Important new points in 3 excellent student exams of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger

(Dan Tri) - The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has just issued a Plan to organize the city-level competition to select excellent students for the 2025-2026 school year, with three important exams to discover and nurture talents for the city and the country.

In the first year after the merger and the implementation of the two-tiered government system, the examinations also saw changes in terms of the number of candidates and participating units.

City-level examination for selecting outstanding 12th-grade students.

The exam will be held on March 4, 2026. The exam duration is 120 minutes.

For high school students, the exams will be essay-based in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, literature, history, geography, economics and law education, English, Japanese, French, Chinese (foreign languages ​​with a listening comprehension section), technology (industrial orientation), and technology (agricultural orientation).

The computer programming course in Informatics uses the programming languages ​​C++, Pascal, and Python.

Students of Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School (Photo: Huyen Nguyen).

All 12th-grade students from specialized classes at specialized high schools and schools with specialized classes must participate. The High School for the Gifted - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City can send a maximum of 10 students per subject.

High schools and multi-level schools (including high school level) may send a maximum of 5 students to participate in the competition in the subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, literature, history, geography, economics and law education , computer science, and English.

For French, Japanese, and Chinese language subjects, each unit may send a maximum of 10 students per subject to the competition.

Students in continuing education programs will take exams in Vietnamese language and mathematics, each lasting 120 minutes. Exams in history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, English (excluding the listening comprehension section), economics and law, technology, and computer science will last 90 minutes.

City-level exam for selecting outstanding 9th-grade students

The exam will be held on March 18, 2026. The exam duration is 120 minutes.

The exam format is essay-based for the following subjects: Literature, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, History and Geography, English, French, Chinese, Japanese (foreign language subjects include a listening comprehension section), Technology (Industrial Orientation), and Technology ( Agricultural Orientation).

The computer science exam involves programming on a computer using the programming languages ​​C++, Pascal, and Python.

Each ward, commune, or special zone constitutes a competition unit. For competition units with 1 to 3 junior high schools or multi-level schools (including junior high school level), a maximum of 3 students will be nominated to compete in each subject: Literature, Mathematics, Informatics, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Technology (Industrial Orientation), Technology (Agricultural Orientation).

For natural science subjects, a maximum of 6 students can be nominated, while for history and geography, a maximum of 4 students can be nominated.

For examination units comprising 4 to 6 junior high schools or multi-level schools (including junior high school level), the number of candidates for each subject is 5, 9, and 6, respectively.

For examination units with more than 6 junior high schools or multi-level schools (including junior high schools), the number of candidates for each subject is 8, 12, and 8 respectively.

Specifically, Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School sent 10, 24, and 16 candidates respectively.

City -level competition for outstanding students and trainees in solving math problems using handheld calculators.

The exam is scheduled to take place on January 11, 2026, with two groups of participants: high school students and continuing education students.

High school students will take exams in the following subjects: 9th grade math, 12th grade math, 12th grade physics, 12th grade chemistry, and 12th grade biology.

The exam format will be multiple-choice (fill-in-the-blank) or problems requiring a summary of the solution. The exam duration is 60 minutes.

Ho Chi Minh City changes regulations for the gifted student competition after the merger (Illustrative image: Huyen Nguyen).

For 12th-grade mathematics, 12th-grade physics, 12th-grade chemistry, and 12th-grade biology, high schools and multi-level schools (including high school level) may nominate a maximum of 3 students per subject to participate in the competition.

For the 9th grade mathematics competition, each ward, commune, or special administrative region is a participating unit. Each participating unit consists of 1 to 3 secondary schools, or multi-level schools (including secondary school level), with a maximum of 8 students.

Participating units comprising 4 to 6 junior high schools or multi-level schools (including junior high school level) may nominate a maximum of 10 students. Participating units comprising more than 6 junior high schools or multi-level schools (including junior high school level) may nominate a maximum of 12 students.

Specifically, Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School will send a team of 9th-grade math students with a maximum of 10 students.

This exam will be held at two locations: Le Quy Don Specialized High School and Vung Tau High School.

Meanwhile, students in continuing education programs will take exams in 12th-grade mathematics, 12th-grade physics, 12th-grade chemistry, and 12th-grade biology.

The exam content is for the 12th grade Continuing Education program. The exam duration is 60 minutes. The exam location will be announced later.

Thus, after the merger, the regulations for the gifted student competition changed quite a bit, especially the maximum number of students from each unit allowed to register for the competition.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/diem-moi-quan-important-trong-3-ky-thi-hoc-sinh-gioi-cua-tphcm-sau-hop-nhat-20251030223300299.htm