[2025 CSAT] "Prepare for the Actual Exam"... Mock Test to be Held on June 4

Diagnosing Students' Academic Ability and Providing Opportunities to Adapt to New Question Types
Mock Exams Also Exclude 'Killer Questions'... Maintaining Appropriate Discrimination

The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) will conduct a mock test for the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on June 4. This measure aims to help examinees assess their academic abilities and provide an opportunity to adapt to new question types. It is also intended to maintain an appropriate difficulty level by understanding the academic proficiency of prospective CSAT candidates this year.

According to KICE on the 28th, from the June mock test onward, so-called 'killer questions' will be strictly excluded in accordance with the Ministry of Education's measures to reduce private education. Based on this, they plan to maintain appropriate discrimination power.

On the 14th, a parent attending the '2024 Academic Year Regular Admission Strategy Briefing' held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul is taking notes on the regular admission strategy analysis chart. Photo by Yongjun Cho jun21@

The test areas are divided into Korean, Mathematics, English, Korean History, Inquiry (Social Studies, Science, Vocational), and Second Foreign Language/Chinese Characters, with all examinees required to take the Korean History section. The other areas can be taken by selecting all or some of the subjects.

Following last year and the '2025 CSAT Basic Plan' announced by the Ministry of Education in 2022, the Korean, Mathematics, and Vocational Inquiry sections will maintain a 'common subject + elective subject' structure, while English, Korean History, and Second Foreign Language/Chinese Characters sections will continue to be graded on an absolute evaluation basis.

In the Korean and Mathematics sections, according to the 'common subject + elective subject' structure, examinees must take the common subject and choose one elective subject per area. The Korean elective subjects are ▲Speech and Writing and ▲Language and Media, and the Mathematics elective subjects are ▲Probability and Statistics, ▲Calculus, and ▲Geometry.

In the English section, out of a total of 45 questions, 17 are listening questions, which are conducted within 25 minutes. The Inquiry section consists of Social Studies, Science, and Vocational Inquiry areas. Social and Science Inquiry subjects can be freely chosen, but to take the Vocational Inquiry section, examinees must have completed at least 86 credits of the industry-demand customized and specialized high school specialized subject II curriculum (for those who graduated before March 1, 2020, the vocational specialized subject curriculum) (80 credits for those who graduated before March 1, 2016).

In the Social and Science Inquiry sections, examinees can select up to two subjects from 17 subjects without distinction between social and science. In the Vocational Inquiry section, up to two subjects can be selected from six subjects, and if two subjects are chosen, examinees must take the specialized common subject 'Successful Vocational Life.'

The June mock test will also be based on the 2015 revised curriculum across all areas. As announced in the CSAT implementation basic plan, the linkage between EBS CSAT textbooks and lectures and the mock test questions will be conducted indirectly. In particular, the use of materials such as charts, pictures, and passages included in the linked textbooks will enhance the sense of connection. The linkage rate will be maintained at about 50% based on the number of questions per area and subject.

This mock test is open to all examinees eligible to take the 2025 CSAT. Examinees who applied for the first 2024 High School Graduation Equivalency Examination can also participate. The registration period is from April 1 to 12. Current students can apply through their enrolled schools, graduates can apply through their alma mater or academies as desired, and examinees without a school of origin, such as GED candidates, can apply at one of the 84 educational offices in charge of test districts at their current address or at academies where they can take the test. Individual score reports can be collected at the place of registration on July 2.

Meanwhile, following the 2017 June mock test question leak incident, the Higher Education Act was amended to strictly enforce security management, including penalties (up to 5 years imprisonment or fines up to 50 million won) for leaking or distributing questions before their official release.