How will the score conversion between university admission methods be done?

The Ministry of Education and Training provides specific guidance on the development of rules for converting equivalent admission scores and input thresholds between admission methods (PTXT), admission combinations (THXT) when training institutions (CSDT) simultaneously use multiple PTXTs and THXTs for a training major/group of majors. Accordingly, there will be 3 equivalent score conversion frameworks.

Conversion between types of exam scores such as high school graduation exam scores, ability and thinking assessment exams

The conversion framework provides the range of scores for individual exams and for high school graduation subject combinations according to the percentile method. This method is based on the score distribution of the two exams, determining the scores at the same percentile for conversion. For example, schools take the top 1% of candidates from the two exams. The score to reach the top 1% according to the results of the competency assessment exam and the high school graduation exam will be the equivalent level.

The score ranges are ranked respectively for the top 0.5%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 10% as shown in the following table:

The responsibility of universities that organize their own exams is to determine the graduation exam subject combinations that are suitable for the characteristics of the exams organized by their own schools and to recommend other schools to use them, clarifying which combination is most suitable.

Schools must also announce the percentile of the results of their own exams in 2025, coordinate with the Ministry to analyze the graduation exam results of candidates who have taken their own exams, and then announce the score ranges of the appropriate subject groups (A0, A1, B0, B1... in the table). Based on this data, the admission scores and entrance thresholds of each major will be converted linearly within each score range.

For example, the admission score of combination A00 (T-A00) in the range A2-A3 will be converted to the admission score according to the Hanoi National University's capacity assessment test score (T-HSA) according to the formula: T-HSA = HSA3 + (T-A00 - A3) x (HSA2 - HSA3) / (A2 - A3).

2025 is the first year that the Ministry of Education and Training applies the score conversion framework between admission methods.

Conversion between combinations using high school graduation exam scores

The Ministry of Education and Training said that the general admission support system will enter the difference in scores between the original admission combination and other combinations for a major of the schools. Determining the difference in admission scores between popular combinations will be based on the comparison of the score distribution announced by the Ministry after the graduation exam results are available, according to each admission score range.

Convert admission score from transcript

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, academic transcript scores are not uniform across the country. Therefore, establishing a common conversion framework is meaningless. However, the Ministry of Education and Training will publish statistical data correlating the scores of graduation exams with the average scores of high school subjects. On that basis, universities will determine the conversion rules.

With other admission methods

The Ministry of Education and Training recommends that schools develop appropriate conversion tables, and recommends using the percentile method. The basis for developing the conversion table is enrollment data from previous years, along with student learning outcomes, combinations, exam score distributions, difficulty levels, scoring scales, and characteristics of candidate groups according to each method.

The Ministry of Education and Training also noted that the conversion rules must ensure that the admission scores between PTXTs and THXTs of an admission code are equivalent in terms of meeting the input requirements of the corresponding training program, major, and group of majors; associated with the specific requirements of the major/training program. The main criteria used for admission in each PTXT must focus on assessing the basic knowledge and core competencies required by the major.

The equivalence conversion rules must be developed objectively; announced in the admission information and posted publicly on the CSĐT electronic information portal according to regulations, applied uniformly to all candidates applying for the same major/training program; ensuring that all candidates are selected equally based on equivalent admission scores, regardless of the priority order of registration wishes.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/giao-duc/quy-doi-diem-giua-cac-phuong-thuc-xet-tuyen-dai-hoc-se-duoc-thuc-hien-the-nao--i768878/