The short version
The GSAT for the 116 school year runs from 22 to 24 January 2027. It has 6 subjects: Chinese, English, Math A, Math B, Social Studies and Science, and you choose which ones to take. Registration runs from 27 October to 5 pm on 10 November 2026, and current third-year high school students always register through their school. Scores come out on 25 February 2027. The Star Plan, Personal Application and the exam-based placement route all use GSAT scores.
What the GSAT is
The General Scholastic Ability Test, or GSAT (學科能力測驗, 學測), is run by the College Entrance Examination Center (大學入學考試中心, 大考中心). Third-year students at a senior high school, graduates, and people with an equivalent level of education can take it.
Taiwan's official years count from 1912: year 115 is 2026 and year 116 is 2027. The "116 school year" (116 學年度) means the class that enters university in 2027.
Subjects and exam times
The GSAT has 6 subjects: Chinese (國文), English (英文), Math A (數學A), Math B (數學B), Social Studies (社會) and Science (自然). You choose which ones to take. Chinese is in two sessions: Chinese (1), comprehensive language ability (國綜), and Chinese (2), writing (國寫).
| Date | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2027 | Math A | Science |
| 23 January 2027 | English | Chinese (1) 國綜, then a second session for Chinese (2) 國寫 |
| 24 January 2027 | Math B | Social Studies |
- Length of each exam 國綜 and 國寫: 90 minutes each. English, Math A and Math B: 100 minutes each. Social Studies and Science: 110 minutes each.
- How Chinese is scored 國綜 is out of 100 and 國寫 is out of 50. Each part counts for 50% of the Chinese score.
Registration
- Exam handbook on sale 4 August 2026.
- Registration period 9 am on 27 October to 5 pm on 10 November 2026.
- How to register Current third-year students always register as a group through their own school. Graduates from earlier years and people with an equivalent level of education can register as a group through a licensed cram school, or register on their own.
- Payment deadlines At a convenience store (individual registration only): 7 November. At a counter or by bank transfer: 3:30 pm on 10 November. By ATM or online ATM: midnight at the end of 10 November.
- Check your registration 13 to 19 November 2026.
- Exam support for students with disabilities or serious illness Apply from 27 October to 10 November 2026. Results can be checked on 18 December 2026.
Registration fees
The GSAT fee is a basic processing fee plus a fee for each subject you take. Amounts are in New Taiwan dollars (NT$).
| Who | Basic processing fee | Each subject | Example: 4 subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most students | Group registration NT$200, individual NT$250 | NT$170 | Group NT$880, individual NT$930 |
| Students from middle-to-low-income households (中低收入戶) | Group registration NT$80, individual NT$100 | NT$68 | Group NT$352, individual NT$372 |
| Students from low-income households (低收入戶) | No fee | ||
After the exam
- Exam details From 5 January 2027 you can look up your exam number and exam location. The room assignments are published and exam numbers are sent by text message.
- Answer keys From 23 to 25 January 2027, the answer keys for the previous day's multiple-choice and fill-in questions are published.
- Scores Released on 25 February 2027, with statistics, online lookup and a text message. Score reports are mailed on 26 February.
- Score review Apply from 26 February to 4 March 2027. Review results are mailed and available online on 11 March.
The English listening test (英聽)
The senior high school English listening comprehension test (高中英語聽力測驗, 英聽) is also run by the College Entrance Examination Center. In the 116 school year it is held twice. You can take either or both, and your better result is used. The Star Plan and Personal Application accept an English listening result from any one sitting in the 114 to 116 school years.
| Step | First sitting | Second sitting |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 3 to 10 September 2026 | 4 to 10 November 2026 |
| Exam | 17 October 2026 | 12 December 2026 |
| Results | 30 October 2026 | 24 December 2026 |
| Apply for a review | 30 October to 2 November | 24 to 28 December |
| Review results | 4 November | 30 December |
- Format 40 multiple-choice questions in five parts: picture questions, responses, short conversations, short passages and long passages. Each sitting is 60 minutes in total.
- Results Graded in four levels: A, B, C and F.
- Fee Most students: group registration NT$350, individual NT$380. Middle-to-low-income households: group NT$140, individual NT$152. Low-income households: no fee.
What comes next
→ The Star Plan (繁星推薦)
→ Personal Application (個人申請)
→ The Advanced Subjects Test and exam-based placement
→ The 116 school year admissions calendar
Sources (5)
Checked November 2026.
College Entrance Examination Center: key exam dates for the 116 school year (PDF, Chinese), College Entrance Examination Center: 116 school year exam handbook (PDF, Chinese), College Entrance Examination Center press release: registration for the second English listening test and the GSAT closes 10 November 2026 (PDF, Chinese), University admission selection committee: 116 Personal Application general rules (PDF, Chinese), College Entrance Examination Center.