BAKU — Political analyst Taleh Shahsuvarli, speaking on Baku TV’s Aktual gündəm (“Current Agenda”), raised concerns over students who achieve 600 points or more on entrance exams but still fail to secure a place at university.
“Those who scored 600 points have clearly proven their abilities, yet they remain outside the higher education system. The state has an obligation to ensure they are admitted,” he said.
According to Shahsuvarli, the system overseen by the State Examination Center (SEC) is in need of urgent reform.
“My proposal is to strip the SEC of its absolute authority. It should serve only as an electronic gateway, as is the case in many Eastern European countries. Today, however, the SEC has effectively turned into a structure that fuels the shadow tutoring market in Azerbaijan,” the analyst argued.
As a potential solution, he suggested merging final school exams with university entrance tests, provided they are conducted by the SEC, and allowing applicants to submit documents electronically to multiple universities at once.
