Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

Sign ups for next year's Spring College Entrance Examination will start in the city soon. Thirteen local universities plan to recruit 2,330 students, up more than 200 from last year, today's Laodong Daily reported.
Among the 2,330 students, 1,340 will pursue undergraduate programs while 990 are expected to get junior college diplomas after graduation.
According to the Ministry of Education, except for third-year high school students and those expelled from universities or colleges this year, all students meeting the requirements of attending the National College Entrance Examination and with permanent local residence, or persons with specialized skills from outside the district and their children holding local residence permits for at least one year, are allowed to sit for the exam.
The sign-up dates will be November 27 and 28 (8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The examination will be held on December 18 and 19.
Candidates should sign up at the college recruitment offices of their permanent residences (employees will go to the offices of their companies). Those who have already sat for this year's autumn college entrance examination are required to bring their original exam admission permits to sign up.