Admissions 2025: Which majors and majors are exempted from 100% and 70% of tuition fees?

Majors and majors are exempted from 100% tuition fees

According to Decree 81/2021 regulating the mechanism for collecting and managing tuition fees for educational 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, majors that are exempted from 100% tuition fees include:

Majoring in Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, currently being trained at many universities such as Hanoi Pedagogical University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Academy of Journalism and Propaganda...

Many majors in the health field such as tuberculosis, leprosy, pathology, emergency resuscitation... are 100% exempt from tuition fees.

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The majors of tuberculosis, leprosy, psychiatry, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry and pathology at public health personnel training facilities according to state-ordered quotas. These training units include 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, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, etc.

In addition, the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, effective from January 1, 2024, stipulates that the state will fully support tuition fees and living expenses for the entire course, which are infectious diseases and emergency resuscitation.

In addition, students studying 36 majors and fields of art in the list of majors and professions that are difficult to recruit but are in demand will also be exempted 100% when studying at intermediate and college levels.

These are majors in the arts sector such as performing arts, Hue opera, folk songs, cheo, tuong, cai luong, ethnic folk dance, traditional opera musicians, quan ho folk songs, dancers, choreographers, Southern amateur music and music... Some majors are being trained at units such as the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema...

Engineering and technology sectors such as wood carving, sculpture, lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay, shipbuilding technology, rubber product manufacturing technology, rubber latex processing, forestry, fisheries, waste treatment...'

Some majors are being trained at Nam Dinh College of Economics and Technology (wood carving techniques), Vietnam College of Technology and Fine Arts (lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay techniques), Maritime College II (new ship hull engineering technology), Central College of Industry and Trade and Dai Viet Saigon College (waste treatment)...

Students of pedagogical majors at universities that train teachers such as Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University, Hanoi Pedagogical University, Hue Pedagogical University, Da Nang Pedagogical University, Da Lat Pedagogical University, Can Tho Pedagogical University... are exempted from 100% of tuition fees and supported with living expenses.

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Meanwhile, Decree 116 of 2020 on the policy of supporting tuition fees and living expenses for pedagogical students stipulates that all university and college students studying teacher training majors in the form of regular training, regular transfer, and students with a second degree in the form of regular training at university and college levels in teacher training majors with excellent results in their first degree will be exempted from 100% of tuition fees by the state.

Pedagogy students also receive state support of 3.63 million VND/month to cover living expenses during their time studying at school.

Courses with 70% tuition reduction

Also in Decree 81, the State has a policy of reducing 70% of tuition fees for students in many fields. Specifically:

Students studying traditional and special arts in vocational education institutions, public and private universities that provide training in culture and arts, including: traditional opera musicians, Hue traditional musicians, Southern amateur music, opera actors, folk performing arts, ca tru art, bai choi art, traditional musical instrument performances, etc.

Students major in royal court music, cheo, tuong, cai luong, dance, circus. These arts are trained at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, Vietnam Dance Academy, Ho Chi Minh City Dance School, Vietnam Circus and Variety Arts College...

Students of some arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations in vocational education according to the list of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations regulated by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs are also entitled to a 70% reduction in tuition fees, such as underground mining; making and repairing mine roads; open-pit mine shooting; storing and loading explosives; medical duty in mines...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tuyen-sinh-2025-nganh-va-chuyen-nganh-nao-duoc-mien-100-70-hoc-phi-185250511004540348.htm