A wooden stool is upended on a table with a note pasted on it reading "2016 Postgraduate Entrance Exam candidate occupies", in a study room of a university in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, on Wednesday. [Photo/IC]

Exam candidate battles for study room seats

As the spring term starts, a new round of battle for seats in study rooms is being staged on China's campuses.

Candidates for the 2016 Postgraduate Entrance Exam use chairs and books, some which are pasted with threatening words, to reserve a desk and seat at a study room of a university in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, despite the regulation prohibiting it，dfic.cn reported.

The battle for seats is so fierce that even space on the ground in a study room is marked off with paper slips.

The 2016 Postgraduate Entrance Exam is scheduled to be held at the end of the year. It usually takes a year for a candidates to prepare for the exam.

Space in a study room is marked with paper slips by a candidate for 2016 Postgraduate Entrance Exam in a university of Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, on Wednesday. [Photo/IC]

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