(Central News Agency, reporter Hsu Chih-wei, Taipei, 11th) The results of the university application-based admissions pipeline were announced today. National Taiwan University (NTU) uncovered three major violations this year. In one case, a candidate used AI glasses during a second-stage written exam, resulting in a score of zero for that subject. Additionally, the application documents of two candidates were found to be significantly inconsistent with the facts, deemed to have misled the review process, and were also given a score of zero.

The University Admissions Committee announced the unified placement results for the 115th academic year's application-based admissions today. NTU offered 1,789 slots, with 14,019 applicants. A total of 1,601 candidates were admitted, leaving 188 vacancies.

Lee Hong-sen, head of the Registration Section of NTU's Office of Academic Affairs, stated in a media interview that the vacancies were concentrated in the medical and pharmaceutical disciplines and the agricultural and biological disciplines. The main reasons include candidates being admitted to multiple programs and departments having a small number of备取 (alternate) candidates.

Lee pointed out that data from the Admissions Committee shows a 4.62% decrease in the utilization rate of slots in the national medical and health disciplines this year. He speculated that this is because some top-performing candidates prefer second-category disciplines such as information technology or engineering. At NTU, vacancies in medical disciplines like the Department of Occupational Therapy and the School of Pharmacy are due to candidates being admitted to other departments within the same discipline group.

Observing the admission status of various NTU departments, Lee noted that departments with higher numbers of vacancies this year include the Department of Political Science (three groups, totaling 23 vacancies), the Department of Occupational Therapy (12 vacancies), the Department of Social Work (10 vacancies), and the Department of Civil Engineering (9 vacancies). The Department of Political Science has three groups, and since candidates are not restricted to applying for only one group, some were admitted to multiple groups. The Department of Social Work had an insufficient number of备取 candidates. The Department of Civil Engineering saw candidates admitted to other departments. Departments like Chinese Literature, Anthropology, and Philosophy all filled their quotas.

Furthermore, three major violations were discovered in NTU's application-based admissions this year. Lee explained that one repeat examinee, applying for both the School of Medicine and the School of Dentistry, drew attention during the second-stage biology written exam by wearing a hoodie upon entry. During the exam, the candidate was observed maintaining a head-down posture for a long time and had switched to a pair of large, black-rimmed glasses. An invigilator inspected the glasses, found them to be very hot, and confirmed the use of AI glasses. The candidate received a score of zero for that subject.

Lee stated that NTU has reported the situation to the College Entrance Examination Center and the Ministry of Education. The College Entrance Examination Center is developing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to handle violations involving the use of AI glasses in future General Scholastic Ability Tests and Subject Competency Tests.

Lee also mentioned that the application documents of two candidates for NTU's Department of Electrical Engineering claimed they had won silver and bronze medals in the Olympiad. An investigation revealed that they had actually won silver and bronze awards in the national preliminary selection for the Olympiad. After departmental discussion, it was determined that the content of the application documents was significantly inconsistent with the facts and misled the review process. Both candidates were given a score of zero. He reminded future candidates to ensure the authenticity of their application materials. (Editor: Wu Su-rou) 1150611

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  • Source: CNA (Central News Agency)
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