Universities are massively adding more admission combinations: Increasing opportunities for candidates?

This year, the first batch of candidates studying under the new general education program will take the high school graduation exam. According to regulations, candidates will take two compulsory subjects: Math and Literature and two elective subjects out of nine subjects, including: Foreign Language, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economic and Legal Education, Information Technology, and Technology.

With the above number of subjects and selection methods, 36 combinations can be used for university admission. To adapt to the innovation in the number of subjects and exam formats, many universities have adjusted the admission combinations.

For example: Hanoi University of Science and Technology added an admission combination called K01 (Math, Literature combined with one of four subjects: Physics/Chemistry/Biology/IT).

Hanoi University of Industry added the combination of A0C (Math, Physics, Technology), A0T (Math, Physics, Information Technology), B0C (Math, Chemistry, Technology), D0C (Math, English, Technology), D0G (Math, English, Economic Education and Law).

The Academy of Journalism and Communication offers new combinations: Literature, English, Economic and Legal Education; Literature, English, Informatics; Literature, Mathematics, Informatics; Literature, Mathematics, Economic and Legal Education; Literature, History, Informatics; Literature, History, Economic and Legal Education.

The University of Mining and Geology has increased the number of admission combinations from 4 to 8 after adding 2 subjects: technology and information technology. According to the school representative, adding 2 subjects to the admission combination in some majors is to match the new general education program, helping candidates have more opportunities to enter their favorite major.

Hanoi University of Industry plans to recruit 5 new groups of subjects including Technology, Informatics, Economic and Legal Education including A0C (Math, Physics, Technology), A0T (Math, Physics, Informatics), B0C (Math, Chemistry, Technology), D0C (Math, English, Technology), D0G (Math, English, Economic and Legal Education).

These combinations will be used for admission to majors such as Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering Technology and Information Security...

This year, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam National University, in addition to the 4 traditional groups A00, A01, D01, B00, added 2 groups: Math, English, Informatics and Math, Physics, Informatics.

In 2025, the University of Transport will add a new group GT1 (Mathematics, Physics, Informatics) with a number of majors such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Control and Automation Engineering...

Vietnam Academy of Agriculture also added many subject combinations with Informatics, Technology, Economic and Legal Education such as: Math, Physics, Technology; Math, Literature, Economic and Legal Education; Literature, History, Economic and Legal Education; Literature, Geography, Economic and Legal Education; Math, Literature, Technology...

Hanoi University of Architecture includes technology in the admission combination for the majors of civil and industrial construction, urban underground construction, construction project management, construction materials engineering technology, investment economics, development economics, construction management, real estate management, transportation and logistics management.

Meanwhile, the admission combination with both technology and informatics is applied to the Information Technology industry and the majors of Multimedia Technology and Game Technology.

Unlimited combination of admissions

On March 21, the Ministry of Education and Training issued a circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of the university admission regulations, applicable from this year with new points.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, 2025 is the first year that biology courses under the new general education program (General Education Program 2018) will take the high school graduation exam.

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued the Regulations on high school graduation exams from 2025, which increase the number of subjects students can choose. Therefore, to ensure the opportunity for students from different regions to be admitted, the Regulations remove the requirement for training programs, each major and each program has a maximum of 4 admission combinations; there is no limit on the number of admission combinations.

However, in order to ensure the quality and knowledge foundation necessary for university study, the Regulation stipulates that the subject combination used for admission includes at least 3 suitable subjects, including Mathematics or Literature with a weighted score of not less than 25%. From 2026, the common subjects of the combination must contribute at least 50% of the weighted score.

Candidates do not need to choose a method code, combination code... they just need to clearly identify the program, major, training group and training institution they want to study to decide to register. The general enrollment support system of the Ministry of Education and Training will use the method with the highest result of the candidate for admission consideration.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son said that changing the admission combination is not a big problem, because this year's admission regulations will be flexible. Candidates' job is to study according to their abilities and strengths, while schools will enroll students according to their requirements, and the software system will select the best information for candidates.

Deputy Minister Son said that higher education institutions will have to enroll students according to the appropriate combination of training majors and requirements. The Ministry of Education and Training also sets out specific requirements for each school and training major.

Accordingly, for each major, schools will choose the admission method as well as the combination of subjects for the entrance exam that is suitable for the requirements of that major. How to ensure that qualified candidates can choose to study and succeed in this program.

The Ministry of Education and Training is expected to have specific regulations. For example, for each major, there will be common parts between the admission combinations. The common parts are the mandatory requirements that candidates must have to study the program. The decision on which subjects to choose is the right of the schools to ensure autonomy.

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