State exam, what is it, how it goes, how to prepare

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The state exam is the beginning of the final stretch for a student before graduating from university. State exams are designed to verify the competence of a specialist who will soon be getting a job.

This test involves completing oral or written tasks, answering questions, and explaining decisions in front of a full committee.

The first meeting with the commission for most students goes like this.

Usually, it includes: the deputy dean, the head of the department, and teachers from the department. They will decide whether you should go to the next stage - the defense of your thesis, and what grade you deserve for preparing for the state exams.

Therefore, we recommend that you always be friends with all the teachers in the faculty. You never know who will turn up on the committee.

In fact, many students are intimidated by state exams, that it is a terrible exam, where they ask about what they covered in the first year and that everyone has long forgotten. On the one hand, this is true. At the state exam, you can get absolutely any ticket, on any topic for all 4 years. But on the other hand, the list of questions is given six months before the exams. In addition, tests are conducted only on 3-4 specialized disciplines.

For example, if you are studying journalism, then state exams will be held in the following subjects: history of journalism, theory of journalism, modern media, modern media technologies.

Preparing for the state exam in advance will allow you to cope with a difficult test the first time.



02  How does the state exam take place?
How is the state exam conducted?

The state exam takes place in several stages:

The stage of preparation for passing exams.
Passing state exams
Giving grades
Retake (if necessary).
We will consider each stage in more detail.

The most interesting stage is the main stage – passing state exams. Usually, a week of state exams is appointed at the faculty.

They can be of two types:

The oral exam resembles a regular session. The student mobile app development service comes to the classroom, takes a ticket and sits down to prepare. The time allotted is exactly 45 minutes. After this period has expired, or before the minutes have expired, the examinee approaches the commission to tell his answer.

After a full explanation, additional questions may arise from the commission members, which will either continue the topic or, conversely, distract from it.

After all students have been heard, the faculty meeting will assign and announce all grades.

The downside of the oral state exam is that students have to wait until all their classmates have defended their answers. Some people only need 15 minutes to complete their answer, while others will wait until the end, sitting in the back seats.

Therefore, a great replacement is the written version of state exams. In this case, students also choose a ticket, sit down at a table and begin to write their answer. Three hours are allocated for such work, sometimes 3.5.

After the entire text is completed, the student checks his work and hands it in. The answers will only be known in a couple of days, so you won't have to wait for them at your door.

This is how state exams are conducted. If you want to know in more detail what awaits you at the state exams, we recommend asking university graduates or master's students, postgraduates. Each university sets its own rules and requirements for conducting state exams.