Admissions 2025: Which major should you choose to get 100% tuition exemption?

According to Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP of the Government on the mechanism for collecting and managing tuition fees foreducational institutions in the national education system and policies on tuition exemption, reduction, and support for learning costs; service prices in the field of education and training, students in the following majors/specializations will be exempted from 100% of tuition fees:

• Major in Marxism-Leninism
• Major in Ho Chi Minh Thought
• Major in Labor
• Wind
• Mental
• Forensic examination
• Forensic psychiatry
• Pathology at public health personnel training facilities according to State orders.

Training units for the above majors/specializations include the Academy of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Hue University), Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy...

According to Government regulations, many specific professions are exempted from 100% tuition fees. (Illustration photo)

In addition, the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, effective from January 1, 2024, stipulates that 2 more majors will receive full tuition and living expenses support from the State during the entire course, including:

• Infectious
• Emergency resuscitation

However, students must achieve academic and training results that meet the requirements for scholarships at training institutions in the State health sector to be exempted from tuition fees.

In addition, industries and occupations that are difficult to recruit but have demand according to the list prescribed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs are also 100% exempt.

Specifically, a total of 36 industries and fields are listed in the list, including: Wood carving techniques, sculpture, Hue opera performance arts, folk songs, Cheo, Tuong, Cai Luong, ethnic folk dances, Quan Ho folk songs, dancers, choreographers, traditional musical instrument performances, Southern amateur music and music, traditional opera musicians, Hue traditional musicians, lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay techniques, ship hull construction technology, rubber product manufacturing technology, rubber latex processing, forestry, fisheries, waste treatment, water supply and drainage, road and bridge construction.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, the pedagogical majors exempted from tuition fees include: Preschool Education, Primary Education and Pedagogical Subjects in Public Secondary Schools; High School Education; Special Education; Physical Education; National Defense and Security Education. Pedagogical students are also supported by the state with 3.63 million VND/month to cover living expenses during their time studying at the school.

Besides pedagogy, Police and Military schools are also included in the policy of 100% tuition support for students studying according to State regulations.

In addition to the above-mentioned majors, many other majors are also being proposed to exempt or reduce tuition fees to reduce the burden on learners.

Specifically, the Ministry of Health has just proposed to the Government to support tuition fees and living expenses for medical students to attract students in the context that this industry is lacking human resources in both quantity and quality.

The Ministry of Education and Training also researched and proposed a tuition exemption policy for students majoring in semiconductors, and implemented a joint model to train human resources for this industry. It is expected that in 2025, the Ministry will review, research, and propose amendments to the tuition exemption and reduction policy and scholarship policy for students studying majors related to the semiconductor industry at home and abroad.

Kim Nhung

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/tuyen-sinh-2025-chon-nganh-nao-de-duoc-mien-100-hoc-phi-ar943821.html