Row brews over university admissions despite negative scores

Controversy is mounting over Türkiye’s university entrance exam system amid allegations that students with negative scores are being admitted to universities, a claim the higher education authority strongly denies, reports Hurriyet Daily News.

In Türkiye, university placements hinge on performance in a nationwide, multi-stage exam conducted annually. However, recent local media reports allege that candidates with negative scores, due to answering more questions incorrectly than correctly, are being admitted to lower-tier universities. Local media reports claimed that around 203 departments, including four-year undergraduate degrees, admitted students with zero or minus scores.

“It is unfeasible for candidates with minus points to have their score calculated,” read a statement by Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
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