Within the framework of the complex education reform, in 2020, the entrants will pass the Unified National Exams with a brand new model. The new model implies, on the one hand, reducing the number of exams from 4 compulsory exams to 3 exams, and on the other hand, better assessing students' readiness for a particular program. The subject exam will test not only the knowledge of the actual material, but also important skills such as critical thinking, information processing, assessment, logical and argumentative reasoning.

Under the new Unified National Exams Model, entrants will pass three compulsory exams in the following subjects:

1. Georgian language and literature;

2. A foreign language.

The third exam will depend on the programs themselves, technical and natural sciences entrants will do an exam in mathematics, humanities – history.

Higher education institutions will, if they wish, take the fourth exam from the list of subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Skills, Geography, Literature, Fine and Applied Arts, Civic Education.

Given the initiative of medical education institutions, there will be four mandatory exams for health education programs:

1. Georgian language and literature;

2. Foreign language;

3. Biology;

4. Mathematics / Chemistry / Physics (the student chooses at least one). Quota seats will be allocated for the fourth subject, not less than 30% for each subject.

By 2019, applicants for creative education programs were given three compulsory exams and a creative tour. In addition to the creative tour of art-creative / sports educational programs from 2020, the entrant is obliged to submit:

1. Georgian language and literature;

2. Foreign Language.

Students are awarded a grant based on the results of three subjects. However, if a higher education institution requires a fourth subject, the student will have another opportunity to obtain funding.

Entrants will be notified in mid-September which additional subject they will need to enroll in for a particular educational program.