Answer:
Before this decision to revoke the designated list of recognized subjects, higher education institutions demanded all learners to achieve at least 50% in four specific designated subjects that were the same for all colleges/universities.
However, as it didn't make sense for all of these institutions to require the same entry admissions, this requirement had to be changed. As of now, the student is required to achieve the same percentage in any four subjects from the list of 20-credit subjects which does have some implications.
The advantage is that there will be a higher number of students with better percentages applying for various high education institutions. This change is there to make it easier for students to get in their desired university and attain the education they want. This will also allow them to focus only on those most important subjects for them and their studies instead of studying something they might not even need for their career.
On the other hand, a disadvantage is that students might pick subjects they find easiest just in order to get into a university and those subjects might not provide them with appropriate strategies for thinking and learning that otherwise designated subjects might have. Additionally, they might not even be allowed to choose as some higher education institutions will have their own set of designated subjects and minimum requirements that might not coincide with the student's choices.
