The National Examination Authority (NEXA) said that in this round, 29,000 graduates of the twelfth grade, all of whom are boys, will take the test.

The university entrance exam’s second round has begun in the provinces of Badghis, Kandahar, Panjshir, Ghazni, Farah, Kapisa, Laghman, Nuristan, Helmand, Kunar, Nangarhar, and Maidan Wardak.

“The second round of the exam is to be held in 12 provinces of the country, where about 29,000 people will participate,” said Moder Jan Kotwal, a member of NEXA.

“This year, 537 students from Badghis province filled out forms,” said Samaruddin Jebran, a member of NEXA.

Some participants of the entrance exam asked the Islamic Emirate to allow girls to participate in the exam.

“We hope that they (girls) will be able to participate in next year’s exam, we need educated women and girls in our society,” said Abdul Ghafoor, a participant told TOLOnews.

Meanwhile, some female students who were banned from taking the entrance exam are now concerned about their future. They asked that Islamic Emirate to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade.

“We ask the Islamic Emirate to open universities for girls, girls are the destiny makers of Afghanistan’s future,” said Somaya, a student in Badghis.

According to NEXA data, around 125,000 candidates will take part in this year’s Kankor test. 25,000 twelfth grade graduates participated in the first round of the exam.