Why is the national college entrance examination postponed for one month this year？ The authoritative response is coming.

　　CCTV News:On the afternoon of March 31st, the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference to introduce the situation of the resumption of education in low-risk areas.

　　At the press conference, Wang Hui, director of the Department of College Students of the Ministry of Education, introduced that this year’s national college entrance examination was postponed for one month, mainly for two reasons:

　　First, adhere to the "health first".Effectively protect the lives of the majority of candidates and those involved in the examination. At present, the spread of local epidemic situation in China has been basically blocked, but the risk of sporadic cases and local outbreaks still exists. The overseas epidemic situation is accelerating and spreading, and the pressure on the import of epidemic situation in China continues to increase. Health and epidemic prevention experts believe that the college entrance examination will be postponed for one month, and the risk of epidemic prevention and control is relatively small. The college entrance examination is a large-scale selective examination involving tens of millions of candidates. We must adhere to the principle of health first and adopt the safest and least risky scheme to effectively protect the life safety and physical health of the majority of candidates and staff involved in the examination.

　　The second is to adhere to "fairness first".Effectively minimize the impact of the epidemic on the majority of candidates, especially those in rural and poverty-stricken areas. After the outbreak, all localities postponed the start of school and arranged for senior three students to study at home, which generally affected students’ preparation for review, especially because of the differences in online learning conditions between urban and rural areas, and some students in rural and poverty-stricken areas were more affected. The basic value orientation of the college entrance examination is to ensure fairness and justice. The postponement of the college entrance examination for one month can give candidates more time to concentrate on their studies in school according to the teaching plan, thus ensuring educational fairness to the greatest extent.