Taiwan TVE

Overview

The Taiwan TVE here is the Unified Entrance Test for technological and vocational colleges (統一入學測驗, often shortened to 統測). It is run by the Testing Center for Technological and Vocational Education (技專校院入學測驗中心基金會, TCTE). There are two versions: one for admission to four-year technical universities and two-year junior colleges (四技二專), and one for admission to two-year university programmes (二技).

The test results are used by the various admission routes. The guide says that the entry requirements and how the results are used are set by each admission channel or school, not by the TCTE.

The facts below are from the 2026 cycle (115 學年度). The guide is in Chinese, and dates are converted to the Gregorian calendar. Check the TCTE site for the newest cycle's dates.

Who can apply

Anyone who meets the entry requirements of an admission channel or school for the four-year and two-year colleges can apply. Graduating students from technical senior high schools, vocational programmes and comprehensive high schools are registered as a group through their school. Other eligible candidates register individually online.

Exam pattern

Four-year and two-year colleges (四技二專)

Candidates sit exams in a vocational group (群) or category (類). There are 20 single groups and 6 cross-group options. Every candidate takes Chinese, English and Mathematics, plus two specialised subjects, Professional Subject (1) and Professional Subject (2), which depend on the group. Each subject is marked out of 100. Most questions are single-choice with no deduction for wrong answers. Chinese and English include some written-response questions, English Reading and Writing (for the English group) is partly written, and Professional Subject (2) for the Design group is a practical task.

Examples of the specialised subjects: Mechanical has Mechanical Principles and Mechanics as subject (1), and Mechanical Manufacturing, Basic Practice and Drafting as subject (2). Business and Management has Business Concepts and Digital Technology as subject (1) and Accounting and Economics as subject (2). Health and Nursing has Biology (B) as subject (1) and Health and Nursing as subject (2). The full list is on the TCTE site.

The 2026 exam ran over two days.

Two-year university programmes (二技)

The 2026 two-year university test was held on Sunday 26 April 2026. There are two categories. The nursing category takes Chinese, English, Anatomy and Physiology, and Basic Nursing. The common category takes Chinese and English only. Each subject is marked out of 100.

Important dates

For the 2026 four-year and two-year college test (四技二專):

• 5 to 17 December 2025: individual online registration (group registration through schools had an earlier payment window from 27 November).

• 25 and 26 April 2026: exam; questions published on the exam days.

• 27 April 2026: reference answers published.

• 14 May 2026: results and statistics published.

• 14 to 18 May 2026: score review requests.

For the two-year university test (二技): registration ran from 26 November to 3 December 2025, the exam was on 26 April 2026, and results were published on 14 May 2026.

Fees

For the 2026 four-year and two-year college test, in New Taiwan dollars:

Candidates from low-income households pay nothing, and those from middle-to-low-income households pay 40 percent of the fee (a 60 percent reduction). A score review costs NT$50 per subject.

How to apply

Group registration goes through the candidate's school. Individual candidates register on the TCTE online registration system, upload a photo and an ID image (unless they took a TCTE exam in the previous three years), then pay using the account number sent by email. Registration is complete only after the correct fee is paid.

After the exam

The TCTE sends a score report and publishes score statistics. Admission to a college depends on the channels you apply through, and each channel decides how the scores are used, so check the admission brochures of the channels and schools you want.