Hanoi National University of Education announced on 5/1 that candidates can register for the exam from 15/3 to 15/4. The university has divided the exam schedule into two rounds, adding one round compared to previous years. The first round is scheduled for 23-24/5, and the second round for 30-31/5. Results will be announced before 15/6.

The SPT 2026 exam schedule and locations are as follows:

Candidates taking the SPT competency assessment exam at Hanoi National University of Education in 2025. *Photo: Duong Tam*

For the 2026 exam, HNUE is expanding its subject offerings, incorporating informatics, technology, and economic and legal education for the first time. These are included alongside the usual subjects: mathematics, literature, English, physics, chemistry, biology, history, and geography. Candidates can register for a minimum of three and a maximum of 7 subjects.

The assessment employs a comprehensive format designed to evaluate both core knowledge and critical thinking skills. Exam questions combine multiple-choice and essay formats, assessing core knowledge comprehension, as well as reasoning, analytical, evaluative, problem-solving, and creative abilities. Candidates take the exam directly in the testing room.

The university has maintained the exam fee at 250.000 VND per subject. Anticipated exam locations include Hanoi, Son La, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Da Nang, and Gia Lai.

The previous year's competency assessment exam by Hanoi National University of Education attracted nearly 17.500 candidates, with an average of three subjects per candidate. The results were used by 25 universities for admissions, mostly from the pedagogy sector. Some universities from other sectors included Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

List of 25 universities using SPT exam scores

HNUE's 2025 score conversion system provided clear equivalencies between SPT scores and high school graduation exam results for various subject combinations. Candidates achieving 28,33 SPT points in the A00 combination were equivalent to 29,75 high school graduation exam points. For the D01 combination (mathematics, literature, English), candidates with 25,12 SPT points were equivalent to 27,75 graduation exam points.

Hanoi National University of Education 2025 admission score conversion table

Benchmark scores for admission to Hanoi National University of Education in the previous year showed a wide range, from 19 to 29,06 out of 30 across all admission methods. History pedagogy led the way, with several majors requiring over 28 points, including political education and pedagogy majors in mathematics, physics, chemistry, literature, and geography. Two majors with benchmark scores below 20 were biology and biotechnology (not teacher training programs).

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