In 2003, the college entrance examination in Jiangsu Province was not a national examination paper, but an independent examination paper in Jiangsu Province. Since 2003, the college entrance examination in Jiangsu Province has been reformed into a 3+2 model, which requires the number of languages, and the other subjects are selected, basically the arts and sciences are selected separately.
In 2023, Jiangsu College Entrance Examination adopted the new National College Entrance Examination Volume I and implemented the "3+ 1+2" model. The total score of Jiangsu college entrance examination is set at 750. The total score of candidates consists of three subjects: Chinese, mathematics and foreign language in the national unified college entrance examination and three subjects selected by candidates at their own academic level.