CSCA guides
Straight answers about the CSCA exam: what it is, what is on the maths paper, what the questions look like and how to prepare.
- What is the CSCA exam?
The CSCA (China Scholastic Competency Assessment) is the entrance test for international students applying to undergraduate degrees in China. Subjects, format, scores and FAQs.
- How to prepare for the CSCA exam
A step-by-step CSCA prep plan: find your weak topics with a free diagnostic, learn the syllabus in order, practise under the real timer, fix every mistake and sit full mocks.
- CSCA sample maths questions with answers
Six CSCA-style maths questions with answers and step-by-step solutions: inequalities, domain, trigonometry, lines, circles and logarithms. Then take the free 48-question diagnostic.
- CSCA maths syllabus and topics
Every topic on the CSCA Mathematics paper, the official content modules and the ACE CSCA course week by week.
- How the CSCA exam works and how to pace it
How a 48-question paper is built and scored, and a pacing plan for each part.
- Free CSCA lessons: Week 1
Eight free written lessons with worked examples and practice: sets, inequalities and functions.
Where do you stand? The free diagnostic is 48 questions based on the December 2025 exam, with your weak topics at the end. It needs no account. Mock 1, a full paper, is free with an account.