Applications for early passing the exam in 2017 were accepted until February 1 (inclusive), and the first exam was passed by schoolchildren and graduates of previous years already on March 23. This is two months before the main stage. In order not to be late next year, the site talks about the deadlines, required documents and ways to get the results of the exam.

Why before others?

Most often, the USE is passed ahead of schedule by graduates of previous years. They need an exam to enter the university. Currently, all Russian higher education institutions are asked to provide USE results upon admission, which are considered valid for four years following the year the exam was taken. In order to become one of those lucky ones who take exams earlier than others and enjoy the results a couple of months earlier, it is enough not to miss the application deadlines and collect all the necessary documents. But first things first.

I want to be one of the first! Can?

In order for everyone to pass the exam, it was divided into three stages: early, main and additional.

Early delivery is designed mainly for graduates of past years - those who want to improve their USE results or those who graduated from school before the introduction of the Unified State Exam. This year's graduates can also take the exams ahead of schedule, but for this, the school's pedagogical council must give permission. You can get it in the absence of academic debt and the full implementation of the curriculum.

In the additional examination period from September 5 to September 16, graduates who failed to score the minimum required scores, that is, to cross the threshold, in May - June, can take the exam in mathematics (basic level) or the Russian language.

The main requirement that should not be forgotten is that the exam is taken once a year. The exception is graduates of the current year who did not pass the USE in Russian language and mathematics (basic level). If you do not achieve the minimum scores in one of these subjects, you can retake it in an additional period. In other subjects, in case of failure, it will be possible to try your hand only next year.

The main thing is not to forget your passport

For early delivery, students apply for participation in the exam at their school. Graduates of previous years must apply for participation in the Unified State Examination at the offices of the Regional Information Processing Center of Moscow (RTsOI). From the documents you will need a passport and an original document on education.

The application must list the subjects in which you plan to take the exams. For graduates of the current year, exams in the Russian language and mathematics (at any of the two levels) are mandatory, the rest can be chosen independently (most often, depending on the profile of the university).

A passport will be needed not only when applying, but also for admission to the exam itself - the data will be checked against the list of participants, which is printed out from the regional information system.

Regardless of when you have an exam, there is one application deadline. This year, early exams began on March 23 and will end on April 14. Applications had to be submitted by February 1, 2017 inclusive. After this date, only applications from those who had good reasons, such as illness, were considered. Applications close two weeks before the start of the exams.

The exam is available to everyone

The order of the Ministry of Education and Science on the approval of the USE schedule for the current academic year is published in November - a maximum of the first decade of January. The procedure for conducting a unified state exam provides for three stages: main, early and additional. The dates of each of them are set annually by the Ministry of Education.

Dates of early and main stages

Usually, the early testing period starts on March 21 and ends on April 10-11. The first exam of the main stage is held around May 27-28, the dates of the rest are in June. Up-to-date data can be found on the official website of the GIA information support (ege.edu.ru).

The USE schedule provides for reserve days for the delivery of all subjects.

Early delivery of the exam

To early tests in all disciplines of the unified state exam are allowed:

1. Persons who graduated from school in previous years (until 2013 inclusive) and wish to enter universities.
2. Graduates who have fully (without academic debts) completed the curriculum and successfully passed the final essay, who, for good reasons (these include moving, sports competitions, etc.) will not be able to participate in the main stage of the exam.
3. Persons who previously graduated from school with a certificate.

The conditions and rules for conducting the exam in the early period do not differ from those established for the main stage.

Innovations in the schedule

After the introduction of the Unified State Examination, a number of improvements appeared in the schedule aimed at optimizing the conduct of exams:

1. Mathematics was divided into two levels - basic and profile, for the delivery of each of them a separate day was allotted.
2. Graduates who failed the Unified State Examination in compulsory subjects (Russian and Mathematics) were given the opportunity to retake the exams in September.
3. The statistics of entrance campaigns to universities revealed that about a third of applicants pass social studies. In view of this, the USE schedule was changed, and a separate day was allocated for the exam in this discipline.

Two years ago, a pilot USE in mathematics was conducted in Moscow schools for 10th grade students. Positive marks received on the training test were counted as passing ones for obtaining a certificate of secondary education. Negative grades could be retaken to the next year.

Reserve days in the schedule

For graduates who for some reason could not pass the exam at the appointed time, special reserve days are allocated in the schedule. Students can exercise the right to take the exam on additional dates if:

1. Subjects were selected, the days of testing for which coincide.
2. The student did not appear for the exam or could not complete the testing that had been started for a good reason.
3. The graduate did not pass one of the compulsory disciplines.

Absence due to illness is considered as a valid reason. In this case, the eleventh grader is required to provide a certificate to the educational institution where he was registered. Next, the school submits the documents to the examination committee, which sets a new date for passing the tests based on the USE schedule.

The early stage of the exam has begun. According to Rosobrnadzor, more than 40 thousand people are registered on it. In the main period, according to preliminary data, more than 720 thousand people will take part in the exams, of which 638 thousand are graduates of the current year.

Last year, 44 thousand people signed up for the early period.

Most of those who will come to the early stage are graduates of previous years. Eleventh-graders are allowed to take the exam ahead of time if, for good reasons, they cannot get into the main wave.

Anyone who goes to take the exam in the early period must master the entire school curriculum by this time and pass certification in all subjects. Usually, athletes, graduates who leave for international olympiads, or students who will be on treatment during the main stage participate in the early stage.

Our task is to maintain the achieved high level of the Unified State Examination, and I ask the ministers to personally supervise the early stage: monitor the conduct of all exams in great detail and carefully, - the head of Rosobrnadzor, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Sergey Kravtsov addressed the regional ministers.

If you didn’t pass the exams on the reserve days, then you can retake the Russian language and mathematics in September

Particular attention should be paid to the scanning of forms, video surveillance during the exam, and the creation of conditions for graduates with disabilities.

Those who came to the early stage will not be allowed to retake the exam of their choice in the main wave. This can only be done next year. But the mandatory exams - Russian language and mathematics - can be retaken on reserve days if the student has not scored the minimum score.

“If it is not possible to pass exams on reserve days, then the mandatory Russian language and basic-level mathematics can be retaken in September,” the Rosobrnadzor reminded. As a rule, the most popular elective subjects in the Unified State Examination are social science, which is chosen by more than 50 percent, history (about 20 percent), biology (18 percent), physics, and foreign languages.

What's new at the USE-2018?

Russian language: the examination paper includes a basic level task that tests knowledge of the lexical norms of the modern Russian literary language. The maximum primary score for completing the entire job has been increased from 57 to 58.

Social studies: task 28 assessment system has been revised. Task 29 wording has been clarified and its assessment system has been changed. The maximum primary score for completing the entire job has been increased from 62 to 64.

References: the requirements for completing tasks 9 and 16 have been clarified (the requirement to justify the choice of an example for comparison has been canceled). The fourth theme of the essay has been introduced. The criteria for evaluating the performance of tasks with a detailed answer have been completely revised (8, 9, 15, 16, 17). The maximum score for the entire work has been increased from 42 to 57 points.

Schedule of the early period of the exam:

• March 21 - geography, computer science.
• March 23 - Russian.
• March 26 - history, chemistry.
• March 28 - foreign languages ​​(oral part).
• March 30 - mathematics base and profile.
• April 2 - foreign languages, biology, physics.
• April 4 - social science, literature.

Who is allowed to take the exam?

All graduates of educational institutions of Russia who have annual grades in all subjects of the curriculum for grades X-XI (XII) not lower than satisfactory are allowed to pass the state final certification.
The decision whether or not to admit a student to state certification is made by the pedagogical council of the institution in which the educational process is carried out, and is formalized by order.
In order to be admitted to the Unified State Exam since 2015, students need to receive a credit for the final essay, which must be written in December or no later than April of the current year. Graduates of previous years write the final essay at will.
All important information about the final essay is in the "Final essay on the exam" section.

What tasks are found on the exam?

USE tasks are provided at the exam in the form of an individual package of KIMs (control and measuring materials).
On the website www.ege.edu.ru, which is the official portal of the Unified State Examination, the projects of the KIMs of the Unified State Exam 2019 in all subjects are published. You can get acquainted with them in the section of the FIPI website (Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements) USE / Demo versions, specifications, codifiers. On the same site you can find demo versions of CIMs of previous years.
The demo version shows what the tasks for the exam will be, but does not reflect all the elements of the content of the tasks. In order to clearly know which topics need to be reviewed before the exam, open the document called "Specification". It lists all the topics you need.
In addition, the "Demo version" section may contain applications with additional materials (for example, dictionaries of accents and paronyms for the Russian language exam). These appendices will help you prepare for the exam because they contain material that is particularly difficult.
All demos are in the "Demo versions of KIMs for the Unified State Examination" section.

What teaching aids should be used in preparing for the exam?

You probably noticed that many publications are stamped “Recommended by FIPI”. In fact, the FIPI (Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements) expert council has not reviewed or recommended any textbooks and manuals for many years. Use guides from reputable publishers and read recommendations from sites you trust.
It is best to use manuals for subjects from the Federal List, which is recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
The FIPI website www.fipi.ru hosts the Federal Bank of Test Items, which includes materials that were used during the USE in previous years in all general education subjects. Unfortunately, this section of the site also contains tasks in an outdated format.
The list of recommended publications is in the "Textbooks and manuals" section.

What are the dates for the exam?

The main dates for the Unified State Exam are May-June. In addition, in April, graduates can take the exam ahead of schedule.
In February 2015, for the first time, the USE exam in Russian language and geography will be held for people who have already completed these courses. In addition, since 2015, additional deadlines for passing the exam were introduced in September for graduates who received an unsatisfactory result in the exam in May. Those who are dissatisfied with the results of the main period and are thinking about entering a university next year can also take the exam in September.
All dates are in the "Calendar of the Unified State Examination" section.

How many tasks are in KIM?

All KIMs in one subject are standardized and contain the same number of tasks in the same thematic sequence. But the number of tasks in different subjects and the time for their completion do not match, for example, the USE in the Russian language in 2015 assumes the completion of 25 tasks in 210 minutes.
You can get exact information about the number of tasks for each subject in the section "Demonstration versions of KIMs for the Unified State Examination".

How long does it take to pass the exam?

In general, the exam in each subject lasts at least 180 minutes. In different years, the duration of the exam in certain subjects differed slightly (by 5-10 minutes). It depends on the structure of the exam task. The shortest exams - in basic mathematics, biology, geography and English - take three hours, the longest - in specialized mathematics, social studies, history, physics, computer science, literature - last almost four hours. The duration of the exam for more than four hours is not allowed, since in this case a break for lunch is required.

In all regions of the country, the USE starts at 10:00 local time. The announced duration of the exam does not include the time allocated for preparatory activities (instructing participants in the exam, opening special delivery packages with exam materials, filling in the registration fields on the exam forms).

The duration of the USE for each subject is determined in advance and is established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation annually.
The duration of the Unified State Examination in 2016 is now declared in the Projects of demo versions in subjects:
USE in mathematics basic 180 minutes (3 hours)
USE in mathematics profile 235 minutes (3 hours 55 m)
USE in Russian 210 minutes (3.5 hours)
Unified State Examination in Social Studies 235 minutes (3 hours 55 meters)
Unified State Examination in Physics 235 minutes (3 hours 55 meters)
Unified State Examination in History 235 minutes (3 hours 55 meters)
Biology USE 180 minutes (3 hours)
USE in Chemistry 210 minutes (3.5 hours)
USE in Informatics 235 minutes (3 hours 55 meters)
Unified State Examination in Literature 235 minutes (3 hours 55 meters)
USE in geography 180 minutes (3 hours)
USE in foreign languages ​​180 minutes (3 hours)

Is it true that it is easier to pass the exam ahead of schedule than at the main stage?

All KIMs are formed in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard for Complete Secondary General Education and approved codifiers and specifications (see the section "Demonstration versions of KIMs for the Unified State Examination"). The options for early KIMs are neither easier nor more difficult than at the main stage of the exam. Since 2015, FIPI has been publishing one real version of the early term KIM, which makes it possible to assess the real complexity of the tasks in the exam. The content (general formulation of questions) and the complexity of tasks in these KIMs does not differ from what is offered in the Demo version and at the exams in May-June.
Why do we need different KIMs in different time zones? Will there be different tasks in my region than in others?
All KIMs are formed in such a way as to ensure the variability of sets of individual examination tasks. In each time zone, a separate set of tasks is used for this, from which an individual version is formed for each student. KIMs, which are used in different regions of the country and in different time zones, can have noticeable differences from each other, sometimes even the wording of the tasks does not match (“in which words one letter H is missing” and ““ in which words are two letters HH missing”) . However, all KIMs are formed in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard for Complete Secondary General Education and approved codifiers and specifications, and all USE tasks are similar to those offered in manuals and collections of standard options.

If I am a winner of the All-Russian Olympiad, is this taken into account when passing the exam?

The diploma of the winner of the All-Russian Olympiad is equal to 100 points in the subject of the Olympiad. If you plan to enter a university for a specialty that corresponds to the profile of the Olympiad, you will be enrolled without passing exams. If you enter a specialty that does not correspond to the profile of the Olympiad, then the diploma of the winner of the All-Russian Olympiad will be equated to 100 points for one entrance test corresponding to the subject of the Olympiad.

At the request of graduates of the Unified State Examination and the OGE, if there are sufficient grounds, it can be carried out ahead of schedule. To do this, at the time of passing the GIA, it is necessary to successfully pass the intermediate certification and have an admission to pass the GIA. The procedure for admission to the early delivery of the GIA differs for different categories of graduates.

Graduates of the 9th grade can be admitted to the early delivery of the OGE only if there are good reasons, documented.

26. For students who do not have the opportunity, for valid reasons, documented to pass the GIA within the time limits established in accordance with paragraphs 24 and 25 of this Procedure, the GIA is carried out ahead of schedule, but no earlier than April 20, in the forms established by this Procedure. (p. 26)

Graduates of the 11th grade may be admitted to the early delivery of the exam at will.

29. For students, the GIA, at their request, can be carried out ahead of schedule, but not earlier than March 1, in the forms established by this Procedure. ()

Graduates of previous years having a certificate of completion of grade 11, college graduates, or students who received unsatisfactory results at the end of the GIA last year and left school with a certificate, take the exam exclusively ahead of schedule or at an additional time.

For graduates of previous years, the Unified State Examination is held ahead of schedule, but not earlier than March 1, and (or) at additional dates for the Unified State Examination in the forms established by this Procedure.

Participation in the exams of graduates of previous years at other dates for the Unified State Examination is allowed only if they have good reasons (illness or other documented circumstances) and the relevant decision of the SEC. ()

In 2019, the early period for the exam is scheduled from March 20 to April 10, for passing the OGE - from April 22 to May 14.

How to resolve the issue of passing the GIA in the early period

Grade 9 students must additionally document that they cannot take exams during the main period for a good reason, such good reasons may be illness and the need to undergo a rehabilitation course in the main and additional periods of the OGE, moving the family to a permanent place of residence in another country and others exceptional cases. Grade 9 graduates who received unsatisfactory results at the end of the last year's OGE and have a certificate with the results of intermediate certification in their hands can be admitted to the early delivery of the OGE.

To pass the GIA early, students in grade 11 need to write an application addressed to the principal of the school, indicating the reason. As a rule, the need to pass the exam ahead of schedule arises:

• if in May-June they will be in sanatoriums and other medical institutions on medical and recreational or rehabilitation programs;
• if graduates are participants in competitions, olympiads or competitions, and the period of competition or training coincides with the deadline for passing the exam in the main stream. Such competitions and olympiads can be both national and international;
• if eleventh graders plan to move to live in another country after graduation. Note that the move may be associated not only with emigration, but also with plans to continue education on a student visa at a foreign university;
• if the graduates of evening schools this year have to go to military service.

Advantages of early delivery of the exam

The early stream USE options are no easier than the main stream options. The difficulty level of all variants of the current year is similar. However

More time to choose a university

One of the main advantages of passing the exam ahead of schedule is additional time for making an important decision. Graduates who passed the exam ahead of schedule, by the end of April already know their results, and can calculate their chances of entering the chosen university. For this, open days and education fairs are suitable. And if the results of the exams do not please the graduate, then the decision on where to go and what profession to choose will not have to be made in a hurry.

It is also important to reduce the pre-examination fuss. The last two months of study will not be held in such tension as the rest of the students who take the exam in the main stream.

A calmer exam environment

The first spring wave of those who pass the exam is incomparably smaller than the main stream. So, in 2017, 26.5 thousand people took part in early delivery, and 703 thousand in the main flow. It should be noted, however, that in 2018, 41,000 graduates fell on the early wave. But despite the fact that the number of early adopters has grown, they are still very few compared to the main stream. It is easy to imagine the level of intensity of the nervously excited graduates who have gathered so massively in the main stream. The early wave in such a comparison looks much calmer: in large cities, only a few dozen people can gather at examination points, and only a few in smaller settlements. Do not forget about the graduates of past years, who could change their minds and not show up for the exam early. In addition, since it is the graduates of previous years who make up the bulk of the early wave, the atmosphere in the classrooms is less tense, because they are more relaxed about exams due to their age. Being able to calm down on an exam is essential to getting successful results. Also, a small number of people in the audience minimizes preliminary briefing: verification of barcodes, control of filling out forms, and so on, which also reduces excitement.

Good organization and comfortable conditions

In 2018, about 41,000 people took the USE ahead of schedule, mostly graduates of previous years. Since there were few takers, only 245 examination sites were used. For a small number of examination points, the removal of special attention to all organizational issues is characteristic. Therefore, in the early period there are practically no technical problems and organizational violations usually do not occur. It is also unlikely that there will be a shortage of additional forms or, for example, the absence of clocks in the classroom.

Many cities in Russia are characterized by a very changeable summer. Therefore, taking exams at the end of May and June may not be very comfortable physically. If there is a hot day during the exam, it can become quite stuffy in the classroom, and the organizers do not always agree to open the windows. In a cold summer, you can face the opposite situation - in June, the heating has long been turned off, the audiences are cold and the cold also makes it difficult to concentrate. In the spring, in the early period of passing the exam, the temperature in the classroom is more predictable.

Quick check

Since a smaller number of works are checked in the early period of passing the exam, experts cope with the check faster. Usually the work is checked 7-9 days, but scores can be published a few days earlier. When submitting in the main stream, the verification of works takes about two weeks.

Cons of passing the exam in the early period

Less preparation time

The main disadvantage of early delivery of the exam is less time for preparation compared to the main stream. This will be the most important drawback for eleventh graders who decide to take the exam ahead of schedule. This is due to the fact that some topics of the school course included in the USE program can be studied at the very end of the school year. Graduates will have to get acquainted with them on their own.

The surprise of changes in KIM USE

As you know, every year the exam options change. Since the early period is the first wave, new control and measuring materials are presented on it. Graduates who will take the exam in the main stream, teachers will have time to prepare for the changes, focusing on the data published after the early delivery. Such data are FIPI demo versions and options that were solved in an early stream. Those who are going to take the exam in the spring cannot count on such luxury and must be prepared for the unexpected.

Harder to prepare

Graduates who take exams in the main stream first take trial exams, which take place at the end of the academic year. Due to the fact that the early wave of passing takes place in March-April, graduates who join it are deprived of the opportunity to take exams trial. Sometimes you can find practice exams in district departments of education, but often such an exam turns out to be paid. Many students use online servers for preparation, but this method can also fail. Often, site owners, when laying out options, are guided by the deadlines for the delivery of the main stream and do not have time to adapt KIM to all the changes of this year.

Territorial remoteness of the exam

As we have already mentioned, the number of people who pass the exam ahead of schedule is not numerous. Accordingly, much fewer examination points are organized. For comparison, in the early period in 2018, 245 examination points were organized, and in the main stream of 2017 - 4.5 thousand. This leads to the fact that residents of all districts of a territorially large city can take the exam in one of the subjects at one point. For residents of remote areas, this can be quite problematic.

Publication date:

Wednesday, June 27, 2018