Missed the November CSCA? Your Next Window Opens 25 November

错过11月CSCA？下一个窗口11月25日开启

 

THE LEAD

导语

For every international student aiming at a Chinese bachelor's degree in September 2027, one test stands between the plan and the application: the China Scholastic Competency Assessment, or CSCA. The November sitting is now twelve days away — and its registration window closed on 21 October. The next door opens on 25 November, and it stays open for exactly one week.

对每一位计划2027年9月来华读本科的国际学生来说，CSCA（来华留学本科入学学业水平测试）都绕不开。11月场考试还有12天就开考，但它的报名通道已在10月21日关闭。下一扇门11月25日打开，而且只开一周。

The calendar matters more than the test itself. Embassies running the Chinese Government Scholarship Type A route make it explicit: for September 2027 entry, undergraduate applicants may use valid CSCA score reports from the November 2026, December 2026 or January 2027 sittings only. Miss all three, and the bachelor application for 2027 is effectively over, no matter how strong the rest of the file is.

日历比考试本身更关键。走中国政府奖学金A类（使馆受理）路线的使馆写得很明白：申请2027年9月入学的本科，只能使用2026年11月、12月和2027年1月三场CSCA的有效成绩。三场都错过，2027年的本科申请基本就结束了——其余材料再强也无济于事。

SIX SITINGS, ONE CALENDAR

六场考试，一张日历

According to the 2027 CSCA examination notice published by the International Student Center of the University of Science and Technology Beijing, the 2027 cycle runs six sittings, each lasting two days: 14–15 November 2026 (registration 15–21 October, now closed), 19–20 December 2026 (registration 25 November to 1 December), 23–24 January 2027 (registration 30 December to 5 January), 13–14 March 2027 (registration 16–22 February), 24–25 April 2027 (registration 26 March to 1 April), and 26–27 June 2027 (registration 2–8 June).

根据北京科技大学国际学生中心发布的《2027年CSCA考试通知》，2027入学季共安排六场考试，每场两天：2026年11月14—15日（报名10月15—21日，已截止）、12月19—20日（报名11月25日至12月1日）、2027年1月23—24日（报名12月30日至1月5日）、3月13—14日（报名2月16—22日）、4月24—25日（报名3月26日至4月1日）、6月26—27日（报名6月2—8日）。

Note the pattern hiding inside those dates: registration closes about three weeks before each sitting, and it opens for only seven days. The exam date is not your deadline; the registration date is. Universities forwarding the notice add the same warning — the system shuts some time before the exam, so registering early is the only buffer.

注意这些日期里藏着的规律：报名比开考提前约三周截止，而且每次只开放七天。你的截止日不是考试日，而是报名日。转发通知的各校都加了同一句提醒——系统会在开考前提前关闭，尽早报名是唯一的缓冲。

FOUR SUBJECTS, TWO FEES

四个科目，两档费用

The test has two parts. Professional Chinese — split into a humanities track and a STEM track — runs 90 minutes with 80 multiple-choice questions, scored out of 100. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry each run 60 minutes with 48 questions out of 100, and every subject can be taken in Chinese or English. For Chinese Government Scholarship undergraduate applicants, Mathematics and Professional Chinese are compulsory; science and engineering majors usually add Physics or Chemistry, according to the target university's catalogue.

考试分两部分。专业中文分文科中文与理科中文两轨，时长90分钟，共80道客观选择题，满分100分。数学、物理、化学每科60分钟、48道选择题、满分100分，四科均可选中文或英文作答。申请中国政府奖学金本科项目的考生，数学和专业中文为必考；理工类专业通常还需按目标院校的招生目录加考物理或化学。

On exam days the subjects run on Beijing Time: Professional Chinese at 12:00–13:30, Physics at 15:00–16:00, Mathematics at 18:00–19:00 and Chemistry at 20:30–21:30, per the schedule published on the CSCA portal. Candidates taking the test from home abroad should convert the times into local hours in advance and check the device, network and proctoring environment — a time-zone slip costs a sitting, and a sitting is exactly what you cannot spare.

按CSCA官网公布的作息，考试日按北京时间进行：专业中文12:00—13:30，物理15:00—16:00，数学18:00—19:00，化学20:30—21:30。在境外居家网考的考生应提前把时间换算成当地时间，并检查设备、网络和监考环境——时差算错一场，丢的就是一场考试，而这恰恰是你最输不起的东西。

Fees are flat: 450 yuan for one subject, 700 yuan for two or more, paid online at registration. Universities set their own subject requirements — USTB, for example, requires Mathematics for every programme, and its two English-taught engineering programmes, Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, must take Mathematics and Chemistry in English. Confirm the subject list with the university, not with a forum.

费用是固定的：报1科450元，报2科及以上700元，报名时在线支付。各校的科目要求自行划定——例如北京科技大学要求所有专业必考数学，其两个英文授课工科项目（环境工程、材料科学与工程）还须考英文版数学和化学。科目清单务必向学校核实，不要问论坛。

WHAT THE EMBASSY NOTICES SAY

使馆通知怎么说的

The embassy notices for the 2027/2028 Chinese Government Scholarship published in late October — the Dominican Republic on 28 October, the Chinese consulate in Gothenburg, India on 27 October and others — converge on the same rule: every bachelor applicant must hold a valid CSCA score report when applying, and for September 2027 entry only the November 2026, December 2026 or January 2027 sittings count. Sweden's notice adds a validity floor: score reports must be from a test taken after 1 March 2025.

10月下旬密集发布的2027/2028学年中国政府奖学金使馆通知——多米尼加（10月28日）、瑞典哥德堡总领馆、印度（10月27日）等——都在重复同一条规则：本科申请者必须持有效CSCA成绩单申请；申请2027年9月入学的，只有2026年11月、12月和2027年1月三场算数。瑞典的通知还加了一条下限：成绩单对应的考试日期须在2025年3月1日之后。

Why do the embassies stop at January? Their own calendars explain it. Indonesia's notice, for instance, sets the file review for 15 February to 1 March 2027, with results visible in the system in July–August. A January score report is the last one that can still land inside that review window; anything later arrives after the shortlist is drawn. The three sittings are not arbitrary — they match the pipeline from test to recommendation.

为什么使馆只认到1月？看它们的审核日历就明白。以印尼使馆为例，通知写明2027年2月15日至3月1日审查材料、确定拟推荐人选，7—8月可在系统里查看录取结果。1月场的成绩是最后一份还能赶进审核窗口的成绩单；再晚，名单已经画完。这三场考试不是随手定的，它们对应着从考试到推荐的那条流水线。

There is also a language ladder to keep in view. Chinese-taught master's and doctoral applicants need HSK Level 4; general and senior visiting scholars need HSK Level 3; undergraduates prove academic readiness through CSCA itself. Applicants who fall short of a university's Chinese requirement can apply for a preparatory year, generally funded within the scholarship for up to one year.

还有一条语言阶梯要记牢。以中文授课的硕士、博士申请者需达到HSK四级；普通进修生和高级进修生需HSK三级；本科申请者则用CSCA本身证明学业能力。中文水平暂不达标的，可向学校申请预科（中文补习），一般可纳入奖学金资助，期限通常为一年。

DECEMBER IS THE REAL MAIN EVENT

12月场才是真正的主战场

Doing the arithmetic from today, 2 November: the December sitting sits 23 days out at registration and 47 days out at exam time. That is enough runway to prepare Professional Chinese and Mathematics if you start this week. The January sitting then exists as the safety net — but its registration window falls across the New Year holidays, 30 December to 5 January, when documents, payment cards and school replies all move slower.

从今天11月2日算起：距离12月场报名开启还有23天，距离开考47天。如果本周就开始准备，专业中文和数学是来得及的。1月场是安全网——但它的报名窗口横跨元旦假期（12月30日至1月5日），办材料、付款、等学校回复都会更慢。

Sit the December exam, and the January sitting still works as a retake. Sit only January, and a weak score leaves nothing behind. That asymmetry, not the syllabus, is why December matters.

考了12月场，1月场还能当重考机会。只考1月场，成绩不理想就没有退路。真正让12月变得重要的，不是考纲，而是这种不对称。

 

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK

本周要做的事

• If you are applying for a bachelor's in September 2027 and missed November, mark three dates today: registration opens 25 November, closes 1 December; the exam runs 19–20 December.
• 如果你要申请2027年9月入学本科、又错过了11月场，今天就把三个日子记下：11月25日报名开启、12月1日报名截止、12月19—20日考试。

• Email your target universities now and ask two questions in writing: which CSCA subjects your intended major requires, and which track of Professional Chinese it expects.
• 现在就给目标院校写邮件，书面问清两件事：你的意向专业要考哪几科CSCA，以及专业中文要考文科轨还是理科轨。

• Register on csca.cn with your own long-term email — one account binds one candidate only — and prepare a valid ID, a compliant digital photo and a payment method before 25 November.
• 在csca.cn用本人长期邮箱注册（一个账户只能绑定一名考生），并在11月25日前备好有效证件、合规电子证件照和可用支付方式。

• Budget the fee correctly: one subject costs 450 yuan, two or more cost 700 yuan. If both Mathematics and Professional Chinese are required, you are booking two subjects in one payment.
• 把费用算对：1科450元，2科及以上700元。如果数学和专业中文都要考，那就是一次支付报名2科。

• Ask the university in advance whether a January retake is acceptable for scholarship screening — some reviewing offices screen files before January scores arrive.
• 提前向学校确认奖学金评审是否接受1月场重考成绩——部分受理机构在1月成绩出来前就开始筛材料。

THE BOTTOM LINE

结语

The CSCA is not an exam you can cram into a visa week. It is a calendar decision made months earlier. Six sittings exist in the 2027 cycle, but for September 2027 entry only three of them produce scores embassies can use — and two of the three are still ahead of you. Treat 25 November as the date that actually decides the application, and let the exam on 19–20 December be the smaller step. If you are unsure which subjects your target programme requires, or how to sequence CSCA against an embassy deadline, Originedu's China study advisors build this timeline with applicants every season. Always verify dates on the official portal csca.cn and with your target university before paying any fee.

CSCA不是能靠签证前一周突击的考试，而是要提前几个月做的日历决策。2027入学季虽有六场考试，但对2027年9月入学真正"算数"的只有三场——其中两场还在你前面。把11月25日当作真正决定申请的日期，让12月19—20日的考试成为水到渠成的一步。如果你不确定目标专业要考哪些科目，或者不知道如何把CSCA排进使馆的截止日历，Originedu的来华留学顾问每一季都在帮申请者做这张时间表。缴纳任何费用前，请以csca.cn官方门户和目标院校的通知为准。

 

SOURCES

信息来源

• 北京科技大学国际学生中心《2027年CSCA考试通知》（isc.ustb.edu.cn，含中英文版）— USTB International Student Center, 2027 CSCA Examination Notice
• CSCA官网（www.csca.cn）考试安排与报名系统 — CSCA official portal
• 中国驻多米尼加大使馆《2027/2028学年中国政府奖学金（国别项目）启动公告》，2026年10月28日 — Embassy of the PRC in the Dominican Republic
• 中国驻瑞典哥德堡总领馆《中国政府奖学金申请须知》，2026年10月 — Chinese Consulate General in Gothenburg, CGS Application Guide
• 中国驻印度大使馆教育处2027/2028学年招生通知，2026年10月27日 — Education Office, Embassy of the PRC in India
• 华南师范大学国际文化学院、中国矿业大学国际学院CSCA说明页（费用：1科450元，2科及以上700元）— CSCA information pages of SCNU and CUMT

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