1. From the examination itself, there is only one way for self-examination, that is, the local self-examination office organizes, selects the major of the main examination institution, passes the examination, completes the thesis and defense, and applies for graduation.

2. In terms of learning methods, there are two kinds at present. One is self-study and the other is self-study training. The former is suitable for students who have time, energy, cultural foundation and self-study ability, because they study by themselves, take notes by themselves and summarize by themselves; The latter should pay attention to the fact that when selecting self-taught students for training, they should choose training institutions with formal qualifications (formal qualifications refer to formal school licenses and social self-taught institutions recognized by the Education Commission), and the training institutions should organize lectures, reviews and examinations.

3. From the category of self-study exam itself, there are big self-study exam and small self-study exam. Self-taught and self-taught diplomas are recognized by the state and are legal and effective. The seal is also the seal of the self-taught office and university; The key difference lies in the major. Self-taught college entrance examination implements the examination major published in the enrollment brochure, and some examination subjects of the major are unified by the state. Therefore, according to the actual needs of candidates' work and life, sometimes similar majors can choose to transfer to the exam; Self-taught examination is mainly a major offered by colleges and universities, which is not in the recruitment brochure, but also put forward by colleges and universities independently, not as free as the big self-taught examination.