Many candidates have problems paying university admission fees

This morning, many candidates reported having problems paying their university admission fees. Although the money in their bank accounts was deducted, the system still reported that the admission fee had not been paid.

Today, candidates from 7 provinces/cities began paying university and college entrance fees for 2025, including Hanoi , Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La. During the early payment hours, many candidates reported having problems paying via banking channels.

Registering 12 university admission wishes, Dam Ngoc Binh (Hanoi) said that although the bank had notified the deduction of 180,000 VND (15,000 VND/wish), the system still showed that the female student's wishes had not been paid. Despite trying to reload the page many times, Binh still did not receive a successful notification.

The female student felt worried, not knowing whether her case had been recorded or not. “If the transaction fails, will the money be refunded?” the female student wondered.

Tran Anh Thu ( Tuyen Quang ) also encountered a similar problem. When this female student clicked to pay, the message "Payment failed" appeared even though the money was still deducted from her bank account. Thu tried again, but the request was still not recorded as paid.

“I am quite worried because I am afraid that there will be some mistake and my request will not be recorded. I plan to wait about 30 more minutes and then try to pay again,” Thu said.

According to the instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training, if candidates do not see the "Payment" button at the registration interface, it is possible that at that time the candidate is not in the province/city opened according to the fee payment schedule or the payment system is overloaded and needs to be temporarily hidden to prevent congestion.

In case you have received a notification of money being deducted from your bank account/e-wallet but have not received a successful notification on the admission system, you need to contact the hotline number of the payment channel or the admission system switchboard to report and receive support for checking. The money deducted from this transaction will be refunded.

If the fee payment transaction cannot be made due to system congestion, candidates should not try to access again immediately, but should wait about 15-30 minutes before accessing, and at the same time review the bank account/e-wallet information to perform when the system returns to normal.

After several unsuccessful attempts, candidates can call the admission system support hotline or report to the information technology teacher of the high school where the application is received.

When making payment, the beneficiary account will appear as Hanoi University of Science and Technology (for the North) or the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications (for the South). These are the two schools representing the Ministry of Education and Training to collect the admission fee.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, this year, nearly 850,000 candidates have registered for university and college admissions, an increase of more than 115,000 compared to last year, with a total of more than 7.6 million wishes. Thus, each candidate registered an average of about 9 wishes.

This year, the admission fee has been reduced from 20,000 VND/application to 15,000 VND. With more than 7.6 million applications registered for admission, when reduced by 5,000 VND/application, the total fee has been reduced by about 38 billion VND.

The schedule for paying university admission fees in provinces and cities is as follows:

STT	Time to pay application fee	Province/City
1	From 29/7 to 17:00 on 30/7	Hanoi, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang (including Tuyen Quang and the old Ha Giang), Lao Cai (including Lao Cai and the old Yen Bai ), Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La.
2	From 30/7 to 17:00 on 31/7	Thai Nguyen (including Thai Nguyen and the old Bac Kan), Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho (including the old Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Vinh Phuc), Bac Ninh (including the old Bac Ninh and Bac Giang), Hai Phong (including the old Hai Phong and Hai Duong).
3	From 31/7 to 17:00 on 1/8	Hung Yen (including Hung Yen and the old Thai Binh), Ninh Binh (Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, the old Nam Dinh), Thanh Hoa, Nghe An.
4	From 1/8 to 17:00 on 2/8	Ha Tinh, Quang Tri (former Quang Tri and Quang Binh), Hue, Da Nang (former Da Nang and Quang Nam), Quang Ngai (former Quang Ngai and Kon Tum).
5	From 2/8 to 17:00 on 3/8	Gia Lai (former Gia Lai and Binh Dinh), Dak Lak (former Dak Lak and Phu Yen), Lam Dong (former Lam Dong and Dak Nong, Binh Thuan), Khanh Hoa (former Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan).
6	From 3/8 to 17:00 on 4/8	Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, old Binh Duong), Dong Nai (old Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc), Tay Ninh (old Tay Ninh and Long An).
7	From 4/8 to 17:00 on 5/8	Vinh Long (former Vinh Long and Ben Tre, Tra Vinh), Dong Thap (former Dong Thap, Tien Giang), An Giang (former An Giang and Kien Giang), Can Tho (former Can Tho, Hau Giang, Soc Trang), Ca Mau (former Ca Mau, Bac Lieu).

More than 310,000 candidates did not register for university and college entrance exams in 2025. According to preliminary statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training on admission registration in 2025, the number of candidates registering for university and college entrance exams in 2025 is 849,544 out of a total of 1,160,033 candidates taking the high school graduation exam.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhieu-thi-sinh-gap-su-co-khi-nop-le-phi-xet-tuyen-dai-hoc-2426621.html