Colleges and universities will not be allowed to set admission ratios based on gender except for some special colleges and majors related to the military, national defense and public security, according to China's Ministry of Education.

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The guideline issued by the ministry also said non-language major candidates should not be subject to an extra language test, and no additional requirements should be imposed by colleges and universities above the national admissions policy.

(Compiled by Yang Jiaqi)