Difference:
There are different candidates and syllabuses. There are designated textbooks for the college entrance examination, but not for the joint entrance examination. So the scope and content of the exam are different.
Subjects: biology (science) and politics (liberal arts) are lacking in the joint exam.
Time: Registration for entrance examination in March, examination in May, and college entrance examination in June.
Difficulty: The entrance examination is generally relatively simple.
Admission: The admission line of the joint entrance examination is relatively low, and the general key undergraduate (undergraduate) line is 400 points.
Test sites: The college entrance examination can be held in high schools all over the country, and the joint examination can be held in designated test sites: Beijing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.