4,710 Students to Take Practical Comprehensive Exam Today - Jordan News
Dr. Ahmad Al-Ajlouni, Chairman of the Higher Examination Committee and President of Al-Balqa Applied University, stated that the University's Assessment and Public Examinations Unit has completed all necessary procedures for conducting the practical exam. It is expected that 4,710 students from 50 university colleges and associate degree colleges overseen by Al-Balqa Applied University will take part, distributed across 87 academic programs. اضافة اعلان He pointed out that 45 centers have been approved for the practical exam, with 140 specialized central examination committees, consisting of 420 examiners from faculty members at the associate degree colleges and experts from the private sector. Al-Ajlouni added that the total number of students who applied to participate in this session is 7,078, distributed across 107 specializations. Of these, 4,771 students will take the exam for the first time, 1,942 are repeaters who will re-take papers they failed in previous sessions, 190 students who have exhausted their rights will take all their papers, and 175 students will re-take one or more papers to improve their grades.
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