"The applicant first chooses a group and only then, if he has a chance, is admitted to the desired specialty. However, in most countries of the world, admission is not limited to such groups."
Education expert Mazahir Mammadli stated these words in his statement to AzEdu.az.
"In general, according to the Azerbaijani education model, in the 11-year education system, students must be sufficiently knowledgeable, skilled, and informed in all subjects. This is very important for them to prove themselves in a higher education institution in the future. But let's see, do we have selection opportunities in higher education institutions for these subjects? Of course not. Why? Because all specialties in our country are determined only by groups.
That is, every applicant who applies to a higher education institution must first choose their group, and only then, if they have a chance, can they be admitted to the desired specialty. The purpose of saying "if they have a chance" is that nowhere, in most countries of the world, are specialties limited in this way by groups during admission to higher education institutions.
In our country, the system is structured in such a way that the selection is not directly by specialty, but by pre-determined groups. Thus, we have divided the admission system into five groups."
During admission to higher education institutions, students should be given the opportunity to choose not only based on exam results, but also on their achievements during their education:
"On the other hand, students who graduate from general education schools face a sufficient number of logically loaded questions, even though they do not study logic as a separate subject. This causes them additional time loss. For example, since most of the open-ended questions in the Azerbaijani language subject are based on logic, students have to think more about these questions and consequently spend extra time.
Another issue is that today, graduation exams for admission to higher education institutions are mainly intended only for the 11th grade. The 9th-grade graduation exams, on the other hand, are mainly intended for those who choose colleges, so they are not of serious importance for other students.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate to make such a change in the admission system: during admission to higher education institutions, students should be given the opportunity to choose not only based on exam results, but also on their overall performance in general education schools and their achievements during their education.
In world practice, especially in European countries, this system exists: if a person studies exemplarily and successfully graduates from a general education school, they get the opportunity to be admitted to a higher education institution more easily. In such cases, the need for additional block exams decreases or is completely eliminated."
In general, it is necessary to review the education system, especially to make serious changes in the admission rules:
"In higher education institutions, especially at the bachelor's level, the subject of logic is often either not taught at all or is taught in a sufficiently weak manner. Nevertheless, students who have completed their bachelor's education have to take an exam in logic when applying for admission to the next stage, the master's level. This creates additional difficulties for students with a weak logic base.
Therefore, it is necessary to review the education system in general, especially to make serious changes in the admission rules. For example, some powers in the admission process to higher education institutions can also be given directly to the universities themselves. For example, the opportunity can be created for universities to select students who graduate from general education schools with high results through scholarships or special programs.
Just as students admitted with the SAT exam are currently attracted by universities with special scholarship offers in many European countries, it would be appropriate to give the same opportunities to our universities."
