New high examination paper 1 (8 provinces):
Applicable provinces: Shandong, Hebei, Hubei, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Examination subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, biology, politics, history, geography, information technology, etc.
Features: Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are put forward by the examination center of the Ministry of Education, while physics, history, chemistry, politics, biology and geography are put forward by the provinces themselves. Among them, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei and Hebei provinces are 3+ 1+2 provinces for college entrance examination, and Shandong province is 3+3 provinces for comprehensive reform.
New high examination paper 2 (3 provinces):
Applicable provinces: Hainan, Liaoning and Chongqing.
Examination subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, biology, politics, history, geography, etc.
Features: Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are put forward by the examination center of the Ministry of Education, while physics, history, chemistry, politics, biology and geography are put forward by the provinces themselves. Among them, Liaoning and Chongqing are 3+ 1+2 provinces, and Hainan is a comprehensive reform 3+3 province.
Other provinces that follow the college entrance examination system use examination papers:
National Volume A (5 provinces):
Applicable provinces: Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet and Guangxi.
Examination subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, literature synthesis and science synthesis.
Features: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, liberal arts and science are all organized by the examination center of the Ministry of Education.
National Volume B (12 provinces):
Applicable provinces: Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia and Henan.
Examination subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, literature and science.
Features: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, liberal arts and science are all organized by the examination center of the Ministry of Education.
Independent proposition (3 provinces):
Applicable provinces: Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.
Examination subjects: Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, biology, politics, history, geography, etc.
Features: Candidates in these three areas use their own papers, Beijing papers, Shanghai papers and Tianjin papers.