Polytechnic Ha Noi just announced the latest information about the 2025 Thinking Assessment (TSA) exam. Accordingly, the TSA exam is expected to be held in 3 rounds on weekends, each round will have 3-4 test teams at 30 test locations.
In addition to the previous testing sites, the school will open new testing sites to support students in the Northwestern provinces (test sites in the province). Lao Cai). The exam can accommodate about 75.000 test takers. Specific information on each exam session is as follows:
Round 1: Exam date 18-January 19, 2025; Registration opening date 1-December 6, 2024
Round 2: Exam date 8-March 9, 2025; Registration opening date 1-February 6, 2025
Round 3: Exam date 26-April 27, 2025; Registration opening date 1-April 6, 2025
TSA exam registration system at: https://tsa.hust.edu.vn
To fit the program education According to the new general education program of the Ministry of Education and Training, from 2023, the content and format of the TSA exam will be implemented according to the design and will remain stable for many years to come.
Accordingly, the TSA test consists of 3 parts: Mathematical Thinking (60 minutes), Reading Comprehension (30 minutes) and Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving (60 minutes). These are 3 independent parts, the test questions will focus on assessing the thinking ability of the candidate in each part, not directly testing the knowledge of any subject.
The test will be conducted in the form of multiple choice tests on computers, and the test results will be valid for 2 years for university admission purposes.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology said that many modern testing technologies have been applied to this exam such as technology to build standardized thinking test questions, bridge theory in the exam, technology to grade the exam according to the multi-parameter IRT model, automatic check-in technology according to citizen identification integrated with the personal data management system to identify candidates coming to take the exam to completely prevent proxy exams and cheating in exams...
In 2024, Hanoi University of Science and Technology organized 6 exam sessions on weekends with 30 exam locations each session in Hanoi and 11 provinces and cities including Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Da Nang; respond to nearly 50.000 exams with a total of 21.000 candidates.
The exam results have been used by more than 50 universities for university admissions for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Sources: https://vtcnews.vn/lich-thi-danh-gia-tu-duy-nam-2025-cua-dai-hoc-bach-khoa-ha-noi-ar905240.html