What do candidates need to prepare for the 2025 Specialized Competency Assessment Exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education?

In 2025, the scale of the 2025 Specialized Competency Assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education will be 3 times larger than last year. So, what do candidates need to prepare for the 2025 Specialized Competency Assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education?

To have a solid preparation for the 3 large-scale exams of the 2025 Specialized Competency Assessment Exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, candidates need to pay attention to the following 5 points.

Candidates participating in the 2024 Specialized Competency Assessment Exam of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. Photo: School

Specialized Competency Assessment in 2025: Candidates only need to take 1 main subject in the admission combination

According to information from Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, in 2025, the school will continue to use the admission method combining exam scores with high school academic scores similar to 2024.

Specifically, candidates will choose and take 1 main subject in the admission combination; the remaining 2 subjects will use the average score of 6 semesters in 3 years of grades 10, 11 and 12. However, the score ratio between the main subject and the remaining 2 subjects may change in the direction of increasing the weight of the main subject.

Diverse exam subjects, suitable for many fields of study

The 2025 H-SCA exam consists of 6 subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature and English. Candidates can choose one or more subjects that match their wishes to apply for admission to majors at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and partner universities of this exam.

If in 2024, the school has 31 majors for admission by this method, it is expected that in 2025, it will apply a number of additional majors: History - Geography Pedagogy, Geography Pedagogy, Geography, Tourism, International Studies to expand opportunities for candidates.

Expanding admission opportunities at many universities

The results of the H-SCA 2025 exam are not only used for admission to majors at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education but are also accepted by many other prestigious universities.

Including: Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi National University of Education 2, Hue University of Education, Danang University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade and Nguyen Tat Thanh University...

More than 30,000 candidates can take the exam.

With the plan to organize 03 large-scale exams, it will meet the needs of more than 30,000 candidates (3 times more than in 2024).

The exam is held at 8 locations in 3 regions: the South, Central and Central Highlands, creating favorable conditions for candidates in many provinces and cities to participate.

The exam locations include: Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (main campus in Ho Chi Minh City with 2 branches in Long An and Gia Lai provinces), Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, Can Tho University, University of Education - Da Nang University, University of Education - Hue University, Tay Nguyen University.

Exam content closely follows the 2018 General Education Program

Ho Chi Minh City University of Education said that the 2025 exam was designed with many improvements in question structure and knowledge content in the spirit of closely following the 2018 General Education Program, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of candidates' abilities. Of which, the knowledge content of the 12th grade program accounts for 70-80%, the rest is the knowledge content of the 10th and 11th grade programs.

In particular, the English proficiency test will be based on the format of a proficiency test from level 3 to level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam. This shows the school's focus on assessing candidates' English proficiency, meeting the increasingly high demands of society.

Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Son - Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education sent his message to the candidates

"The school has been researching the 2018 general education program for many years with the participation of program experts, editors-in-chief, program and textbook editors, and many general education experts, especially assessment experts.

The preparations and adjustments to the specialized competency assessment exam to ensure the orientation of the School as well as adapt to the high school graduation exam from 2025 are the investment and dedication of the School with the motto of creating maximum conditions for students to study the 2018 general education program and reduce the pressure of exams in the spirit of humanity, respect...

Candidates should also choose the appropriate exam subjects, time and location when registering. Candidates can register for multiple exams to increase their chances of admission, but they also need to maintain their health and avoid creating too much pressure during the review process. This is the secret to ensuring their performance and exam scores."

Source: https://danviet.vn/thi-sinh-can-chuan-bi-gi-cho-ky-thi-danh-gia-nang-luc-chuyen-biet-nam-2025-cua-truong-dh-su-pham-tphcm-20250221173940266.htm