Time for matriculation and excitement for thousands of twelfth graders, parents and teachers. On May 17 is the mandatory state matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature, which will be attended by over 50 thousand young people in over 750 schools, reported FOCUS.
The second mandatory matriculation exam is on May 20 for a chosen subject or for the acquisition of a degree of professional qualification.
And this year, most chose to show knowledge of the English language. Additional matriculation exams at the student's request are between May 22 and 29.
Rumyana Stoilkova and Nikoleta Hadzhiyska tell bTV about the measures against the transcribers.
"Exams important for the future“ - this is how Valeri Kamburov looks at his upcoming matriculation exams in Bulgarian and English.
"One must primarily rely on one's own knowledge, because sooner or later it will be called in another aspect of life,", he adds.
In the capital's 55th school, more than 50 students will attend the matriculation exam in 9 halls. With video surveillance and custodians from other schools, management will try to stop the copyists.
"As you can see, we are currently seeing ours in the classrooms, so we have a view of the situation there,", says Dr. Tanya Pancheva, director of the 55th SU "Petko Karavelov".
"We made an exam in the form of the matriculation exam, so that our students have already experienced it and are more moderate,", she added.
In social networks, users offer the correct answers to the matriculation exams. A total of BGN 400 costs the open and closed questions and the subject of the essay.
"Until now, no information has been leaked and there is no such proven case. The exams are divided into modules, that is, not all the exam material is provided at the beginning of the exam," says Alexander Tringov from the MES.
"I think that the sellers take advantage of the students, who are in a weak and tense moment at this early age,", commented Valeri Kamburov.
The maximum number of points on the state matriculation exam is 100. Matura is considered passed with a minimum of 30 points.
"There is a change in the regulations, for the first time high school seniors can apply to increase the grade of an exam they have already taken,", points out Dr. Tanya Pancheva.
Results of the mandatory exams will be announced by June 7 inclusive.