3 12 The new college entrance examination mathematics is the same test paper regardless of arts and sciences, which means that in the new college entrance examination provinces that use the same set of test papers, the difficulty of the mathematics test is exactly the same for both physics candidates and history candidates.

The first batch of new provinces for college entrance examination reform include Zhejiang and Shanghai, which started on 20 14 and took the first new college entrance examination on 20 17. The college entrance examination adopts the 3+3 model, regardless of arts and sciences, in which the first 3 are Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages, and the last 3 are three elective subjects.

The second batch of new college entrance examination reform provinces include Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Hainan and other four provinces and cities, starting from 20 17, and holding the first new college entrance examination in 2020. The college entrance examination adopts the 3+3 model, regardless of arts and sciences, in which the first 3 are Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages, and the last 3 are three elective subjects.

The third batch of new college entrance examination reform provinces are Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and other eight provinces and cities. The first new college entrance examination was held in 20 18 and in 20021+2, with a college entrance examination mode of 3+ 1+2, regardless of arts and sciences.

The fourth batch of new college entrance examination reform provinces, including Heilongjiang, Gansu, Jilin, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Guangxi and other seven provinces, began on 20021,and in 2024, the new college entrance examination adopted the 3+ 1+2 college entrance examination model for the first time, regardless of arts and sciences.

The fifth batch of new college entrance examination reform provinces include Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Yunnan, Ningxia and Qinghai. Starting in 2022, the first new college entrance examination will be held in 2025, adopting the 3+ 1+2 college entrance examination model, regardless of arts and sciences.