Over 65% of supplementary session Tawjihi students pass

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The Higher Education Council had earlier decided that all official Jordanian universities will start the second semester of the academic year on February 27, 2022. (Photo: Petra)
AMMAN — The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said on Monday that 31,730 students passed the Tawjihi examination during its supplementary session, according to Khaberni.اضافة اعلان

The ministry spokesperson, Muhannad Al-Khatib, was quoted by Al-Mamlaka TV as saying that the passing rate was over 65 percent; of these, 19,718 passed the first time and 12,012 the second time, the latter either a resit or an attempt to increase their GPA.

Khatib also said that “the process of submitting electronic applications for admission in official Jordanian universities will start from Tuesday morning until 12 midnight Saturday, February 19, through the unit’s website (www.admhec.gov.jo.”

The Higher Education Council had earlier decided that all official Jordanian universities will start their scholastic year at the same time; the second semester of the 2021–2022 academic year will begin on February 27, 2022.

The council also agreed to allocate 10 percent of the seats in each major/university to students who took the supplementary session exams for the purposes of improving their grades.

However, starting with the next academic year (2022–2023), students who will have taken the exams a second time to get a better average will be allocated only 5 percent of the seats.


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