First up is useful news.

Exam application fees are going up.

Last year, the operating deficit for managing exams reached approximately 30 billion won.

As a result, the government is pushing to raise state qualification exam fees.

Let us look at the proposed increase plan.

For the Certified Public Realtor exam, the combined application fee for the first and second rounds could rise by about 50 percent, from 28,000 won to 49,100 won.

An increase is also under review for the Patent Attorney exam.

However, as it is still in the stage of inter-ministerial consultations, the final increase margin and implementation schedule have not yet been finalized.