1.8m prep for national postgraduate entrance exam

2012-12-26 06:11:32 GMT2012-12-26 14:11:32(Beijing Time)

Students prepare for the annual national postgraduate entrance exam in the school library of Hebei University in North China’s Hebei province on Dec 25, 2012. A record 1.8 million students signed up for the exam this year, which will take place on January 5 and 6. (Photo/Xinhua)

Students preparing for the annual national postgraduate entrance exam wait for the school library to open before daybreak at Hunan University in Central China’s Hunan province on Dec 13, 2012. A record 1.8 million students signed up for the exam this year, which will take place on January 5 and 6. (Photo/Xinhua)

Students who will sit the annual national postgraduate entrance exam rush to get a good seat in the school library at 6:43 am at Hunan University in Central China’s Hunan province on Dec 13, 2012. A record 1.8 million students signed up for the exam this year, which will take place on January 5 and 6. (Photo/Xinhua)

Students prepare for the annual national postgraduate entrance exam in the library of Jiangsu University in the eastern province of Jiangsu on Dec 19, 2012. A record 1.8 million students signed up for the exam this year, which will take place on January 5 and 6. (Photo/Xinhua)