Hanoi National University Aptitude Test (HSA)
The HSA 2025 exam will consist of 6 sessions, starting from March, with an expected number of 85,000 test takers. Registration will open on February 8, 2025. The exam fee for 2024 is 500,000 VND/test taker.
Regarding the location, the exam will take place in many provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Da Nang... The exam locations for each period will be announced later.
| Exam period | Exam date | Number of candidates |
| 501 | March 15-16, 2025 | 10,000 |
| 502 | March 29-30, 2025 | 15,000 |
| 503 | April 12-13, 2025 | 15,000 |
| 504 | April 19-20, 2025 | 15,000 |
| 505 | 10-11/5/2025 | 15,000 |
| 506 | 17-18/5/2025 | 15,000 |
According to information from Hanoi National University, in 2025, the school's capacity assessment exam will have many new points compared to previous years, from the exam structure, number of questions and how to ask questions in each topic to the exam registration schedule.
Specifically, the HSA exam structure in 2025 consists of three parts, of which two are compulsory: Mathematics and Data Processing, Literature - Language. The questions in the HSA exam are about 75% objective multiple choice questions with 4 options and 25% fill-in-the-blank questions.
If last year, cluster questions only appeared in the language test, from 2025, the Hanoi National University's competency assessment test will add cluster questions in all test sections and exam topics. Cluster questions include general topics and specific questions that develop and assess candidates' competencies from low to high levels.
Cluster questions will exploit rich data sources, assessing students' thinking in each field and across fields. These are changes in building a question bank for competency assessment exams. Especially in 2025, questions in the HSA exam will not be arranged from easy to difficult but will be randomly shuffled according to a fixed matrix.
This is one of the largest private exams in the country. About 90 universities use this exam for admission.
Ho Chi Minh City National University Aptitude Test (V-ACT)
The Ho Chi Minh City National University’s aptitude test is the largest in the country, with nearly 107,000 candidates last year. More than 100 schools use the results for admission. In 2025, the test will be held in two sessions, on March 30 and June 1.
Exam locations include: Thua Thien - Hue, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, An Giang, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu.
Exam fee in 2024 is 300,000 VND/exam.
The first four universities have announced the schedule for the aptitude and thinking assessment exam. (Illustration photo)
The 2025 Ho Chi Minh City National University Competency Assessment Test still includes 120 objective multiple-choice questions with 150 minutes of paper-based testing, but has been adjusted to suit the new general education program, aiming to assess students' overall abilities, helping universities and colleges recruit suitable candidates.
The test consists of three parts: The Logic – Data Analysis and Problem Solving sections from previous years are combined into Scientific Thinking with 30 multiple choice questions. The questions are structured in the direction of providing information, data, facts, from which candidates are required to apply, determine experimental results, predict laws, etc. The Language Use section includes Vietnamese and English with 60 questions instead of 40 questions as before. Finally, there is the Mathematics section with 30 questions.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology Thinking Assessment (TSA)
In 2025, Hanoi University of Science and Technology plans to organize 3 rounds of thinking assessment exams on weekends, each round will have 3-4 teams at 30 locations. The exam can accommodate about 75,000 exams, specific information for each round is as follows:
| Exam period | Registration opening schedule | Exam schedule |
| 1 | 1-6/12/2024 (Closed) | 18-19/1/2025 |
| 2 | 1-6/2/2025 | March 8-9, 2025 |
| 3 | April 1-6, 2025 | April 26-27, 2025 |
Compared to 2024, Hanoi University of Science and Technology's TSA 2025 exam has been reduced by 3 sessions. Currently, the school has closed the first registration session with 14,000 candidates, 5 times higher than the number of candidates taking the first round of the exam in 2024. These candidates will take the exam on January 18-19, 2025 (before the Lunar New Year).
In addition to the 12 provinces and cities as last year, namely Hanoi, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Da Nang, the school opened an additional testing site in Lao Cai for the convenience of candidates in the Northwestern provinces.
Exam fee is 500,000 VND/exam.
Regarding the exam structure, Hanoi University of Science and Technology maintained stability with three parts: Mathematical Thinking (60 minutes), Reading Comprehension (30 minutes) and Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving (60 minutes). These are three independent exam parts, the questions focus on assessing the thinking ability of the candidates, not directly testing the knowledge of any subject.
The TSA test is a computer-based test, and the results are valid for 2 years for university admission purposes (depending on the school).
Hanoi National University of Education Aptitude Test (SPT)
According to the latest announcement of Hanoi National University of Education, the 2025 capacity assessment exam will take place on May 17-18, 2025 at 4 testing locations: Hanoi National University of Education, Vinh University, Quy Nhon University, and University of Education - University of Da Nang.
Registration period is from March 15 to April 15, 2025. The 2025 SPT exam scores will be announced before June 15, 2025. Fee is 250,000 VND/subject. Candidates can register for any number of subjects.
Hanoi National University of Education organizes the 2025 competency assessment exam with 8 subjects: Math, Literature, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography.
The exam combines multiple-choice and essay questions with appropriate scoring scales according to the structure of each lesson; assessing the level of understanding of core knowledge and the ability to reason, analyze, evaluate, problem solve and be creative.
Candidates take the test directly in the examination room, answering questions by filling in the multiple choice answer sheet and writing on the test paper. The time for the Math and Literature tests is 90 minutes, and for other subjects it is 60 minutes.
Some other large-scale private exams such as the assessment exams of the Ministry of Public Security and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education have not yet announced their schedules.
Kim Nhung
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