Early exam completion. Early Unified State Exam: everything you need to know
Those who have already fully mastered the Unified State Exam have the unconditional right to independently choose between the early and main wave school curriculum. This:
- graduates of previous years, regardless of the “statute of limitations” of the certificate (those who left school many years ago and last year’s graduates who want to improve their results have the right to take it early);
- graduates of technical schools, lyceums and schools who have already fully completed the course of secondary school.
In addition, the right to take the Unified State Exam without waiting for the end of the last school year, have some categories of eleventh graders. These include:
- graduates of evening schools who will go into military service this year;
- guys who, after graduating from school, leave for permanent residence in another country - regardless of whether we are talking about emigration or a student visa to continue their education at a foreign university or college;
- participants in all-Russian or international competitions, olympiads or competitions - if the duration of the competition or training camp coincides with the main stage of passing the Unified State Exam;
- eleventh graders who will be in sanatoriums and other medical institutions for treatment, health or rehabilitation programs in May-June;
- graduates of Russian schools located outside the borders of Russia - if they are located in territories with difficult climatic conditions.
In order to have the opportunity to take the Unified State Exam early, eleventh-graders must write an application addressed to the director of their school, indicating the reason.
The main advantages of passing the Unified State Exam early
There is a common myth that the Unified State Exam options for the early period are simpler than for the main period. This is not true; the level of difficulty of the options for all examinees of the current year is similar. However, some organizational features The spring “wave” does allow some to achieve higher scores.
Fewer people - less nerves
The early period of passing the Unified State Exam is not comparable in mass to the main one. For example, in 2016 throughout Russia, 26 thousand people took exams ahead of schedule - and in the summer “wave” the number of examinees approached 700,000. As a result, not hundreds of extremely excited schoolchildren gather at exam reception centers in megacities - but only a few dozen people ( and in smaller settlements the number of “early-term workers” can go down to just a few). In addition, some graduates of previous years who applied to take the Unified State Exam may change their minds by the day of the exam and not appear for the test - as a result, in an audience designed for 15 people, there may end up being 6-8 test takers. Moreover, some of them will be adults who usually perceive the exam as compared to the average schoolchildren, “wound up” by numerous conversations that the Unified State Exam will decide their fate.
This makes the overall psychological situation during the exam much less nervous. And, as the experience of many graduates shows, the ability to calm down and concentrate while taking the Unified State Exam plays a decisive role. In addition, with a small number of applicants, the time for preliminary instruction and “organizational issues” is significantly reduced: printing and distributing assignments, checking the matching of barcodes, monitoring the completion of forms, etc. And this also reduces the “degree of excitement.”
Clear organization
Passing the Unified State Exam early is considered the official start of the examination campaign. At this time, only a few examination points operate in the regions, and great attention is paid to the organization of work in them. Therefore, despite the fact that it is during the early period that all procedural innovations are usually “tested out,” failures, technical problems and organizational violations are usually not encountered. And the likelihood of encountering, for example, a lack of additional forms or the absence of a clock in the classroom tends to zero.
Predictable microclimate in the classroom
Taking exams at the end of May and June poses another danger - on hot days the exam room can be very stuffy, and the direct rays of the summer sun can add to the discomfort. At the same time, exam organizers do not always agree to open windows. In the spring, in heating season, the air temperature in the classroom is more predictable, and you can always dress “for the weather” so as not to freeze or sweat during the exam.
Quick check
During the early period of the Unified State Examination, the load on the experts checking the work is much lower - and, accordingly, the work is checked faster. It’s still not worth waiting for the results the day after the exams - the official deadline for checking early work is usually 7-9 days, while the scores can be published a couple of days before deadline. During the main period, students usually have to wait Unified State Exam results about two weeks.
Time to develop an admission strategy
Those who take the Unified State Exam ahead of schedule know exactly their results by the end of April - and they have another two months to analyze in detail their chances of admission to a particular university in their chosen field, and to “target” the days open doors and so on. And, even if the results turned out to be lower than expected, there is plenty of time to find a way out of the current situation.
In addition, graduating class students who have passed their exams can spend two very relaxed last month school life. While their classmates are diligently preparing for exams, writing samples and visiting tutors, they can go about their business with a sense of accomplishment.
Disadvantages of taking the Unified State Exam early
Less time to prepare
The main disadvantage of taking the Unified State Exam early is obvious: the earlier the exam date, the less time to prepare. This may be especially important for graduates of the current year - after all, some topics school course included in the Unified State Exam program can be studied in the fourth quarter of the last school year. In this case, you will have to get acquainted with them yourself, or with the help of a tutor.
The first “running-in” of changes in the Unified State Exam KIM
Testing and measuring materials for most subjects are undergoing changes, and the early period of passing the Unified State Exam is also the first of all innovations “in combat conditions”. When preparing for the exams of the main period, examinees and their teachers use both demo versions of FIPI and published “after the fact” versions of early exams as “official guidelines”. Those taking the exam in the spring are deprived of this opportunity - they can only use the demo version as an example of a set of tasks. Therefore, the chances of encountering an unexpected task during the early period are much higher.
Less opportunity to prepare
Students taking exams in March-April do not have the opportunity to take part in trial exams, which usually take place at the very end of the school year. However, district education departments usually conduct practice exams in more early dates– but most often this service turns out to be paid.
In addition, the use of -services for self-study for the Unified State Exam can also cause difficulties: when laying out options corresponding to the current year’s KIM, the owners of such services usually focus on the timing of the main period. And, if you are taking a subject in which serious changes are expected this year, there is a chance that a month before the early exam you will be able to find a service with sufficient quantity“plausible” options that are well adapted to the current year’s exam are quite low.
Taking exams from home
Since the number of people taking the Unified State Exam early is small, the number of examination points is also greatly reduced. For example, residents of all districts of a large (and geographically “scattered”) city can take the Unified State Exam in a given subject at only one point. And for those who live in remote or “problematic” areas of the city in terms of transport, this can be a serious disadvantage. Especially considering that exams in different subjects may take place in different places in the city, so the route and travel time will have to be calculated anew each time.
The early stage of passing the Unified State Exam is coming to an end, so we have collected tips from those who have already passed the exam for those who are yet to do so. The guys are sharing personal experience and tell you what happened in the classroom, why they took it early, and what those who will take the Unified State Exam in the summer should pay attention to. The first subject is mathematics – specialized and basic.
Galina Sysoeva
I took basic mathematics early because on May 22 I am flying to Croatia for the World Dance Championships as part of the Russian national team. During the test, I was the only one in the room; the rest of the guys were taking specialized mathematics in another room.
My set of documents was printed right in front of me and very quickly, after which the observers helped me fill out the registration form.
The tasks in the KIM were the same as in all the collections we used to prepare for. In my opinion, everything is simple.
I advise graduates not to worry during the exam and solve all the tasks in a row in the remaining time - then there will be no surprises for you in the exam.
Nikita Dobrovolsky
I am retaking the Unified State Exam specialized mathematics this year, so I’m doing it ahead of schedule. I can say that I came across an easy option.
I'm not sure that I completed all the tasks correctly, but some of them were much easier than those that I was used to during preparation.
I didn’t really like that it wasn’t written how to fill out Part C correctly, so it took me seven sheets, while the others took a maximum of three.
Yana Veteranan
I took the exam in specialized mathematics ahead of schedule because last year I made a mistake during the main period. I missed the first task, forgot it and wrote down all the answers in the wrong order.
This year I didn't like how everything was organized. Now CMMs are printed right in the classroom. While the teachers were typing them, they ran out of paper and had to do it all over again. Some students were nervous, others were laughing and joking.
The first part was very simple - there were no problems that we did not solve. But the second part seemed difficult. The tasks are the same as in the collections, but much more calculations need to be done. If I solved the first part in an hour, then I spent the rest of the allotted time on solving the second part - although, in theory, this is what should be done. There was a guy sitting behind me, he even cursed several times because of the second part. Six out of 14 people left an hour later - I don’t know what they managed to decide there.
Alexey Ryabovsky
I had already taken the Unified State Exam in specialized mathematics, but I entered the wrong university where I wanted. I decided to re-enroll.
The atmosphere in the classroom was calm, the tasks were no easier than at the main stage, and even more difficult than last year. Graduates, remember that you are running out of time - this is the main difficulty you will face in the exam.
I didn’t even use drafts based on the experience of the previous year, knowing that there would be no time to rewrite. I wrote all the allotted hours without being distracted. I didn't have time to do the second part of task 16. If I had had at least half an hour more, I would have decided until the end.
The most important advice is to decide. If you know how to solve this or that task, you won’t even have to think; when you see the tasks, you’ll start writing right away and save time.
If you are applying for a high score, then you will not have a chance to sit and think.
Passing the unified state exams in Russia takes place in two “waves”: the early period takes place in the spring, in March-April, the main period takes place after the end of the academic year, in the last days of May and June. At the same time, some categories of test takers have the right to choose their own deadlines. And in order for the choice to be balanced, you need to understand all the advantages and disadvantages of taking exams early.
Who can take the Unified State Exam early
Those who have already fully mastered the school curriculum have the unconditional right to independently choose between the early and main wave of passing the Unified State Exam. This:
- graduates of previous years, regardless of the “statute of limitations” of the certificate (those who left school many years ago and last year’s graduates who want to improve their results have the right to take it early);
- graduates of technical schools, lyceums and schools who have already fully completed the course of secondary school.
In addition, some categories of eleventh graders also have the right to take the Unified State Exam without waiting for the end of the last school year. These include:
- graduates of evening schools who will go into military service this year;
- guys who, after graduating from school, leave for permanent residence in another country - regardless of whether we are talking about emigration or a student visa to continue their education at a foreign university or college;
- participants in all-Russian or international competitions, olympiads or competitions - if the duration of the competition or training camp coincides with the main stage of passing the Unified State Exam;
- eleventh graders who will be in sanatoriums and other medical institutions for treatment, health or rehabilitation programs in May-June;
- graduates of Russian schools located outside the borders of Russia - if they are located in territories with difficult climatic conditions.
In order to have the opportunity to take the Unified State Exam early, eleventh-graders must write an application addressed to the director of their school, indicating the reason.
The main advantages of passing the Unified State Exam early
There is a common myth that the Unified State Exam options for the early period are simpler than for the main period. This is not true; the level of difficulty of the options for all examinees of the current year is similar. However, some organizational features of the spring “wave” do allow some to achieve higher scores.
Fewer people - less nerves
The early period of passing the Unified State Exam is not comparable in mass to the main one. For example, in 2016 throughout Russia, 26 thousand people took exams ahead of schedule - and in the summer “wave” the number of examinees approached 700,000. As a result, not hundreds of extremely excited schoolchildren gather at exam reception centers in megacities - but only a few dozen people ( and in smaller settlements the number of “early-term workers” can go down to just a few). In addition, some graduates of previous years who applied to take the Unified State Exam may change their minds by the day of the exam and not appear for the test - as a result, in an audience designed for 15 people, there may end up being 6-8 test takers. Moreover, some of them will be adults, who usually perceive the exam more calmly than the average schoolchildren, “wound up” by numerous conversations that the Unified State Exam will decide their fate.
This makes the overall psychological situation during the exam much less nervous. And, as the experience of many graduates shows, the ability to calm down and concentrate while taking the Unified State Exam plays a decisive role. In addition, with a small number of applicants, the time for preliminary instruction and “organizational issues” is significantly reduced: printing and distributing assignments, checking the matching of barcodes, monitoring the completion of forms, etc. And this also reduces the “degree of excitement.”
Clear organization
Passing the Unified State Exam early is considered the official start of the examination campaign. At this time, only a few examination points operate in the regions, and great attention is paid to the organization of work in them. Therefore, despite the fact that it is during the early period that all procedural innovations are usually “tested out,” failures, technical problems and organizational violations are usually not encountered. And the likelihood of encountering, for example, a lack of additional forms or the absence of a clock in the classroom tends to zero.
Predictable microclimate in the classroom
Taking exams at the end of May and June poses another danger - on hot days the exam room can be very stuffy, and the direct rays of the summer sun can add to the discomfort. At the same time, exam organizers do not always agree to open windows. In the spring, during the heating season, the air temperature in the classroom is more predictable, and you can always dress “for the weather” so as not to freeze or sweat during the exam.
Quick check
During the early period of the Unified State Examination, the load on the experts checking the work is much lower - and, accordingly, the work is checked faster. It’s still not worth waiting for results the day after the exams - the official deadline for checking early work is usually 7-9 days, while scores can be published a couple of days before the deadline. During the main period, schoolchildren usually have to wait about two weeks for their Unified State Examination results.
Time to develop an admission strategy
Those who take the Unified State Exam ahead of schedule know exactly their results by the end of April - and they have another two months to analyze in detail their chances of admission to a particular university in their chosen field, “target” going to open days, and so on. And, even if the results turned out to be lower than expected, there is plenty of time to find a way out of the current situation.
In addition, graduating students who have failed their exams can spend the last two months of their school life very relaxed. While their classmates are diligently preparing for exams, writing samples and visiting tutors, they can go about their business with a sense of accomplishment.
Disadvantages of taking the Unified State Exam early
Less time to prepare
The main disadvantage of taking the Unified State Exam early is obvious: the earlier the exam date, the less time to prepare. This may be especially important for current year graduates - after all, some school course topics included in the Unified State Exam program may be studied in the fourth quarter of the last school year. In this case, you will have to get acquainted with them yourself, or with the help of a tutor.
The first “running-in” of changes in the Unified State Exam KIM
Testing and measuring materials for most subjects are undergoing changes, and the early period of passing the Unified State Exam is also the first presentation of all innovations “in combat conditions.” When preparing for the exams of the main period, examinees and their teachers use both demo versions of FIPI and published “after the fact” versions of early exams as “official guidelines”. Those taking the exam in the spring are deprived of this opportunity - they can only use the demo version as an example of a set of tasks. Therefore, the chances of encountering an unexpected task during the early period are much higher.
Less opportunity to prepare
Students taking exams in March-April do not have the opportunity to take part in trial exams, which usually take place at the very end of the school year. However, district education departments usually conduct practice exams at an earlier date - but most often this service is paid.
In addition, using online services for self-preparation for the Unified State Exam can also cause difficulties: when laying out options corresponding to the current year’s KIM, the owners of such services usually focus on the deadlines of the main period. And, if you are taking a subject in which major changes are expected this year, the chance that a month before the early exam you will be able to find a service with a sufficient number of “plausible” options that are well adapted to the current year’s exam is quite low.
Taking exams away from home
Since the number of people taking the Unified State Exam early is small, the number of examination points is also greatly reduced. For example, residents of all districts of a large (and geographically “scattered”) city can take the Unified State Exam in a given subject at only one point. And for those who live in remote or “problematic” areas of the city in terms of transport, this can be a serious disadvantage. Especially considering that exams in different subjects may take place in different places in the city, so the route and travel time will have to be calculated anew each time.
Who is allowed to take the Unified State Exam?
All graduates are allowed to pass the state final certification educational institutions Russia, having annual grades in all subjects of the curriculum for grades X-XI (XII) not lower than satisfactory.
The decision whether or not to admit a student to state certification is made by the pedagogical council of the institution in which the educational process, and is issued by order.
To be admitted to the Unified State Exam since 2015, students must receive credit for the final essay, which must be written in December or no later than April of the current year. Graduates of previous years write a final essay if they wish.
All important information about the final essay is in the “Final essay for the Unified State Exam” section.
What tasks are found on the Unified State Exam?
Unified State Examination tasks are provided during the exam in the form of an individual package of CMMs (testing and measuring materials).
Projects of KIMs for the 2019 Unified State Exam in all subjects have been published on the website www.ege.edu.ru, which is the official portal of the Unified State Examination. You can get acquainted with them in the section of the FIPI (Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements) Unified State Examination website / Demo versions, specifications, codifiers. On the same site you can find demo versions of CMMs from previous years.
The demo version shows what the tasks on the Unified State Exam will be like, but does not reflect all elements of the content of the tasks. In order to clearly know which topics need to be reviewed before the exam, open the document called “Specification”. It lists all the relevant topics.
In addition, in the "Demo Version" section there may be applications with additional materials(for example, dictionaries of accents and paronyms for the Russian language exam). These apps will help you prepare for the exam because they contain material that may be particularly challenging.
All demos are in the " Demo options KIMov on the Unified State Exam.”
What teaching aids should you use when preparing for the Unified State Exam?
You probably noticed that many publications bear the “Recommended by FIPI” stamp. In fact expert advice FIPI (Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements) has not reviewed or recommended any textbooks or manuals for many years. Use textbooks from reputable publishers and read recommendations on sites you trust.
It is best to use manuals on subjects from Federal list, which is recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science Russian Federation.
The FIPI website www.fipi.ru contains a Federal bank of test tasks, which includes materials that were used during the Unified State Examination in previous years in all general education subjects. Unfortunately, this section of the site also contains tasks in an outdated format.
The list of recommended publications is in the “Textbooks and Manuals” section.
What are the deadlines for the Unified State Examination?
The main dates for the Unified State Exam are May-June. In addition, in April, graduates can take the Unified State Exam early.
In February 2015, for the first time, the Unified State Examination in Russian language and geography will be held for persons who have already completed these courses. In addition, since 2015, additional deadlines for passing the Unified State Exam have been introduced in September for graduates who received an unsatisfactory result on the exam in May. Those who are dissatisfied with the results of the main period and are thinking about entering a university in September can also take the exam in September. next year.
All dates are in the “Unified State Exam Calendar” section.
How many tasks are there in KIM?
All KIMs for one subject are standardized and contain the same number of tasks in the same thematic sequence. But the number of tasks in different subjects and the time for completing them do not match, for example, the 2015 Unified State Exam in the Russian language requires completing 25 tasks in 210 minutes.
You can get exact information about the number of tasks for each subject in the section “Demo versions of KIMs for the Unified State Exam”.
How long does it take to pass the Unified State Exam?
In general, the Unified State Examination in each subject lasts at least 180 minutes. IN different years The duration of the exam in certain subjects differed slightly (by 5-10 minutes). This depends on the structure of the exam task. The shortest exams are in basic mathematics, biology, geography and English language- take three hours, the longest - in specialized mathematics, social studies, history, physics, computer science, literature - last almost four hours. The duration of the Unified State Examination for more than four hours is not allowed, since in this case a lunch break is required.
In all regions of the country, the Unified State Exam begins at 10:00 local time. The announced duration of the examination does not include the time allocated for preparatory activities(instructing Unified State Exam participants, opening special delivery packages with exam materials, filling out registration fields on Unified State Exam forms).
The duration of the Unified State Examination for each subject is determined in advance and is established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation annually.
The duration of the Unified State Examination in 2016 is now stated in the Projects demo versions by subjects:
Unified State Examination in mathematics basic 180 minutes (3 hours)
Unified State Examination in mathematics profile 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Exam in Russian 210 minutes (3.5 hours)
Unified State Exam in Social Studies 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Exam in Physics 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Exam in History 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Exam in Biology 180 minutes (3 hours)
Unified State Exam in Chemistry 210 minutes (3.5 hours)
Unified State Examination in computer science 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Examination in Literature 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
Unified State Examination in Geography 180 minutes (3 hours)
Unified State Examination in Foreign Languages 180 minutes (3 hours)
Is it true that it is easier to pass the Unified State Exam early than at the main stage?
All KIMs are formed in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard of Complete Secondary general education and approved codifiers and specifications (see section “Demonstration versions of CMMs for the Unified State Exam”). Options for KIMs in the early period are no easier and no more difficult than at the main stage of the exam. Since 2015, FIPI has published one real option KIM early period, which makes it possible to assess the real complexity of the exam tasks. The content (general formulation of questions) and complexity of tasks in these CIMs do not differ from what is offered in the Demo version and in the exams in May-June.
Why are different CMMs needed in different time zones? Will my region have different quests than others?
All CMMs are formed in such a way as to ensure the variability of individual sets exam tasks. In each time zone, a separate set of tasks is used for this, from which an individual version is formed for each student. CMMs that are used in different regions countries and in different time zones, may have noticeable differences from each other, sometimes even the wording of the tasks does not coincide (“in which words one letter N is missing” and ““ in which words are two letters НН missing”). However, all KIMs are formed in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard of Complete Secondary General Education and approved codifiers and specifications, and all Unified State Exam assignments similar to those offered in manuals and collections of standard options.
If I am a winner of the All-Russian Olympiad, is this taken into account when passing the Unified State Exam?
Winner's diploma All-Russian Olympiad is equivalent to 100 points in the Olympiad subject. If you plan to enter a university in a specialty that corresponds to the profile of the Olympiad, you will be admitted without passing exams. If you enter a specialty that does not correspond to the profile of the Olympiad, then the diploma of the winner of the All-Russian Olympiad will be equal to 100 points for one entrance test corresponding to the subject of the Olympiad.
The early stage of the Unified State Exam has begun. According to Rosobrnadzor, more than 40 thousand people are registered with it. During the main period, according to preliminary data, more than 720 thousand people will take part in the exams, of which 638 thousand are graduates of the current year.
Last year, 44 thousand people signed up for the early period.
Most of those who will come to the early stage are graduates of previous years. Eleventh graders are allowed to take the Unified State Exam early if they good reasons will not be able to get into the main wave.
Anyone who goes to take the Unified State Exam early must have mastered the entire school curriculum by this time and passed certification in all subjects. Typically, the early stage involves athletes, graduates who are leaving for international Olympiads, or students who will be undergoing treatment during the main stage.
Our task is to maintain what has been achieved high level conducting the Unified State Exam, and I ask the ministers to personally supervise the early stage: to monitor in great detail and carefully the conduct of all exams,” the head of Rosobrnadzor, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Sergei Kravtsov addressed the regional ministers.
If you didn’t pass the exams on the reserve days, then you can retake Russian language and mathematics in September
Particular attention should be paid to scanning forms, video surveillance during the exam, and creating conditions for graduates with disabilities.
Those who came to the early stage will not be allowed to retake the Unified State Exam in the main wave. This can only be done next year. But mandatory exams - Russian language and mathematics - can be retaken on reserve days if the student does not achieve the minimum score.
“If it is not possible to pass the exams on the reserve days, then Russian language and mathematics are compulsory basic level can be retaken in September," Rosobrnadzor recalled. As a rule, the most popular elective subjects on the Unified State Exam are social studies, chosen by more than 50 percent, history (about 20 percent), biology (18 percent), physics, foreign languages.
What's new at the Unified State Exam 2018?
Russian language: in exam paper includes a basic level task testing knowledge of lexical norms of modern Russian literary language. Maximum primary score for completing all work increased from 57 to 58.
Social studies: the assessment system for task 28 has been revised. The wording of task 29 has been clarified and the system for its assessment has been changed. The maximum initial score for completing all work has been increased from 62 to 64.
Literature: the requirements for completing tasks 9 and 16 have been clarified (the requirement to justify the choice of an example for comparison has been cancelled). The fourth topic of the essay has been introduced. The criteria for assessing the completion of tasks with a detailed answer (8, 9, 15, 16, 17) have been completely redesigned. The maximum score for the entire work has been increased from 42 to 57 points.
Schedule of the early period of the Unified State Exam:
- March 21 - geography, computer science.
- March 23 - Russian language.
- March 26 - history, chemistry.
- March 28 - foreign languages (oral part).
- March 30 - mathematics base and profile.
- April 2 - foreign languages, biology, physics.
- April 4 - social studies, literature.