Expanding private exams

Some separate exams organized by higher education institutions will expand in terms of space and number of participating schools to facilitate candidates' admission in the 2025 admission season.

Additional subjects added to the V-SAT exam

Mr. Ha Xuan Thanh, Director of the National Testing Center and Education Quality Assessment, Ministry of Education and Training, informed about the organization of the exam and the shared use of the results of the V-SAT computer-based university entrance exam in 2025. The Center has reviewed and updated the exam content, adjusted the exam format structure, and the exam format to be more suitable for the assessment of high school students' abilities according to the 2018 General Education Program. The V-SAT exam was developed by the National Testing Center and Education Quality Assessment, combined with the application of modern measurement and testing techniques to build a question bank, and applied information technology in organizing the exam.

Students will have to consider choosing a separate exam that suits their admission goals. Photo: TRONG QUAN

The 2025 exam will have 8 independent subjects: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, English and Literature. Compared to last year, this year Literature has been added. The exam will be held on a computer for 90 minutes for Math and Literature, and 60 minutes for the remaining subjects.

An important new point of the test is the change in question format. Previously, this test only had 3 types of questions, now there is an additional group question format. Accordingly, the V-SAT test has content within the current general education program at high school level, with 4 types of multiple choice questions in the test: true/false; 4-choice objective; matching; short answer or essay. In particular, many test questions have been compiled in the direction of applying the assessment method of the International Student Assessment Program (PISA).

According to Mr. Thanh, each V-SAT test consists of 25 questions with 85 sub-items. Last year, candidates got points for each correct answer, but this year, in each subject, to get the maximum score, candidates must answer all 85 sub-items of the test questions completely and correctly. This is the solution that the National Testing Center has proposed to minimize the number of candidates "playing by chance" (playing by chance), reducing the risk of luck in the exam.

In 2025, in addition to the increasing number of universities participating in organizing and taking the results of the V-SAT exam, some universities will organize their own entrance exams. The total number of entrance exams organized by higher education institutions next year will reach over 10 exams.

Mr. Thanh affirmed that candidates do not need to practice for the V-SAT exam format. In 2023, this exam will be held for the first time at Saigon University and Ho Chi Minh City Banking University. In 2024, 5 schools will organize the exam and 10 universities will use the results of this exam for admission. After 2 years of organization, the exam has met the requirements of standardized tests and standardized exams when schools implement the exam on the same test bank, ensuring reliability.

In 2025, 18 universities signed a cooperation agreement to organize exams and share the results of the V-SAT exam, including: Thai Nguyen University, Duy Tan University, Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Banking, University of Finance - Marketing, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Can Tho University, Vinh University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics - Finance, Hung Yen University of Technical Education, Van Lang University, Dong Thap University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Tra Vinh University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Lac Hong University, Hanoi University of Construction and Banking Academy.

Increase access for students in remote areas

The 2025 Thinking Assessment (TSA) exam of Hanoi University of Science and Technology is expected to be held in 3 rounds, on weekends, each round will have 3-4 test teams at 30 locations. In addition to the previous test locations, Hanoi University of Science and Technology will open a new test location to support students in the Northwestern provinces in Lao Cai province. Round 1 will take place from January 18-19, 2025, round 2 will take place on March 8-9, 2025, round 3 will take place on April 26-27, 2025.

In 2024, the TSA exam will take place in 6 rounds on weekends with 30 test locations each round in Hanoi and 11 provinces and cities, serving nearly 50,000 tests with a total of 21,000 candidates. The exam results have been used by more than 50 universities for enrollment in 2024.

The leaders of Hanoi University of Science and Technology said that in order to comply with the new general education program of the Ministry of Education and Training, from 2023, the content and format of the TSA exam have been implemented according to the design and will remain stable for many years to come.

The test consists of three parts: mathematical thinking (60 minutes), reading comprehension (30 minutes) and scientific thinking/problem solving (60 minutes). These are three independent parts, the test questions will focus on assessing the thinking ability of the candidate in each part, not directly testing the knowledge of any subject. The test is in the form of multiple choice on the computer, the test results will be valid for 2 years to serve the university admission work.

Source: https://danviet.vn/tuyen-sinh-dh-nam-2025-mo-rong-cac-ki-thi-rieng-20241109082501169.htm