2024考研438万人报名！

As 2023 draws to a close, China's National Postgraduate Entrance Examination for 2024 is set to kick off.

The exam will be held from Dec 23 to 25 with 4.38 million applicants, a decline of 360,000 candidates compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Education's official website on Nov 22.

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Over the past eight years, the number of candidates applying for the examination has seen a consistent upward trend. Official data reveals that the registrations for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022 were 3.41 million, 3.77 million, and 4.57 million, respectively. In 2023, the number reached an all-time high of 4.74 million applicants.

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随着考研的热度逐年增加，考生连续多年备考已经成为普遍现象，“二战”“三战”甚至“四战”的考生不在少数。21世纪教育研究院院长熊丙奇认为，目前考研已经出现了“高考化”的趋势，给考生以及高等教育发展带来不少新问题：考研竞争更激烈了，以及部分研究生出现了“考上研究生，但却并不适应科研”的问题。

With the increasing popularity of the postgraduate entrance examination, it has become increasingly common for candidates to spend multiple years preparing for the exam, as well as a growing willingness to take the exam repeatedly until they achieve their desired results. 

Experts have identified this trend as the "gaokao-ization" of the postgraduate entrance examination, likening this exam with the gaokao, the compulsory exam to enter university after high school.  Experts also highlight that if this trend continues to grow and more students opt for the examination process rather than finding a job, this will bring new challenges to both the candidates and the further development of higher education.

编辑：李雪晴

见习编辑：李涵萌

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