They start next week National exams, with candidates vying for a place in Higher Education for the coming academic year.

As already announced by the Ministry of Education, the number of admissions for the academic year 2024-25 it will rise at 68,851, aincreased by 277 places compared to last year. Most of the positions – 100 – concern the new Department of Psychology that will operate at the Democritus University of Thrace (Didymoteicho).

According to information from the Athens Agency close to the Ministry of Education, the total number of candidates for the Panhellenic Exams that will compete will be increased compared to last year, but the official data is not expected to be made public before the end of the Exams.

The program

As for the General high school (GEL), will start next year Friday, May 31, 2024 with the lesson of General Education, Modern Greek Language and Literature. Then, the Tuesday, June 4 the exams will be held for Ancient Greek (Humanities Orientation Group), Mathematics (O.P. Positive Studies and Economics and Informatics Studies) and Biology (O.P. Health Studies).

Her Thursday, June 6candidates will be examined in Latin (O.P. Humanities), Chemistry (O.P. Positive Studies and Health Studies) and Informatics (O.P. Economics and Informatics Studies).

There will be a gap in exams, due to the holding of the European Elections on June 9, and thus, the exams of the nationwide examined courses will be completed on Wednesday, June 12with the courses: History (O.P. Humanities), Physics (O.P. Positive Studies and Health Studies), Economics (O.P. Economics and Informatics Studies).

Accordingly, the program of the Panhellenic Courts for EPAL candidates is as follows: Beginning next Thursday, May 30, 2024 with the New Greek course. Then, on June 1, candidates will be tested in Mathematics (Algebra). From June 3rd to June 17th, the exams in specialty courses will follow, with a gap in between, due to the European elections, between June 5th and 11th.

The exam start time is set at 08:30 and thus, candidates should reach the examination halls by 08:00. The duration of the exam is three (3) hours.

Special courses and practical test for TEFAA

The exams of the special courses will be held from 18 to 28 June 2024.

Similarly, the conduct of the Health Examinations and Practical Test of the candidates (GEL and EPAL) for admission to the Physical Education and Sports Science Departments (TEFAA) from June 17 to 28.

More specifically, the examination program of special lessonsn is as follows:

Tuesday 18 June 2024: English

Wednesday 19 June 2024: German

Thursday, June 20, 2024: Free Draft

Friday June 21, 2024: Line Drawing

Saturday 22 June 2024: Music Perception, Theory and Harmony

Tuesday, June 25, 2024: Musical Performance and Interpretation

Wednesday 26 June 2024: French

Thursday, June 27, 2024: Spanish

Friday, June 28, 2024: Italian

The examination duration of the foreign language courses is three (3) hours, of the Designs is six (6) hours, of the “Music Performance and Interpretation” the examination of vocal or instrumental music lasts 4 to 6 minutes per candidate and of the “Music Perception, Theory and Harmony”, the exam in total lasts three and a half hours (3 hours and 30 minutes).

Candidates must arrive at the examination halls by 08:00 for the 08:30 examination time courses, by 11:30 for the 12:00 examination time course and by 11:00 for the 11 examination time course :30.