Take the test on the computer

The exam was held at 4 locations: Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (including both Long An and Gia Lai branches), Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, University of Education (Da Nang University) and Can Tho University.

Candidates take the exam in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, and English. Each candidate can choose one or more subjects to apply for admission to the majors at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and partner universities. All exams are taken on computers.

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Candidates take the exam on computers at the exam site of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade. Photo: TS

10 universities will consider this exam including: Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (host), Hanoi University of Education, University of Education (University of Da Nang), University of Industry and Trade, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Van Lang University, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tay Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

At Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, if in 2024 there are 31 majors admitted using this method, in 2025 a number of additional majors will be applied: History - Geography Pedagogy, Geography Pedagogy, Geography, Tourism , International Studies...

How has the test changed?

Informing VietNamNet, Professor Dr. Huynh Van Son, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, said that 70% of the knowledge in the competency assessment test is in the 12th grade program.

The 2025 exam is designed with many improvements in question structure and knowledge content in the spirit of closely following the 2018 general education program, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of candidates' abilities. Of which, the knowledge content of the grade 12 program accounts for 70-80%, the rest is the knowledge content of the grade 10 and 11 programs.

In particular, the English proficiency test will be based on the format of a proficiency test from level 3 to level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam (VSTEP). This shows the school's focus on assessing candidates' English proficiency, meeting the increasingly high demands of society.

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3 pedagogical schools and 4 medical schools select students based on exam results. Photo: TS

“The school has been researching the 2018 general education program for many years with the participation of program experts, editors-in-chief, program and textbook editors, and many general education experts, especially assessment experts. The preparations and adjustments to the specialized competency assessment exam to ensure the school's orientation as well as adapt to the high school graduation exam from 2025 are investments and dedication, creating maximum conditions for students to study the 2018 general education program and reducing exam pressure in the spirit of humanity and respect,” said Mr. Son.

Candidates take the subjects Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology in 90 minutes. The test has 40 questions, of which 25 are multiple choice objective test questions - single questions including: 20 multiple choice objective test questions with 4 options; 5 multiple choice objective test questions with more than one correct option.

The section for synthetic data and corpus mining has 5 objective multiple choice questions in the form of 4 options and 10 fill-in-the-blank questions.

The Literature test also lasts 90 minutes and includes 22 questions, including reading comprehension with 20 multiple-choice objective test questions; writing a paragraph with 1 essay question and writing an essay with 1 essay question.

The English test lasts 180 minutes and uses the English proficiency assessment format from level 3 to level 5 according to the 6-level foreign language proficiency framework for Vietnam. The test materials are diverse and taken from many different fields. The test has 4 parts corresponding to all 4 skills: Listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/10-000-thi-sinh-thi-danh-gia-nang-luc-chuyen-biet-xet-tuyen-vao-su-pham-y-duoc-2388130.html