Some experts feel that the negative aspects of the joint entrance examination start with test contents and the style of questions. The fact that the examination is the exclusive form of testing only serves to intensify these shortcomings, and further shrinks the scope of students 'intellectual pursuits.
有些人士認為，聯考的弊端其實肇始於考試的內容及命題方式，聯考這單一的考試形式只是助紂為虐，更縮小了學子的學習範圍罷了。