The main state exam, or shortly the OGE, is taken by schoolchildren at the end of a nine-year education. Graduates of the 9th grade have been taking the main state exam for many years, and next 2018 will not be an exception. In addition, it is already known that the OGE-2018 will undergo several changes, which our article will help you learn about.
OGE 2018: how many subjects you need to take
It should be noted that so far no changes are expected regarding the number of compulsory subjects to be taken at the OGE in 2018, as before, ninth-graders will take two required exams: in Russian and in mathematics. These two subjects are central to all school education. In addition to compulsory subjects, in 2018, 9th grade graduates will need to pass 2 more exams of their choice (see below).
Items to choose from
All ninth-graders for passing the main state exam in 2018, in addition to compulsory subjects, are invited to choose two additional subjects from the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geography, as well as social studies, history of Russia, literature, computer science and ICT, foreign languages... Previously, it was possible to take additional subjects on the main state exam voluntarily. However, the bulk of the students simply did not take any additional subjects, which is why a sharp decline in the level of knowledge among ninth grade graduates was revealed.
Of course, in ordinary life, not all objects and knowledge are useful. But school preparation is, first of all, discipline and expansion of boundaries, acquaintance with different sides of life and science. Teaching children according to the methods of the past decades means missing out on a huge number of nuances dictated by the modern world. Changes are necessary, but time will tell how fruitful are the methods that are used in schools for teaching and passing exams.
Changes upon passing the exam in 2018
The changes that the OGE will undergo in 2018 include a change in the assessment system (see the latter).
From now on, the marks obtained as a result of exams will directly affect the final grade in the certificate.
Those who failed the OGE in the main period will be able to retake it in August (September). Every 9th grade graduate will have a second chance.
The system of control and measuring materials that students use to prepare and pass exams was previously developed by teachers for each school individually. From now on, KIM will be the same for the whole country. 
6.10.2017 year
There are rumors that in 2018 it will be necessary to take 5 subjects of the OGE in grade 9. Many parents and students are trying to find information about how many and what subjects should be taken in the 2018 exam?
The official sources of information about the OGE are the websites of Rosobrnadzor and FIPI. Let's try to clarify the situation at the beginning of October 2017.
How many exams there will be in the OGE in 2018 is still unknown. The FIPI website published the Letter of Rosobrnadzor dated 04/11/2016 No. 02-146 "On the number of subjects to be handed over in the IX grade."
It follows from the letter that in order to obtain a certificate of basic general education, graduates take two compulsory subjects (Russian and mathematics) and two optional subjects.
Students pass the SIA in compulsory academic subjects (Russian and mathematics), as well as in two academic subjects of the student's choice from among academic subjects: physics, chemistry, biology, literature, geography, history, social studies, foreign languages (English, French, German and Spanish), informatics and information and communication technologies (ICT) (hereinafter - optional subjects).
Students for participation in the GIA as academic subjects of their choice can choose their native language from among the languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation and the literature of the peoples of the Russian Federation in their native language from among the languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation (native language and native literature). Also, students can choose to pass the GIA two foreign languages at the same time from the list above. Moreover, the total number of exams in grade 9 should not exceed four.
Students who in previous years did not pass the GIA or received unsatisfactory results at the GIA in more than one compulsory academic subject, or received repeated unsatisfactory results in one of these subjects at the GIA in additional terms, pass the GIA in 2016 only in those academic subjects, for which they have unsatisfactory results.
We will wait for the changes, but as of today, 6.10.2017, this information is relevant.
The OGE is the main state exam that schoolchildren take in grade 9, 2018 will not be an exception.
The exam is designed to control the knowledge gained by students for all years and is necessary for admission to technical schools and colleges. For students who decide to continue their studies at school, this is a dress rehearsal for passing the exam. Based on the results, it will be possible to draw conclusions about which subjects you need to focus on so that the grades in the certificate are as high as possible.
What changes will take place in the final attestation system for ninth-graders, and why are these changes inevitable?
There will be two compulsory subjects for the OGE 2018, as in previous years:
- Russian language;
- maths.
The question of how many subjects to take on the OGE in 2018 is of interest to many children and parents, because there have been rumors about innovations for a long time. Representatives of the Duma, headed by Deputy Minister of Education Natalya Tretyak, made a decision back in 2015 on the need to introduce additional exams in 2017 and 2018.
Already, in this, 2017, the rules have become stricter. Instead of 2 compulsory subjects, it became 4, and, in 2018, their number may increase to 5, although this issue is still under discussion. In any case, the choice of additional subjects and preparation for the exam in them should be started as early as possible.
What innovations do the deputies propose to make?
- In 2018, it is planned to introduce another compulsory subject, and thus, ninth graders will need to pass 5 exams.
- By 2020, it is planned to introduce two more compulsory exams, which means that the number of subjects to be taken will increase to six.
- Those who do not cope with the delivery of the four main subjects will not receive a certificate and will be forced to go for a retake in August.
It is not yet known which ones in the 9th grade of the OGE will have to be taken in 2018, but there are rumors that history (or social studies) and physics will become compulsory subjects for delivery. Thus, children will have to be much more effective in preparing for the delivery of all standards.
Reasons for the increase in the number of compulsory subjects
When trying to find out what compulsory subjects are included in the OGE in 2018, parents are faced with a stream of inaccurate information. The thing is that the innovations have not yet entered into force, but their activation is only a matter of time.
There are several reasons why the State Duma wants to increase the number of compulsory examinations:
- the percentage of schoolchildren who take additional subjects in addition to compulsory subjects has fallen sharply;
- according to the deputies, the small number of compulsory subjects for delivery negatively affects the level of knowledge of schoolchildren;
- passing a wide range of subjects in the 9th grade will help the child to cope more successfully with the USE at the time of graduation.
The statistics cited by the deputies is harsh: after they canceled the delivery of two compulsory elective subjects in 2014, the number of ninth-graders taking additional social studies has decreased from 41% to 9%. The number of those who take biology on their own has also decreased from 21% to 3.5%, and such statistics are relevant for all disciplines. Children who know about the need to pass only two subjects do not bother to choose any additional disciplines, which negatively affects the quality of their knowledge. How many exams there will be in the OGE in 2018 is not yet known exactly, but most likely there will be 5 of them.
Changes in the OGE 2018 in the Russian language
The biggest changes may affect the compulsory exam in the Russian language. Namely, his oral part. Recently there have been a lot of discussions about this, but now there is more specific information about what awaits us in 2018.
FIPI (Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements) started working on changes to the exam in 2015. But a professional discussion took place only now. In 2017, the new model was tested in a number of schools from different regions of the country. As a result, the vast majority of teachers and experts supported it.
There are 2 options for the oral form:
1) using a headset and recording the answers of the examinee, with their subsequent analysis;
2) acceptance by the examination committee. In this case, the presence of an independent expert will be required to check the objectivity of the points awarded.
The final decision on the inclusion of the oral part in the OGE in the Russian language will be made before November of this year.
Features of conducting exams according to new standards
Having figured out how many subjects for the OGE in 2018 will be taken, it remains only to find out how the innovations will affect the examination process itself. What changes have already taken place in the OGE or are still coming in 2018?
- Since 2017, grades for compulsory subjects have a direct impact on the student's certificate.
- The OGE in informatics is now taken over the computer.
- If, before 2016, marks were given on different scales in each region, and the teachers themselves set the threshold of "two", then since 2017 a single scale has been introduced for all educational institutions. (Order of Rosobrnadzor No. 920-10 of 04/26/2017)
- A certification system has been introduced in the fourth grade to improve the level of knowledge of schoolchildren. The possibility of introducing additional certification in primary grades is also being considered.
- The system of CMMs, that is, control and measuring materials, in grade 9 from 2018 will also no longer be developed by teachers in the regions according to the proposed options, but will become the same for the whole country. Today they are trained by more than one and a half hundred specialists in 11 federal commissions.
All these innovations seem too complicated, especially if we take into account the fact that previously passing the OGE in grade 9 was not mandatory at all. However, in the opinion of the deputies and the Ministry of Education, the introduced changes will have a positive effect on the academic performance of children, on an increase in the general level of their intellectual abilities.
According to the 2018 OGE, the Russian language and mathematics will remain the main compulsory subjects for delivery, but additional ones will appear. In addition, ninth-graders will be able to choose subjects from the number of optional subjects for delivery, which will help them enroll in a specific educational institution. The introduction of additional attestations in primary grades and secondary schools will help children better prepare for the OGE and reduce the number of "twos" for exams. The introduction of all these changes will be preceded by a global discussion in the State Duma. However, the annual increase in the requirements for passing the OGE is almost 100% likely to lead to the fact that the number of exams for ninth-graders will at least double.
OGE 2018 in Crimea and Sevastopol
An exception has been made for schoolchildren in Crimea and Sevastopol, and, according to Federal Law No. 293-FZ of October 27, 2015, in 2018 they can take the OGE according to the established uniform rules, or they can refuse and pass certification using the old form.
This concession was made taking into account the fact that the program, according to which they studied earlier, was markedly different from other Russian schools. Apparently, 2018 will be the last year when 9-graders in Crimea will not be able to take the OGE.
Additional subjects of the OGE
If suddenly a student wants to move to another class, for example, with in-depth study, or lyceum or with an individual approach, then in this case it may be necessary to pass additional disciplines. - in-depth, lyceum, or, perhaps, with an individual approach.
Additional subjects will also be able to help in training before the main USE exams for high school graduates.
So far there is no reason that the number of additional exams in 2018 will change - there will be, as before, 2. The list of additional exams of the GIA for 9 grades looks like this:
- history;
- Social Studies;
- literature;
- geography;
- biology;
- physics;
- chemistry;
- informatics and ICT;
- English;
- German;
- French;
- Spanish.
The main state exams, which everyone knows under the abbreviation GIA or OGE, are mandatory final tests for 9th grade graduates in Russia. Successful passing of the OGE allows you to get a certificate of basic general education, and high scores received for specialized subjects make it possible to transfer to a specialized high school and become a student of a gymnasium or lyceum. In addition, thanks to the OGE, ninth-graders can enroll.
State Final Attestation is a complex of final (examination) works for graduates of educational institutions of the Russian Federation completing the course of secondary education (grade 9) and basic general education (grade 11).
Today there are such forms of GIA:
- Unified State Exam (grade 11);
- OGE (grade 9);
- GVE (grades 9 and 11);
- GIA-4 (grade 4).
Unified State Exam 2019
The Unified State Exam is compulsory for all graduates who complete the 11th grade and who wish to continue their studies at the universities of the Russian Federation. This form of the GIA has been held since 2009 and will definitely not be canceled in 2019, which means that all graduates should prepare for passing 5 exams, of which not 2, but already 3 will be mandatory:
- Russian language;
- maths;
- history.
The question of the third compulsory subject has not yet been approved, but last year, at press conferences at various levels, the opinion was heard more than once that every citizen of Russia should know the history of his country.
The issue of the possibility of replenishing the compulsory subjects of the GIA-11 with a foreign language is also being discussed, but in 2019 graduates do not need to worry about this, since the implementation of this idea will take much more time for the management. And if we recall the numerous scandals that thundered in 2018, it is unlikely that the exam, the format of which needs to be improved, would be obliged to take all 11th graders today.
Of the next most likely innovations, it is worth noting:
- introduction of the Unified State Exam in Chinese;
- cross-checking of works by experts from other regions;
- compulsory exam for college graduates.
OGE 2019
Graduates of the 9th grade in 2019 will take the OGE, which includes 5 subjects, 2 of which (mathematics and Russian) will be mandatory GIA exams. This means that not two at least one of them, the ninth grader will not receive a certificate.
In the Ministry of Education and Science, the opinion is increasingly heard that history and English should replenish compulsory subjects in the shortest possible time, but most likely this will not happen at GIA-9 in the 2018-2019 academic year.
As before, 9th graders will take exams in their native schools. But, neither teachers nor students will be able to find out exactly which tasks from the open bank will be offered at the GIA until the solemn printing of the envelope.
GVE 2019
GVE is a special, somewhat simplified form of the GIA, which in 2019 will be taken by certain groups of graduates in grades 9 and 11:
- having appropriate medical indications (disability);
- boarding school graduates;
- studying in places of deprivation of liberty.
This year, college graduates are also taking the final exam instead of the USE, but they want to abolish this norm, forcing everyone to enter the country's universities on the same terms - through the delivery of the Unified State Exam.
In the GVE format, only two main exams are passed - Russian and mathematics. The main feature of the certification format is the ability of the student to choose the most optimal option for him to pass the SIA in the Russian language, having already familiarized himself with the topics of the essay and the material proposed for writing the presentation. The math ticket includes 10 multilevel assignments.
The GVE is assessed according to the 5-point system.
GIA-4
For the first time, the GIA for 4-grade graduates was tested in 2016, and already in the 2017-2018 academic year, tests became mandatory for all educational institutions in Russia. Speaking about GIA-4 in 2019, parents are most often interested in how many subjects to take for kids at the end of grade 4, and in what format their first exams in life will be held.
It is not worth worrying - everything should be organized in an environment that is as gentle as possible for the child's psyche, namely: the home class, the beloved teacher is nearby, the usual lesson lasting 45 minutes. In fact, the exam for children will be no different from the average test.
In terms of the number of items on the GIA-4, 2019 will not bring significant changes. Children will have to pass three disciplines:
- mathematics;
- Russian language;
- the world.
You can find all the main regulatory documents of the GIA, as well as download codifiers, specifications and demos for preparation on the FIPI portal at fipi.ru.
By subscribing to our groups on social networks or to the mailing list of news on our website, you will be among the first to find out the latest news about the innovations of this year in individual subjects, as well as the dates of the OGE and USE in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Elective subjects at GIA 2019
Ninth graders and their parents are always very concerned about the question: how many subjects to take at the end of the 9th grade?
In total, ninth grade students will have to take 4 subjects, 2 of which are compulsory exams.
And three exams are given at the choice of the graduate from the list of optional subjects:
- physics;
- chemistry;
- biology;
- geography;
- history;
- Social Studies;
- literature;
- foreign language;
- computer science.
Knowing what exams need to be passed, the student can prepare well in advance by regularly solving standard examination options, which can be found on the official website of preparation for the GIA (OGE) - FIPI, where you can thoroughly prepare for the final tests. The answers to the questions arising again from students and parents regarding the holding of the GIA 2019 can also be found on this website.
How does the GIA affect the assessment in the certificate?
Not so long ago, an innovation was introduced regarding the influence of the OGE mark on the student's certification score. Recall that not only marks for compulsory disciplines, but also for those that were surrendered by a student of choice, have such a force.
In addition, to pass to specialized classes, each subject must be passed for the points recommended by Rosobrnadzor. Today, these recommendations look like this:
| Item | Profile class | Number of points |
| Russian language | linguistic class | 31 points out of 39 |
| Maths | physics and mathematics class | 19 points out of 32 |
| Physics | physics and mathematics class | 30 points out of 40 |
| Chemistry | chemical | 23 points out of 34 |
| Biology | biological | 33 of 46 |
| Geography | special class or college that prepares bachelors in tourism | 24 points or more out of 32 |
| Social Studies | legal classes | 30 points out of 39 |
| History | Historical | 32 points out of 34 |
| Computer science | ICT class | 15 points out of 22 |
| Literature | linguistic class | it is recommended to score from 19 points and more out of 29 |
| Foreign languages | linguistic class | 56 points out of 70 |
Exam Schedule
The timing and dates of the final examination for ninth-graders will only be known at the beginning of the next academic year. But in order to have an idea about the approximate timing, you can familiarize yourself with the schedule of the GIA (OGE) in 2018.
Early period
Reserve days
Students who have not passed the SIA or received unsatisfactory results in more than two academic subjects at the SIA, or who have repeatedly received unsatisfactory results in one or two academic subjects at the SIA in additional terms, are given the right to pass the SIA in the relevant academic subjects no earlier than September 1 of the current year.
General current rules
As before, students who have received a "credit" for the December final essay in literature, as well as all those with grades higher than "2", are allowed to take the GIA, except for cases when an unsatisfactory graded subject is submitted for certification itself. These can be both Russian schoolchildren and citizens of other countries who officially wished to fit into our education system, including refugees and displaced persons, as well as all children who failed exams or did not participate in them for any reason in past years, and did not succeed on appeal.
Sessions of the GIA begin, traditionally, from the end of May and last almost all of June. For example, in 2018, the OGE was passed from May 26 to June 8 (the main stage, reserve dates - 09.06-29.06), and the USE - from May 29 to June 19 (reserve - from June 20 to July 1). Everything could be done ahead of schedule during the second half of March - early May. By the way, with the autumn retakes after the appeals, it has now become easier - you can go not only to the compulsory subjects, but also to any other subjects (according to the OGE). Accordingly, in 2019 it is worth waiting for approximately the same deadlines for all items.
According to the rules of writing, too, everything is the same. With you - only documents, the food and medicine shown by the doctor, if any, and a black pen (pen, capillary or gel). All materials, including reference and drafts, as well as additional sheets of forms, if necessary, are given on the spot. It is allowed to bring only a ruler to mathematics, to geography - a non-programmable calculator, a protractor and a ruler, to chemistry and physics - the same calculator and a ruler.
In terms of the duration of exams in the oral parts of languages, they shoot back in fifteen minutes, for chemistry, biology and Russian are given 3.5 hours, for a foreign language, basic mathematics and geography - three hours, and for all other subjects - 3 hours 55 minutes. All tests start at 10 in the morning, but you need to arrive at the site by nine in order to pass the test and get distribution to the offices.
The general principle of assessment systems also remains the same - for each subject it is written what the maximum score for each task is set, and what needs to be done to get it. Thus, a pool of primary points is formed for each student, which, according to the scheme established by Rosobrnadzor, is then transferred to a one-hundred-point system, and in addition, five-point marks that are transferred to certificates are set. In general, all the rules, official training collections of tasks for all subjects, methodological requirements, assessment criteria, etc. can be viewed in detail directly on the FIPI website, which develops all this.
And we can only wish all potential applicants and ninth-grade students successful preparation and high passing results, as well as the achievement of all the goals set in life!
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Compulsory state exams are becoming more and more difficult every year, requiring graduates of the 9th grade to have deep thorough knowledge of the main subjects of the school curriculum. It's time for students who finish the 9th grade in the 2018-2019 academic year to think about how to prepare for the upcoming 2019 OGE and what subjects need to be taught better today.
What subjects do you have to take in 2019?
In the 2018-2019 academic year, ninth-graders will have to take a total of 5 final exams, of which two will be compulsory (Russian language and mathematics), and 3 students will be able to choose at their own discretion from the list of approved subjects.
The optional exam includes: history; physics; chemistry; computer science; biology; geography; literature; Social Studies; foreign languages (English, French, German or Spanish).
Knowing what compulsory tests are included in the OGE, you will be able to pull up the necessary subjects from successfully passing the exams in 2019 by entering the desired educational institutions or specialized classes.
For many ninth-graders, the OGE will become not just the result of studying in high school, but also the first step towards the desired profession, because in 2019 exam scores will affect the certificate, and recommended passing scores have been set for specialized classes.
Schedule of the OGE in 2019
Starting in 2018, a compulsory oral part of the Russian language exam will be introduced for 9th grade graduates. Speaking will be the first test for schoolchildren and at the same time a kind of admission to the rest of the exams. They plan to receive speaking in February (before the start of the preliminary and main campaign).
There is no official schedule for the OGE yet, but today we can assume that the campaign will take place in three stages:
- Preliminary (late April - early May)
- Main (late May - early June)
- Optional (September 2019)
It is too early to announce more specific dates, because there is still a lot of time before the OGE 2019 and all sorts of changes are possible, which will be additionally reported by our website and the official portal of FIPI.
Expected changes in the OGE in 2019
So, we figured out how many and what subjects ninth graders have to take in 2019. But what can kids expect from tickets? What will the tasks be? The Ministry of Education and Science assures that they are quite satisfied with the level of tickets for the 2017-2018 academic year and do not plan any major changes. Whether this is so with confidence can be said after the completion of the graduation campaign and summing up the results.
In 2019, such innovations of 2017 and 2018 will definitely remain, such as: speaking the Russian language; oral part at the OGE in foreign languages; uniform tickets in mathematics for all educational institutions and all regions of the Russian Federation; compulsory video surveillance in the classrooms where the exams will be held.
Passing score for entry into a profile class in 2019
The probability of increasing the passing threshold for entering specialized classes is considered. But, today, this selection criterion is rather advisory in nature.
In 2017-2018, the minimum scores were distributed as follows:
| Item | Minimum score for a certificate | Passing score in the profile class |
|---|---|---|
| Russian language | 15 | 31 |
|
Maths (natural profile) |
8 | 18 (but not less than 6 in geometry) |
|
Maths (economic profile) |
8 | 18 (but not less than 5 in geometry) |
|
Maths (physics and mathematics profile) |
8 | 19 (but not less than 7 in geometry) |
| Physics | 10 | 30 |
| Chemistry | 9 | 23 |
| Computer science | 5 | 15 |
| Social Studies | 15 | 30 |
| History | 13 | 32 |
| Foreign language | 29 | 56 |
| Biology | 13 | 33 |
| Geography | 12 | 24 |
| Literature | 10 | 19 |
For more details on how the results of the OGE are interpreted, we suggest reading in the official document of the FIPI, developed for 2018.
The procedure for retaking the exam in 2019
The required exams for ninth graders are not just a snapshot of knowledge. The issue of the issuance of certificates depends on the results that the children will receive in the course of completing the assignments. In 2019, the right to retake can be used if: The child could not come to the exam for a valid reason (documentary confirmation is required). The student showed up for the test, but did not complete it for a good reason. The job was canceled by the HEC (but not through the fault of the student). The examinee received an unsatisfactory mark in a compulsory subject. When an appeal is filed and granted after consideration by the Conflict Commission ...
A student is not allowed to retake if:
- The exam was missed without good reason.
- The child was suspended from work due to his own fault (behavior disorder, use of cheat sheets, unauthorized technical means, etc.).
- The examinee has "failed" both compulsory exams or more than 2 subjects.
Keep track of innovations and changes regarding the OGE, which should take place in 2019, by reading the latest news on our website. As soon as the dates and innovations regarding the Unified State Exam and the OGE are announced, we will be the first to tell you about it.
Preparation for passing the OGE 2019
The most important component of successfully passing the OGE is always the systematic study of the subject throughout all the years of schooling. If, from 5 to 8 grades, some gaps in knowledge have formed, it's time to fill them by starting intensive preparation for the final exams.
Where to begin?
- Find out what exams your 9th grade will take and how many subjects are submitted for final certification in 2019.
- If you have problems with the choice of specialized subjects, if you have not decided on the profile of the class in high school, we recommend that you go through career guidance in our center.
- Review the theoretical foundations in the selected disciplines.
- Practice as much as possible in solving tests and problems, working through trial versions of the OGE for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Our center has an additional service "Trial testing in all subjects of the USE / OGE".
- If you need help from a teacher, you should consider the option