Ministry of Education and Training "finalizes" university and college enrollment plan for 2026

(NLDO) - The Ministry of Education and Training requires universities to complete the announcement of enrollment information on their websites by February 15, 2026.

On November 4, the Ministry of Education and Training announced that it had issued a plan to implement university and college enrollment in 2026.

The Ministry of Education and Training requires universities to complete the announcement of enrollment information on their websites by February 15, 2026.

According to the newly announced plan, training institutions must complete the announcement of enrollment information on their websites by February 15, 2026.

Candidates can register and adjust their admission wishes from July 2, 2026 to 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2026. There is no limit to the number of times within the prescribed time.

Candidates pay admission fees online from July 15 to 5:00 p.m. on July 21, 2026.

Admission and processing of applications will continue to be carried out according to the general plan on the ministry's common system.

Direct admission and priority admission methods will continue to be applied in 2026. However, for high school transcript admission, the Ministry has not yet decided whether to continue or abolish it.

In 2026, the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training will implement the content of unifying criteria for assessing the capacity of higher education institutions, before the time training institutions organize exams.

The test assesses capacity, assesses thinking, and serves admission in terms of principles, criteria, content, and expertise, ensuring input quality standards among university admission methods.

The Ministry of Education and Training will also monitor the organization of capacity assessment exams of higher education institutions during the time training institutions organize exams.

On July 8, 2026, the Ministry of Education and Training will announce the threshold to ensure input quality for teacher training, health and law fields.

According to the request of the Ministry of Education and Training, training institutions must develop specific implementation plans and ensure consistency with this plan, build full, public and transparent enrollment information so that candidates can quickly access and prepare for enrollment; ensuring fairness in enrollment.

Admission information provides consistent information on expected admission methods, implementing counseling and communication activities on admission in 2026.

Departments of education and training shall develop plans to direct general schools and other units under their management to implement enrollment work according to regulations; direct the organization of inspections and report to competent authorities to organize inspections and resolve complaints and denunciations in the implementation of enrollment regulations and legal provisions according to their functions and tasks.

Training institutions shall promulgate their own admission regulations to specify the provisions of the current admission regulations for training forms, and shall publicize them on the training institution's website.

The Ministry of Education and Training also emphasized the need for training institutions to develop enrollment plans and promptly announce enrollment information (with key points as a basis for students to have a study and exam review plan to take the 2026 high school graduation exam). Comply with the regulations of the enrollment regulations and current legal regulations and this plan, and fulfill the responsibility to explain to the Ministry, competent authorities and society about all enrollment work of the training institution.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/bo-gd-dt-chot-ke-hoach-tuyen-sinh-dai-hoc-cao-dang-2026-196251104093252224.htm