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The CSCA (China Scholastic Competency Assessment) is the undergraduate entrance exam that participating Chinese universities use to evaluate international applicants. It covers Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Professional Chinese, and every paper is scored from 0 to 100.

No. CSCA.ai is an independent preparation platform built by WiseAdmit. The official CSCA website, where you register, log in and see your results, is csca.cn. Official rules, dates and fees are published there.

Mathematics is required for all applicants. Your university and program determine whether you also need Physics or Chemistry. Professional Chinese applies to Chinese-taught programs. The official CSCA exam introduction also lists it for Chinese Government Scholarship undergraduates, while some published scholarship guidance exempts fully English-taught programs. Confirm your exact papers with your university and scholarship office before booking.

The CSCA runs six sessions a year, usually in January, March, April, June, November and December. The 2026–27 sessions are 14–15 November 2026, 19–20 December 2026, 23–24 January 2027, 13–14 March 2027, 24–25 April 2027 and 26–27 June 2027. Each session has a short registration window, so check csca.cn for the next deadline. The banner at the top of CSCA.ai always shows the next sitting.

You register on the official website, csca.cn: create an account, choose your subjects and session, upload your ID and photo, and pay the fee before the registration window closes.

Published notices give the fee as 450 CNY for one subject and 700 CNY for two or more subjects. Confirm the current fee on csca.cn when you register.

The Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry papers each have 48 single-choice questions to answer in 60 minutes, in Chinese or English. The Professional Chinese paper has 80 questions in 90 minutes, in Chinese. Every paper is scored from 0 to 100.

There is no single national pass mark. Each subject is scored from 0 to 100, and each university decides which scores it accepts for each program.

The content is familiar to most science-stream students, but each Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry paper gives you about 75 seconds per question, so speed and accuracy are the real challenge. Timed practice under exam conditions helps most.

The published exam rules do not list a calculator among the permitted items, so plan to work every calculation by hand. Check the candidate notice on csca.cn for your session before test day.

CSCA results are released within 10 working days after the test. Log in to csca.cn to download your score report.

Yes. Because the CSCA runs several sessions a year, you can register for a later session and sit a subject again. Leave enough time for the new result to arrive before your universities' deadlines.

Most sessions run as home-based online tests, with test centres in some countries. Check the format for your session and country on csca.cn when you register, and test your device and room before a home-based exam.

Usually, yes, if your university requires the CSCA for undergraduate admission. English-taught MBBS applicants usually take Mathematics and Chemistry, and some universities also ask for Physics. Check each university's requirements for your intake.

Confirm which subjects you need, learn the format, take a free diagnostic practice test, study each syllabus topic with practice questions, then finish with full timed mock tests. Most students plan 4 to 12 weeks. CSCA.ai has a step-by-step guide at csca.ai/csca-preparation.