A university student is working against time to go over her lessons for the national entrance examination for postgraduate program in Northeast Heilongjiang Province on Saturday, January 10, 2004, the first day of the exam. There have been more and more college students taking postgraduate exams to meet societal demands in recent years. The number of participants hit a record high reaching 940,000, up 18.4 per cent over the previous year. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Strict inspection before taking the exam [newsphoto.com.cn]

Right in an examination room  [newsphoto.com.cn]