Second-round Examination and Admission Program for Master Degree Candidates of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information in 2025

In accordance with the Regulations on the Administration of National Master Degree Candidates Admission in 2025 (JX [2022] No. 4) and the spirit of relevant documents of the University, this School, in combination with the actual situation of admissions, hereby formulates the following work program for second-round examination for master degree candidates in 2025: 

I. Form of Second-Round Examination

According to the unified arrangement of the university, this School will adopt offline second-round examination for 2025 master degree candidates.

II. Admission Plan and Score Line of Second-Round Examination

(I) According to the admission plan issued by the University, it is assigned as follows by major:

(II) Score line of second-round examination

Note: Please pay attention to the announcement of the Graduate Admissions Information Network of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) for the score line and list of the second-round examination for the minority backbone program, the retired college student soldier program and the individual examination.

III. Arrangement of Second-Round Examination

(I) Qualification examination

Before second-round examination, the School will strictly examine the candidates’ qualifications. Candidates must submitted related materials as required. The unqualified applicants could not pass the qualification examination. Those who fail to pass the qualification examination are not allowed to take the second-round examination. All qualification materials must be original and the copies should also be submitted.

1.List of qualification materials

①Valid resident ID card

②Graduation certificate

③Evidence of education or student status: Previous graduates should submit the “Electronic Registration Form for Academic Certificates of the Ministry of Education” or the “China Higher Education Degree Certification Report”; candidates who have obtained overseas academic degrees should submit the original and one photocopy of their academic degree certificate, as well as the “Overseas Academic Degree Certification Report” issued by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange; fresh graduates should submit the “Report on Online Verification of Student Status by the Ministry of Education”. 

④Admission ticket of preliminary examination;

⑤Personal resume (6 copies), using our personal resume template or self-designed, (all content merged into one PDF file), covering your university academic record, graduation thesis, scientific research achievements, etc., reflecting the candidate’s past academic performance, daily performance, scientific research ability, comprehensive quality and ideological and moral character. It should be submitted to the interview staff before the interview. The resume must not contain any form of personal contact information such as phone, email, etc. Otherwise, it will be regarded as suspected cheating and disqualified from the second-round examination. Original transcripts from the university or copies of transcripts in the archives (stamped with the official seal of the archive unit), graduation thesis or thesis proposal, and scientific research achievement.

⑥Candidates applying for the Retired College Student Soldier Program must provide the “Military Admission Approval” and “Certificate of Withdrawal from Active Service”.

2. Time and location of qualification examination

Time: 10:00-12:00 a.m. on Mar. 22, 2025

Location: First Floor Lobby of No. 2 Teaching Building

(II) Content of second-round examination

The second-round examination mainly tests the candidates’ ideological and political quality, professional quality, innovation ability, foreign language level, comprehensive practical quality, cultivation potential and mental health.

1. Written examination for specialized courses. The examination will be held on March 22, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00 pm. The written examination subject for mechanical engineering and machinery is “Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Control”, which will be held in Room 302, 303, 304, and 306 of No. 1 Teaching Building. The written examination subject for Information and communication engineering and electronic information is Electricity General (including digital circuit, C language and English), which will be held in Room 307, 308, 401, 404 and 406 of No. 1 Teaching Building. The written exam will last for 2 hours, with a full score of 100 points, accounting for 50% of the interview score. 

For the outline of the interview, please see the Outline for Postgraduate Entrance Examination of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information: https://jidian.cug.edu.cn/info/1097/2072.htm

2. Comprehensive interview. Please submit your resume before the interview and randomly select interview questions. It mainly focuses on the candidate’s ideological and political quality and moral assessment, comprehensive professional ability, innovation potential and ability, foreign language proficiency level, comprehensive quality assessment, and mental health condition. The comprehensive interview generally includes candidate’s self-statement, random selection of questions, interview panel questioning and communication, and expert scoring. The full score is 100 points, accounting for 50% of the second-round exam results.

(1) Basic theories and method of the specialty. It comprehensively assesses the candidates’ mastery of theoretical knowledge and application skills in the discipline (specialty), their ability to discover, analyze and solve problems using the theories learned. This section mainly includes randomly selected questions and questions from judges, with a full score of 40 points.

(2) Comprehensive quality assessment. It focuses on the candidate’s understanding of the development trends of the discipline, as well as their potential for development in the field, their creative spirit, innovative ability, and comprehensive quality. This section mainly includes the presentation of candidates’ personal achievements and questions from the judges, with a full score of 50 points.

(3) Foreign language listening and speaking ability assessment. It mainly examines the candidates’ foreign language listening and speaking ability, with a full score of 10 points.

3. Scoring rules of second-round examination

(1) The second-round examination is scored in 100 points system, accurate to two decimal places based on the total score of the interview (written exam+ interview).

(2) Score of second-round examination: The second-round examination is scored in 100 points system. Score of second-round examination = written examination score*0.5 + total interview score*0.5. The total score of second-round examination is 100 points. After the second-round examination, the results will be announced within 2 days and will be ranked by total score from the highest to the lowest.

(III) Time and location of second-round examination

Time: March 22-23, 2025

Location: The location of written exam can be found at (Written examination content for specialized courses)

Interview starts at 8:00 am on March 23, 2025. The interview for Electronic Information and Information Communication Engineering will be in Room 401, 403, 404, 406, 407 and 408 of No. 1 Teaching Building, and candidates should wait at Room 402. The interview for Machinery and Mechanical Engineering will be in Room 503, 504, 505, 506 and 507 of No. 1 Teaching Building. Candidates are waiting for the exam in Room 502, and the exam administration is in Room 501.

(IV) Results of second-round examination

Score of second-round examination = written examination score*0.5 + total interview score*0.5. The total score of second-round examination is 100 points.

The second-round examination is scored in 100 points system, accurate to two decimal places

(V) Payment for second-round examination

According to the price document, the second-round examination fee is RMB 100Yuan/person. Payment platform website: http://pay.cug.edu.cn/xysf/ (The account number is the ID card number, the password is CUG @ the last six digits of the ID card, and the last X is capitalized. Students of CUG must also use ID number to log in). Candidates who are unable to attend the second-round examination for any reason after paying the fee will not have their paid fee refunded.

(VI) Physical examination

There is no physical examination during the second-round examination, and the candidates will take part in the entrance examination after admission. Candidates who fail the medical examination will be dealt with according to the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education.

IV. Admission Rules

1. Total score calculation. Total score = total score of preliminary examination ÷ sum of full marks of preliminary examination×100×60%+ score of second-round examination (100 points system) × 40%. The total score is calculated in 100 points system, accurate to two decimal places.

2. Admission rules

①The proposed admission list will be determined according to the total score from high to low. If the total scores are the same, it will be ranked by the total scores of preliminary examinations; if the total scores of preliminary examination are the same, it will be ranked by the score of single subject in the unified examination (in the order of Specialty Course I, Specialty Course II, Foreign Language, and Political Theory)

②The candidates to be admitted must complete the procedure for proposed admission before April 30, 2025 (complete the political examination, transfer personnel files or submit the targeted training contract). If the candidate fails to go through the procedures within the time limit, he/she shall bear the consequence of not being admitted. All the proposed admission lists must be submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval before they are officially accepted.

③The proposed admission list will be publicized for 7 working days. After the public announcement without objection, the School will submit the proposed admission list to the Graduate School in accordance with the admission plan issued.

3. In case of one of the following circumstances, the candidate will not be admitted or will be disqualified:

①Unqualified in ideological and political quality and moral quality examination.

②Failing to attend the second-round examination or unqualified in the second-round examination (the score of second-round examination is the sum of examinations; if the score is lower than 60, it is unqualified).

③Unqualified in the additional examination for the candidates at equal education level.

④Not publicized in the proposed admission list.

⑤Failing to submit the targeted employment agreement on time as a targeted employment candidate.

⑥Failing to submit graduation certificate and other required materials on time.

⑦Providing false information.

4. Admission category

①Non-targeted: The personnel files of non-targeted postgraduates must be transferred to the University within the specified time. Upon graduation, they will be employed by two-way choice between themselves and employers.

②Targeted: The targeted postgraduates must sign targeted training contract with the admission unit and employing unit before being admitted. Upon graduation, they will be employed according to the targeted contract. In principle, in-service targeted employees can be admitted as part-time postgraduates. Candidates taking individual examinations can only be admitted as the postgraduates who will return to their original units for targeted employment. For the targeted candidates without targeted employing units (targeted to the region) in the minority backbone program, the personnel files can be transferred.

5. Training mode

①Full-time: Within the basic length of schooling or the length of schooling stipulated by the University, they must study full-time in school.

②Part-time: within the basic years of study or the years of study stipulated by the university (generally, the basic years of study should be extended appropriately), various ways and flexible time arrangements shall be adopted for non-full-time study. Within the specified time, graduates who meet the graduation requirements and degree awarding standards will be issued with master's graduation certificate and degree certificate. The graduation certificate indicates that the learning mode is part-time.

6. Tuition and grants

For tuition, please refer to relevant standards of the Regulations of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) for Admissions of Master Degree Candidates in 2025.The scholarships and grants shall be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations of the University.

V. Miscellaneous

1. Contact information

Mailing address: School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, No. 2 Teaching Building, West Quarter of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan City, Hubei Province

Postal Code: 430074

Tel: 027-67883382

Email: 529485986@qq.com

2. Appeal channel

Graduate School: 027-67885153; Supervision Division: 027-67884345.

Report Email: yzb@cug.edu.cn.  

School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information

March 18, 2025