Test-takers whose 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) scores differ from their self-scored results and need to check their answer sheets in person can do so through the 11th.

According to the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) on the 7th, the period to check the CSAT answer sheet reading records this year runs through Thursday the 11th.

On the 5th, the day score reports for the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test are distributed, seniors at Daegu Girls' High School receive their CSAT score reports in a third-year classroom. /Courtesy of Yonhap News

To check an answer sheet, a test-taker must bring an ID and visit the Leesangseol Hall at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) headquarters in Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk. For a representative, only a lineal family member of the test-taker is allowed, and they must bring the test-taker's ID, the representative's ID, and documents proving the family relationship (such as a family relation certificate listing all resident registration numbers or a resident registration copy).

KICE conducts verification in 30-minute intervals from the first session at 10 a.m. to the 13th session at 5:30 p.m. However, space is limited to 20 people per session. In other words, only 260 people per day and 1,040 people over four days can be accommodated. Registration must be done one hour before each session, and those who register after 5 p.m. can check at 9:30 a.m. the next day.

The verification consists of image data analyzed by a reader of the test-taker's answer markings. This data includes per-question mark records and per-question correct/incorrect records. A test-taker may check the answer sheet for only one subject area.

For details, see the notice on the KICE website at https://www.suneung.re.kr/boardCnts/view.do?boardID=1500229&boardSeq=5094241&lev=0&m=0301&s=suneung.

Meanwhile, requests to check answer sheets after CSAT score notifications occur every year. This year in particular, controversy over smudging from some substandard computer sign pens distributed for marking could increase demand for checks. CSAT Grading Chief Min Gyeong-seok said at a briefing on the 4th on the CSAT grading results, "There were a total of 82 cases that could pose problems upon verification due to computer sign pen smudging, ink depletion, or smudging from correction marks, and we conducted grading while checking them at least four times with the naked eye to ensure students would not be disadvantaged."

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