"Multiple channels for advancement and elimination of the joint entrance exam" was to have been another stake through the heart of the high stress system. The MOE has announced new measures for diversifying ways to get into high school and university, and the joint entrance exam has become a thing of the past. In its place is the basic aptitude test, part of the new system of "separating examinations from recruitment."
不再「一試定終身」「多元入學，取消聯考」，則是減輕升學壓力的另一項教改大業：在教育部陸續公布大學及高中、高職的多元入學方案後，聯考夢魘正式走入歷史，取而代之的，是配合「考招分離」、「多元入學」理念的基本學力測驗。