Unexpectedly removing group C00, university must explain

In response to candidates' complaints that many schools suddenly changed their university admission combinations close to the high school graduation exam, the Ministry of Education and Training requested that universities take responsibility for explaining the changes.

Candidates taking the competency assessment exam of Hanoi National University of Education - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

On June 6, the Ministry of Education and Training sent an official dispatch to universities/academies, requesting them to review and publish enrollment information for university and college levels in preschool education.

The Ministry said that in recent days, the press and candidates have reported that some universities have announced incomplete enrollment information, with some information changing, causing anxiety and passivity among candidates.

To provide complete information on enrollment in 2025, the Ministry requireseducational institutions to strictly follow the enrollment regulations and instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Ministry requires schools to review admission methods and combinations suitable for the training programs, majors, and groups of majors for each method to ensure fairness; not affecting the rights of candidates, especially at the present time when candidates have completed registration for the 2025 high school graduation exam.

Training institutions are responsible for explaining any changes related to admission methods and combinations.

The Ministry requires heads of units to be responsible for explaining the contents of training institutions' enrollment information and information related to training institutions' enrollment work that is incomplete and inaccurate.

As Tuoi Tre Online has reported, in recent days, some universities have suddenly stopped considering the C00 combination (including literature, history, and geography) when announcing the admission methods and combinations, causing many candidates pursuing this combination to be confused, worried, and unable to cope in time.

At its peak, a university considered the "cradle" of social sciences stopped recruiting for the C00 combination with 17 majors.

Instead, the school considers combinations such as: D15 (literature, English, geography), D14 (literature, English, history) and D66 (literature, English, economic and legal education). Candidates taking the two elective subjects of history and geography cannot access these combinations.

An education expert said that it is reasonable and necessary for universities to reduce or eliminate admission to block C (literature, history, geography) in the context of the 2018 General Education Program and the new high school graduation exam from 2025.

Diversifying subject combinations, especially adding math and English, helps select candidates with a comprehensive knowledge base, meeting the requirements of modern fields of study and the trend of internationalization.

"The biggest problem lies in the late announcement by universities. Announcing the change in admission combinations just one month before the exam has caused confusion and great disadvantage for thousands of candidates who have focused on studying for block C since the beginning of high school, making it difficult for them to cope in time," he said.

Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Manh Ha - University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - said he could not help but feel sad and worried when observing a trend in the enrollment strategy at the leading universities in Vietnam today.

Mr. Ha is concerned that some schools reducing or eliminating the combination of literature - history - geography will lose diversity in training and create a deep gap of inequality.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bat-ngo-bo-to-hop-c00-truong-dai-hoc-phai-giai-trinh-2025060613581816.htm