn and click Global Test Centers to find your local center.

II.Registration requirements

Before registration, please make sure that your system and environment meet the test requirements.

The test takers are required to prepare a computer and a mobile phone/tablet.

The computer will be used to type the answers and the mobile phone/tablet will be used to invigilate the test.

1. A computer running Windows 7/10. 

(1) Mac OS operating systems are not supported, and Mac computers/laptops are not recommended. 

(2) Screen resolution should be 1366*768 or above.

(3) High-definition PC camera (built-in or external; 300,000 pixels or above); the room should be well lit to ensure clear images.

(4) The device should be equipped with wired earphone, which the sound is clear and the sound insulation effect is good. For HSK speaking test, the earphone should be equipped with a microphone with clear sound playing, good sound insulation and reception effect.

Note: The test itself cannot be conducted on mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, etc. Bluetooth devices, external USB storage devices, such as USB drives and wireless receivers, are not allowed during the test.

2. Mobile phone with camera: Invigilation software should be downloaded onto the phone as directed by the test center.

(1) The test taker should enter the designated meeting room one hour before the test starts, placing the mobile phone one meter behind them and slightly to the left or the right, so that the invigilator can see both the computer screen and the test taker.

(2) The invigilator will undertake a 360-degree inspection of the test environment through the invigilating software.

(3) The test taker should ensure his or her mobile phone is connected to WiFi and turn on flight mode.

(4) The mobile phone should be fully charged to ensure normal operation for the full duration of the test.

3.Network bandwidth should be 20M and speed 150KB/s or above. During the test, please close other unrelated applications and use the direct connection network to enter the test.

4.The test should be undertaken in a closed, separate room to ensure there is no disturbance. The test may not be taken in any open environment, for example parks, Internet cafes, or restaurants. All hardware and equipment that will be used for the test should be placed in plain sight on the desk. This should include no item that is not being used for the test. No other people may enter the test room during the test. The test result shall be rendered invalid if the test taker is seen to violate any of these regulations.

5.Cross-border registration is not allowed. For instance, test takers who register for the online test with a test center in the U.S. must connect from the U.S. on the day of the test.

6.Test takers from certain countries are required to take both HSK and HSK Oral Test.

7.Please be sure to confirm whether you meet all the conditions as above before the test registration. If the test environment, equipment and other conditions are found insufficient or unmatched as above after the registration and the payment, the test service fee will not be refunded.

Note:

(1) It is not allowed to record the test questions, either on paper and/ or in any other way.

(2) With an aim to guarantee the safe operation of the test, test centers may ask for some personal details or documents, for example name, photo, or other information, and make audio- and video-recordings of the test. Data will only be collected for the purposes of the test and in accordance with all relevant data protection laws.

III. Registration and payment

1.Visit www.chinesetest.cn to register online. While registering, the test takers should choose to register at a test center that offers online test service in their countries. Before registration, please contact the center to receive relevant information.

2.Test date and registration deadline

3.The test fee for the online test at home will be increased by 30% compared with the existing test fee standard.

IV.Test formt form

The test takers should log in the client-side terminal of the online test system through their personal computer. Test invigilators of the test centers that the test takers register at will conduct remote real-time invigilation throughout the test.

V.Test admission ticket and results

Test admission ticket will be issued to test takers by the respective test center ten days prior to the test. Test takers can use the information on the test admission ticket to log in via www.chinesetest.cn to inquire about the test result (10 days after the completion of the HSK YCT and BCT; 25 days after the completion of the HSK Oral Test). Test takers can also apply for a printed result report to be mailed to them or their institutions using the Extra Score Report service.

VI. Contacts   

Each test center shall treat the online test very seriously. Please contact CTI with any queries.

Phone:

 +86-010-59307609/ +86-010-59307610

 E-mail:

Test information: kaoshi@chinesetest.cn

Test center information: kaowu@chinesetest.cn

Source: official WeChat account of Chinese Testing International (CTI)

BTC Test Specifications

1. What items are covered in BCT?
The contents of BCT mainly include business activities and daily life and social activities related with business. Please refer to "BCT Outline?Business Chinese Communication Function".
2. Test paper constitution
BCT includes BCT (listening reading) and BCT (speaking  writing).
BCT (listening reading)
Test itemsQuestion quantityAnswer time
Listening 50 questionsAbout 40 min
Reading 50 questions60 min
Total100 questionsAbout 100 min
BCT (speaking writing)
Test itemsQuestion quantityAnswer time
Speaking 2 questions10 min (including time fore preparation and recording)
Writing 2 questions40 min
Total4 questions50 min
3. Test Format
BCT (listening reading)
BCT (listening reading) test paper includes listening and reading sections. The test materials include the test paper and answer sheet. Your answers must be marked on the answer sheet. Please clearly fill in only the letter for your answer on the multiple-choice answer sheet. Here is an example: [A][■][C][D]. Please don`t mark like this: [√] [×] [�] [�] [�] [О] [?]. Please erase cleanly in case of any modification. Please fill in your answer clearly on the lines provided on the answer sheet for "Filling in the Blanks or Concisely Replying."
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[A]
[B] 合同
Please write characters and digits on the lines and don`t mark [A][B]
BCT (speaking writing)
BCT (speaking writing) consists of a speaking test and a writing test.
The speaking test includes two questions of different difficulties and types. A recording will be used and the specific process is as follows:
(1)The examinees listen to the recording while browsing through the questions.
(2)The examiner asks several warm-up questions in the recording and the examinees answer.
(3)The examiner provides contents and requirements for each question.
(4)Examinees make preparations.
(5)After the conclusion of the preparation time, the examinee will hear a segment of a situational recording related to the question and give answers after the recording.
(6)There`s a chime 10-15 s before the end of each question.
The writing test has two questions and the contents include business activities along with daily life and social activities related with business.  

The materials for writing include the test paper and answer sheet. The examinees shall write the answer on the answer sheet in Chinese characters.
3.1 Listening There are a total of 50 questions. The allotted time for this section is 40 minutes. The listening test paper has four parts. Part I and Part III are multiple-choice questions and Part IV is fill-in-the-blank questions. The recording transcript will be played only once.
3.2 Reading  

There are a total of 50 questions, and the allotted time for this section is 60 minutes. The listening test paper has four parts. Part I and Part III are multiple-choice questions and Part IV is Short Answer.
3.3 Speaking  

The speaking test includes two questions of different difficulties and types. There is one minute for preparation and one minute and 30 seconds for speaking for Question 1 and two minutes for preparation and two minutes and 30 seconds for speaking for Question 2. (The time allotted is 10 minutes including instructions of the examiner).
3.4 Writing  

There are a total of two questions in the writing test. The contents include business activities and daily life and social activities related with business. Relevant materials are provided in the form of text and charts. The style shall be letter, short expository or narrative text.
Requirements on length:80-120 characters for Question 1 and 250 characters for Question 2.
Time allotted:40 min  

The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is China's national standardized test created and developed by the HSK Center of Beijing Language and Culture University to evaluate the level of Chinese language of non-native speakers (such as foreigners, abroad Chinese and students from Chinese nationwide minorities).

HSK is separated into three classes: beginning level, elementary to intermediate degree, and sophisticated degree.

HSK (Basic) is actually a standardized test designed for novices. It's most proper for those who have acquired 400-3000 elementary Chinese words (referring to level A and B in the Outline of HSK Grammar).

HSK Elementary-Intermediate is suitable for individuals who have mastery of 2000-5000 Chinese words and phrases (referring to levels A, B and C in the outline of HSK Vocabulary) and rules of grammar (referring to levels A, B and C within the outline of HSK Grammar).

HSK Advanced applies to those who have mastery of 5000-8000 Chinese words and phrases (referring to level A, B, C and D while in the Outline of HSK Vocabulary) and also the corresponding rules of grammar (referring to level A, B, C and D inside the Outline of HSK Grammar).

The HSK certificate is used by educational institutions and prospective employers to assess if prospective employees have an appropriate degree of Chinese language skills. HSK could be the only official language certificate accepted in mainland China.

Productive examinees are issued a Chinese Proficiency Certificate for the examination they took. You'll find 3 levels of certificates for beginners' HSK, namely, the levels of C, B plus a.

Six levels of certificates are here for your elementary and intermediate HSK, C, B and a for the elementary HSK and C, B plus A for the intermediate HSK. There are also three levels of certificates for the innovative HSK, namely, the amounts of C, B and A.

During two months of the test, the HSK sponsor will send by mail the Chinese proficiency certificates and score reports to the HSK organizers. These organizers will forward the certificates and score reports to the examinees.

The examinees might also gather their certificates and score reports from the place exactly where they registered.

Source:http://www.hanban.com/introduction/the-chinese-proficiency-test/certificate-hsk.html

The Validity of Chinese Proficiency Certificates

Chinese proficiency certificates are lastingly legitimate. Being a proof of Chinese proficiency for foreign learners applying for enrollment into various types of schools at a variety of ranges in China, HSK scores are valid for two years from the date of examination.

  As a way to inspire foreign nonnative speakers of Chinese to take the HSK, the Ministry of Education of China along with the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language offer HSK scholarships to foreigners with excellent HSK scores.

  Foreigners who are awarded HSK scholarships are invited to China for long-term or short-term academic applications so as to improve their knowledge of the Chinese language and China's glorious background and culture.

  Immediately after the completion of HSK yearly, the State Committee for the Chinese Proficiency Test of China will figure out the amount of examinees to obtain scholarships at each HSK center. The HSK centers will recommend nominees for the scholarships due to their HSK scores. Examinees granted scholarships will be invited to China for an academic program in the next year. China will cover their tuition fees and accommodation fees and give them stipends for living costs during their stay in China.

How to register for BCT?

BCT is held on the Chinese mainland and overseas regularly every year. Please visit our official website www.hanban.org  for times and locations.
In addition, BCT also provides independent test services according to the special requirements of relevant enterprises or organizations.
Presently, one can register at the test centers or online.
Registration in examination places: :
(1)Please go to relevant test centers for registration with valid identification (passport or ID card).
(2)Fill in your personal information and obtain log-in account and password.
(3) Please hand in a 40mm×30mm photo or a digital photo of the examinee.
(4)Pay test fee.
(5) Please print out the Test Permission Certificate or take the Test Permission Certificate in the examination place.
Online registration <>:
For online registration, please log on http://www.chinesetest.cn/goliuchengtu.do or Chinese test service website(http://www.chinesetest.cn/kaoshibaomingIndex.do?source=bct) For further information, please visit the official website of BCT:www.hanban.org.
 

1. Can I study in China?
  International students from all over the world are warmly welcomed to study in China. China’s universities offer thousands of programs for foreign students. Non-degree programs teaching Chinese language and culture are particularly popular, but it is also possible to earn your degree in China. Most degree programs are taught in Chinese and therefore require a certain level of language proficiency. However, an increasing number of English-taught degree programs are available. So you can make a choice according to your own situation.

2. Can I apply for MA courses if I don’t speak Chinese?
  Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs) generally conduct courses in Chinese language. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their major studies. Applicants who apply to study science, engineering, agriculture, medicine (western medicine), economics, management and law are required to take Chinese language courses for 1 year. Applicants who apply to study literature, history, philosophy, and medicine (traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese herb medicine) are required to take Chinese language courses for 2 years.
  Some of the Chinese HEIs offer postgraduate programs and non-degree courses for general and senior scholars in English. Students who apply for these programs are not required to take Chinese language courses.

3. How many kinds of universities are there in China?
  There are two types of universities in China: comprehensive university and professional university. Comprehensive universities have a wide range of disciplines, with tremendous strength in scientific research; Professional universities are generally proficient in certain disciplines and activities carried out by students are full of academic atmosphere.

4. What kind of program can I choose?
  China’s universities offer thousands of programs for foreign students. Non-degree programs teaching Chinese language and culture are particularly popular, but it is also possible to earn your degree in China. Most degree programs are taught in Chinese and therefore require a certain level of language proficiency. However, an increasing number of English-taught degree programs are available.

5. When will the university start classes generally？
  Degree programs: degree programs begin in September at most Chinese universities . A small number of programs can admit students in February or March.
  Language programs: the one-semester (4-6 months) language course usually opens in both semesters (starting in both September and February/March); the One-year language program usually opens in September; the short-term courses may have fixed times or may arrange a time at the request of a group of students. Short-term summer programs usually start in June, July or August, and last 1-8 weeks.

6. Is it easy for a foreign graduate to find a job in China?
  Thanks to the economic growth, the opportunities for foreigners who want to work in China have increased considerably in the last few years. In 1996, there were 180,000 foreign workers registered in China and the number is rapidly growing.
  Teaching English is one of the main job areas for foreigners in China, while there is also a growing demand for foreign experts in sales, engineering and management, etc. The current rise of China has made it very clear that people who can speak Chinese and have first-hand experience of living in China are going to have a great advantage in terms of employment.