Simayi Sarraf: No Changes Made to University Exam Procedures

The Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Hosseini Simayi-Sarraf, told IRNA in response that there has been no change in the way university exams are conducted, and that these exams will be held according to the announced schedule. The published coverage of this remark referred to graduate exams being held in person, undergraduate exams being held online, and the nationwide entrance exam taking place in late August. The story was republished by several outlets with very similar, essentially identical headlines, all emphasizing the stability of the exam schedule and format.

• Minister of Science, Hosseini Simayi-Sarraf, said there has been no change in the way university exams are conducted.
• In response to IRNA, it was stressed that university exams will be held according to the announced schedule.
• One report specifically stated that graduate exams will be held in person.
• The same reports said undergraduate exams will be held online.
• Several media outlets noted that the nationwide entrance exam will be held in late August.
• IRNA published this statement in a report emphasizing that “there has been no change in the way the exams are conducted.”
• Akharin Khabar also highlighted the same point with a direct quote from Simayi-Sarraf.
• The IRIB news report reflected the same message and focused on stability in the exam format.
• Khabar فوری also published the same message with a synonymous headline.
• Akhbar-e Fori likewise emphasized that there has been no change in university exam procedures and that the entrance exam will be held in late August.. Coverage difference: In all the reports, the main message is the same, and all focus on the absence of any change in the way university exams are conducted. The differences are mostly in how the story is emphasized: some outlets relied on direct quotations from the Minister of Science, while others highlighted more prominently the in-person format for graduate exams, the online format for undergraduate exams, and the timing of the nationwide entrance exam. No explicit content discrepancies are visible in the narratives provided, and the differences are mainly in the level of detail included in the republication.