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Oct 12, 2026
Where do you take the CSCA? The home-based online exam and test centres
According to csca.cn, the CSCA is mainly a home-based online exam. What the official page says, how to check for a test centre, and what you need to sit the exam at home.
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What is the CSCA? The 2026 guide for international applicants
What the China Scholastic Competency Assessment is, who needs it, the exact exam format per subject, and how Chinese universities use the score.
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CSCA Mathematics: the exact format, measured from real 2025–2026 papers
Topic weights, difficulty mix and question style of the CSCA maths paper, measured from real past papers — not guessed from a syllabus.
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How hard is the CSCA? Difficulty data from 500+ real questions
We tagged every question in recent CSCA papers by difficulty. Here is the honest answer to how hard the exam is, subject by subject.
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