Adapting to the new multi-point admission regulations

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has issued the 2025 University Admissions Regulations. Accordingly, many universities have also announced appropriate adjustments to their admission methods. Schools advise candidates to follow information from the schools and understand the new regulations so as not to miss out on their favorite majors and schools.

Candidates taking the 2024 high school exam. Photo: P.Thanh.

Notable changes

According to Mr. Cao Quang Tu, Director of Admissions at Saigon International University: The official admission regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training have been announced. This is one of the things that universities are waiting for because it affects the admission methods, admission plans and the way the university conducts admissions. 2025 is a special milestone when the first students studying under the 2018 General Education Program will take the high school graduation exam. The changes in the admission regulations are also to match the new program that the students are studying.

According to Mr. Tu, with the new admission regulations, candidates need to pay attention to some very basic points. That is to remove the phrase and the early admission method. Previously, your generations at this time could participate in the admission based on the results of 5 semesters, 3 semesters, or the results of the first semester of grade 12. This year, we will no longer have such an early admission mechanism, but must wait for the results of the entire grade 12 year. With this change, the Ministry and the schools want students to focus all their efforts on studying seriously in grade 12.

Second, the Ministry has removed the regulation that 1 major has 4 admission combinations like previous years. This will open up more opportunities for candidates to choose the combination that suits their strengths, and it is also suitable for the 2018 General Education program, when we have a variety of combinations as students have chosen since entering grade 10 in high school. Universities will now have to search and choose the right combination for each major. Of course, unlimited does not mean that schools choose too many.

Mr. Tu also said: Saigon International University plans to choose about 6 combinations suitable for each major so that candidates can be proactive in choosing. This is also one of the things that students need to pay attention to, for each major, how many combinations for an admission method depends on each school. If you are interested in a school, you should find out information about that major at that school which combinations will be considered to make a decision.

Another thing is that although there are currently separate exams for each school, the results are also used for the general admission round of the Ministry of Education and Training. Last year, students could have been admitted early, and even if they had not graduated from high school, they would have known which major they were admitted to, they only needed to complete high school graduation. But this year, we will return to a single general admission round. However, universities also have many admission methods for students to choose from. Academic records can still be considered for admission through many methods, but must have a full 12th grade transcript. This is also one of the questions that candidates and parents have asked quite a lot in the past. For example, can the first semester be considered for admission? The answer now is no.

In the near future, the Ministry of Education and Training will have detailed instructions on converting the scores of the methods into a common score framework for admission, ensuring fairness for candidates. In addition, bonus points and priority points will also be adjusted compared to previous years. For example, if the maximum score is 30, the 2025 admission season will not have a score above 30, even if there are many bonus points...

Follow official information of schools

Ms. Truong Thi Ngoc Bich, Director of the Information and Communication Center, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, said: Very early on, the Ministry had proposed to abolish the early admission process that has been implemented since 2024 and earlier in universities. This information was predicted, so when the Ministry issued regulations to abolish early admission, it was not too surprising for candidates. The issue that students need to care about is which school and major they choose? What are their strengths? Students will choose the admission method as announced by the school.

Although early admission has been completely eliminated, the aptitude test is still being conducted. Students can take the test, achieve certain results, and then base on the admission information announced by the schools to be considered for admission. After the Ministry issues the Admission Regulations, the schools will announce official admission information, including admission methods and ways to calculate expected scores... Students need to follow the information of the schools to have specific information for themselves.

According to Ms. Bich, many schools do not consider transcripts but will combine them with high school results and have their own assessment given by the school. Not that early admission does not mean not considering transcripts or early admission does not mean not participating in the assessment of capacity... We are going in a completely new direction, students must see the problem clearly, monitor very accurately because they are studying a new program, the information according to the published regulations is also completely new. Schools will create the best opportunity for candidates to choose their strengths when participating in university admission.

Ms. Bich added: In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance will simultaneously implement 4 admission methods including: admission based on the results of the 2025 high school graduation exam, admission based on the 12th grade transcript based on the average score of the 3-subject combination, admission based on the average score of the entire 12th grade year, admission based on the results of the 2025 competency assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City National University or the results of the V-SAT exam for all regular university training majors. The total admission target is 5,360. This year, the school also opened a new major in International Commercial Law, bringing the total number of training majors to 37. According to the Ministry's admission regulations, the school also adjusted and applied new subject combinations for training majors...

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