2029 College Entrance Exam Set for November 16, 2028; Integrated Format to Continue

The 2029 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), which current first-year high school students will take, is scheduled for November 16, 2028. The Ministry of Education confirmed this date and other details, including the score notification on December 8, 2028.

The exam will maintain the integrated format for Korean, Math, and exploration subjects, a system designed to reduce disparities between different course selections. All students will take the same exams in Korean and Math, with scores calculated separately. For social studies and science explorations, students must take both integrated social studies and integrated science, regardless of their intended university major.

The structure and timing of the exams will mirror the 2028 CSAT. The Korean section will have 45 questions over 80 minutes, Math will have 30 questions in 100 minutes, and English will have 45 questions in 70 minutes. The integrated social studies and science sections will each consist of 25 questions to be answered in 40 minutes.

Further details regarding the exam's principles and specific content will be announced in the basic plan for the 2029 CSAT in March 2028 by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation.