Semiconductor and artificial intelligence industry benchmarks forecast to increase

The demand for high-quality human resources in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and semiconductor technology is currently very high, so it is forecasted that the benchmark score will remain high and enrollment quotas will also be significantly expanded by many universities.

The Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Engineering program was established to focus on manufacturing. (Photo: Hanoi University of Science and Technology)

"High anchor" benchmark

This year, most universities enrolling students in artificial intelligence and semiconductor training majors have announced quite high minimum scores. This shows that the attraction of these two fields to candidates has not shown any signs of cooling down.

At Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the majors expected to have the highest benchmark scores: Computer Science , Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (advanced program) are all above 27.8.

The majors of Computer Engineering, Information Technology (Global ICT), Digital Space Security (advanced program), Control Engineering - Automation, Microelectronics Engineering and Nanotechnology, Vietnam - Japan Information Technology are expected to have a benchmark score of 26.5-28.

Forecast of benchmark scores for technology majors (Photo: Hanoi University of Science and Technology)

Meanwhile, the University of Information Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) requires admission to the Microcircuit Design major with a total score of at least 24 points for all subjects in the admission group. In addition, there is also an additional condition of a minimum score of 8 points in Mathematics - a fairly high requirement for a key subject.

The University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi also expects the admission score for Computer Science, Information Technology, and AI majors to be 24 points. Notably, the university’s Artificial Intelligence major, which was among the top majors with admission scores of over 27 points last year, is expected to maintain its high score this year.

On the other hand, the floor score picture also shows clear differentiation. The University of Natural Sciences - Ho Chi Minh City National University announced the floor score for artificial intelligence at 20 points, and the semiconductor technology group at 18 points.

Schools such as Pacific University have a major in Semiconductor Technology with an admission score of 15 points, Duy Tan University has an admission score of over 18 points for the Artificial Intelligence major. In addition, Thanh Dong University announced a production score of 14 points for the Artificial Intelligence major. The differentiation in admission scores is expected to open up opportunities for many different candidates to access these "hot" majors.

According to Dr. Vo Thanh Hai, Permanent Deputy Director of Duy Tan University, the field of Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductor Technology in recent years requires candidates to not only be good at Math, Physics, and Chemistry but also have a solid foundation in English.

Because most of the specialized documents are in English, foreign language requirements are very important. For this reason, the competition rate of both majors in previous years was not too high, creating a great opportunity for candidates to be admitted.

However, this may change this year. “Before 2024, many people did not clearly understand what artificial intelligence or semiconductors were, but from the beginning of 2025, these keywords were mentioned a lot. Therefore, I predict that recruiting for these majors this year may be more difficult, with a higher level of competition,” Mr. Hai further analyzed.

Regarding the benchmark scores, Dr. Hai predicts that "top" majors such as Medicine or Artificial Intelligence will probably be stable, or even not have many significant fluctuations, because the number of 10 points in this year's exam is still quite high.

In addition, Dr. Hai said: “This year, the admission process will have a higher level of competition. Partly because schools no longer consider admission as early as before, and admission methods take place simultaneously. Furthermore, the new regulation on converting a common threshold score between admission methods and combinations in the same industry will also increase the overall level of competition among candidates.”

Large gap in enrollment targets

Not only the benchmark score, the number of quotas is also a highlight in this year's admission season. Many universities have significantly increased quotas for AI and semiconductor majors to meet the urgent demand for human resources in the labor market.

Specifically, the University of Technology (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) leads with the number of quotas for the field of Artificial Intelligence up to 300, an increase of 60 quotas compared to 2024. This is the highest number among the schools listed, showing the school's strong commitment to training in this field.

Prof. Dr. Chu Duc Trinh, Principal of the University of Technology, said: “Recently, the school has increased the enrollment quota related to the semiconductor technology industry. I believe that in the coming time, the University of Technology in particular and science and technology schools in general will meet the requirements of society and businesses in the semiconductor field.”

Students of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Technology visit the VNPT Technology factory in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park (Photo: University of Technology - VNU)

Hanoi University of Science and Technology also plans to have quotas for key majors, including Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with 120 quotas, especially Semiconductor with 180 quotas. Hanoi University of Industry will enroll in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in 2025 with 60 quotas. Meanwhile, the University of Information Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) maintains a stable quota of 40 quotas for Artificial Intelligence.

Not only experienced schools, many schools have also started to join the race to train semiconductor human resources. Hanoi University of Industry will enroll students in the Semiconductor Microchip major for the first time this year, although it has not announced the specific method and quota. Similarly, Hanoi University of Education is also enrolling the first class of Physics major - specializing in Semiconductor Physics and Engineering with an expected quota of 120 students.

Vu Hong

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