Standard score converted from Ho Chi Minh City National University's capacity assessment test score

Today, April 16, Ho Chi Minh City National University announced the competency assessment test scores for more than 126,000 candidates. With the newly announced score range, many experts believe that this year's converted benchmark scores will have many fluctuations.

Mr. Pham Thai Son, Director of Admissions at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, assessed that the 2025 score distribution shows good classification ability, consistent with the university admissions goals.

The highest score was 1,060/1,200, with only 142 candidates scoring 1,000 points or more. Meanwhile, the lowest score was 40 points, showing a large difference in ability among candidates.

Compared to 2024, the average score this year decreased by about 25 points, from 643.4 to 618.4. The reason is that the 2025 exam questions are adjusted according to the 2018 GeneralEducation program, increasing thinking and reading comprehension questions.

Mr. Son predicts that the benchmark scores for highly competitive majors such as International Business, Marketing, and Information Technology will continue to remain high. Majors such as Food Technology, Business Administration, and Accounting are expected to be slightly lower.

According to Mr. Phung Quan, a consultant from Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences , this year schools will have to convert their competency assessment scores to the same scale as the high school graduation exam.

Therefore, admission also depends on graduation scores and other admission options. However, candidates with high scores in the competency assessment exam will have a good competitive advantage.

Mr. Cu Xuan Tien, Head of Admissions Department of University of Economics and Law, commented that the score range in 2025 was slightly lower than previous years, but the width of the score range was larger, showing good classification ability.

Although the percentage of candidates scoring over 600 points decreased by about 12% compared to last year, due to the sharp increase in the total number of candidates (more than 34%), the number of candidates scoring over 600 points still increased by nearly 10,000 students.

With this situation, Mr. Tien predicts that the benchmark scores for the lower-ranked majors may remain the same or decrease slightly, while the higher-ranked majors will increase slightly. However, the fluctuation depends on the quota and the number and quality of candidates registering.

Mr. Tien advised candidates to carefully study the point conversion method and priority point policy of each school, thereby building the most effective and suitable application strategy.

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