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who, under the present regulations, are only required to obtain a leaving certificate or an Army qualifying certificate as their literary qualification will, after the 31st March, 1912, be required instead to qualify at an Army entrance examination (see subparagraph 6 (5) ) as follows : — (i.) A candidate for a commission in the Royal Artillery will be required to qualify in each of the obligatory subjects* of the examination for entrance to the Royal Military Academy.| He will be permitted to take up this examination in two parts, the one part consisting of subheads (i) to (iv) inclusive, the other part subheads (v) and (vi). Either part may be taken up first, or the two parts maybe taken up at the same examination. In order to qualify in either part a candidate must qualify in each subject of that part at one and the same examination, (ii.) A King's Cadet, Honorary King's Cadet, King's Indian Cadet, Honorary King's Indian Cadet, Page of Honour, and a candidate for a commission in the Cavalry, Guards, Infantry, or Army Service Corps will be required to qualify in each of the obligatory subjects* of the examination for entrance to the Royal Military College.f (in.) To be eligible to attend an Army entrance examination a candidate must have attained the age of 16| years on the Ist June for a summer examination, and on the Ist December for a winter examination, (c.) A leaving certificate or an Army qualifying certificate obtained under the present regulations by a candidate mentioned in paragraph 6 (d), (1), (2), and (3) will count as a qualification (except in the case of certain candidates for the Royal Artillery mentioned below) after the introduction of the new regulations on the Ist April, 1912. A candidate mentioned in paragraph 6 (d), (2), and (3), whose leaving certificate or Army qualifying certificate, obtained under the present regulations, does not include both mathematics I, and science, will be required, in order to become eligible after the 31st March, 1912, for a commission in the Royal Artillery, to qualify in mathematics B, or science, or both these subjects, as the case may be, at one and the same Army entrance examination. A candidate who under the present regulations requires, in order to complete his leaving certificate for Army purposes, to qualify in practical measurements or geometrical drawing or both these subjects, will, after the 31st March, 1912, be permitted to complete his qualification by qualifying in mathematics A (elementary) at an Army entrance examination. A candidate mentioned in paragraph (6) (d), (2), and (3), in possession of qualifications which under the present regulations exempt him from obtaining a leaving certificate or an Army qualifying certificate, will, after the 31st March, 1912, be exempt from qualifying at an Army entrance examination. In order, however, to be considered qualified for the Royal Artillery he will be required to produce evidence that he has attained the standard in the subjects of mathematics B and science required for qualification at the Army entrance examination. (/.) The last examination in England and Wales for the leaving certificates (for Army purposes) will be held in the Michaelmas term, 1911, and the last Army qualifying examination in March, 1912.J The programme of all literary examinations to be held up to the summer of 1913, inclusive, is given in paragraph 7 of this memorandum. (g.) The obligatory and optional subjects at the Army entrance examination for admission to the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College respectively will be as follows : — Royal Military Academy. Class I. Obligatory. Marks. (i.) English .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (ii.) English history and geography .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (iii.) Mathematics A (elementary) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (iv.) French or German .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (v.) Mathematics 8.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (vi.) Science (physics and chemistry) .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 All the subjects in Class I must be taken up, and a qualifying minimum of 33 per cent, of the total marks must be gained in each of the above six subjects. Class 11. Optional. One only of the following subjects may be taken up :— Marks, (vii.) (a.) German or French . . .. .. . . .. . . 2,000 (6.) Latin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (c.) Greek .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 (d.) Mathematics C (higher) .. .. .. .. ..2,000 In addition to his optional subject in Class 11, a candidate may take up freehand drawing, for which 400 marks will be allotted. From the marks for freehand drawing such proportional deduction will be made as will prevent indifferent draughtsmanship from receiving any credit. A candidate cannot take up the same modern language both as an obligatory and as an optional subject.

* For table of subjects, see subparagraph 6 (g) of this memorandum. f In the case of candidates for commissions in the Regular Army through the Special Reserve, Territorial Force, &c., and the Colonial Military Forces, certain literary qualifications will, as hitherto, be accepted in lieu of qualification at an Army entrance examination. % These two examinations will be held to suit the convenience of the candidates mentioned in paragraph 6 (d). Candidates for admission to the R.M. Academy and R.M. College by competition should not attend these examinations, as certificates thus gained would carry no exemption in their case.