Mainland joint entrance exam: registration 1 March, exam in May
Registration for the 2027 joint entrance examination runs from 09:00 on 1 March to 17:00 on 15 March, with the examination on 17 and 18 May. It can be pursued alongside the DSE scheme.
Gradepath@BeBuddiDigital editor
Official notice
Registration for the 2027 joint entrance examination for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese students runs from 09:00 on 1 March to 17:00 on 15 March, with the examination held on 17 and 18 May. This route does not conflict with the DSE-based mainland admission scheme and both can be pursued in parallel.
Gradepath analysis
The value of the joint exam is that it is a different paper: students strong in mathematics and science but weak in language can use it to bypass the DSE English disadvantage, while English-strong candidates fare better under the DSE scheme. The real risk is the runway — roughly two months from registration to exam, so deciding in the second term of S6 is cramming by any standard. With about five months to March, now is the point to choose the route and start past papers.
Gradepath@BeBuddi action step
Start today: joint exam mathematics and science core drills →Official source：中華人民共和國普通高等學校聯合招收港澳台僑學生考試 ↗
- Joint entrance exam
- Mainland China
- HK/Macao/Taiwan
Dates, quotas and admission arrangements follow official and school announcements; the analysis here is general information and is not individual admissions or professional advice.