National Center for University Entrance Examinations
Encyclopedia
The National Center for University Entrance Exams or colloquially (独立行政法人大学入試センター, dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin Daigaku Nyushi Center, DNC) is an Independent Administrative Institution
that administers the National Center Test for University Admissions
and law school
entrance exams in Japan
.
It is under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Independent Administrative Institution
An Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
that administers the National Center Test for University Admissions
National Center Test for University Admissions
The is a type of standardized test used by public and some private universities in Japan. It is held annually during a weekend in mid-January over a period of two days....
and law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
entrance exams in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
It is under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
History
- 1977 Established as the preparation organization for the Common first-stage examCommon first-stage examThe was a standardized test administered in Japan and used for university admissions from 1979 to 1989.The subjects tested basic skills and were available were Japanese literature, mathematics, English, social studies and science....
- 1979 First common first-stage exam
- 1988 Started providing information on universitiesUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
through the videotexVideotexVideotex was one of the earliest implementations of an "end-user information system". From the late 1970s to mid-1980s, it was used to deliver information to a user in computer-like format, typically to be displayed on a television.In a strict definition, videotex refers to systems that provide...
with its Heart System (ハートシステム) - 1990 Became the administrator of the National Center Test for University Admissions
- 2003 Began administering law school entrance exams
See also
- Independent Administrative InstitutionIndependent Administrative InstitutionAn Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
(IAIIndependent Administrative InstitutionAn Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
), 2001 - List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)