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In 2008, a total of 15,088 people across the country registered for the National Level 1 Registered Structural Engineer examination, an increase of 2,729 compared to the previous year. The actual number of candidates who took the exam was 12,186, resulting in a pass rate of 80.77%. The passing score for both Level 1 and Level 2 structural engineering examinations was 48 points (60% of the full score of 80 points). Nationwide, 2,807 candidates passed the Level 1 examination based on the results obtained from the scoring system, giving a pass rate of 23.03%； A total of 4,509 people registered for the National Level 2 Registered Structural Engineer Examination, an increase of 1,383 compared to last year. The actual number of candidates who took the exam was 3,324, resulting in a participation rate of 73.72%. 489 people passed the exam, giving a passing rate of 14.71% (the statistics regarding Level 2 structural engineering do not include Shanxi Province, Guangdong Province, Sichuan Province, and Shenzhen City). * In 2008, a total of 3,684 people across the country applied to take the exam for certification as registered geotechnical engineers, which is 429 more than the previous year. The actual number of candidates who took the exam was 3,143, giving an examination attendance rate of 85.31%. The passing score for the professional knowledge exam on the first day was 120 points (60% of the full score of 200 points), with a passing rate for that exam at 36.65%. The passing score for the professional case study exam on the second day was 60 points (60% of the full score of 100 points), and the passing rate for that exam was 23.17%. A total of 535 people met the passing standards for both exams, resulting in a passing rate of 17.02%. The grading work for the 2008 National Professional Examination for First-Class Registered Structural Engineers and the Professional Case Examination for Registered Civil Engineers (Geotechnics) was successfully completed in Hangzhou from December 5th to 16th.