Seeking to end the frustration of millions of students, the government is considering another change to the university admissions system, which has been the subject to countless amendments in the past decades. The new system could possibly help clear things up and help to keep students more focused. Yekta Saraç, the head of the Board of Higher Education (YÖK), which oversees universities, said yesterday that they plan to reduce the two exams held over five days to only one and to "have students take one exam over one weekend."

Saraç's comments come after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan started a debate on the current exams for grade schools after he called for the abolition of the high school entrance exam. Most students complain about the complicated system of exams for high school and university admissions.

Saraç said cluttered exam categories will be reduced to a simpler system to replace the five-day exam held in March and June. Other changes will be to the questions on the exams that focus on mathematics and Turkish language. Saraç did not elaborate, but it is likely the two subjects will be defining in evaluating scores.

Currently, all students who want to go to university are required to pass the Transition to Higher Education Exam (YGS) first to be qualified for the Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS). The YGS focuses on questions from the curriculum for the first two years of high school. Test takers need to be well-informed on subjects taught in the last two years of high school to pass the LYS.