On 16/12/2025, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE) announced that the exams will take place in four locations: Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Dak Lak, and Tay Ninh. The third session will only be held in Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh.

The detailed competency assessment exam schedule is as follows:

Candidates can register for one or more subjects, based on their needs. The exam fee for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology is 300,000 VND per subject. Literature costs 400,000 VND, and English is the highest at 700,000 VND.

The exam content aligns with the 2018 general education curriculum, with knowledge from grade 12 accounting for about 70-80%, and the remaining from grades 10 and 11. Candidates will take the computer-based exams, with 90 minutes allocated for each subject. The results will be used for admission, combined with high school transcript scores or aptitude test scores.

Illustrative exams are available for six competency assessment subjects offered by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education:

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Education first organized its specialized competency assessment exam in 2022, attracting about 2,000 test-takers. By 2025, this number reached nearly 29,000.

Eight other universities also utilize these scores for admission, including: Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Hanoi University of Education, Hanoi University of Education 2, pedagogical universities under Thai Nguyen University, Hue University, Da Nang University, and Vinh University.

For the 2026 admission cycle, HCMUE expects to maintain its previous admission methods. The university's three main admission pathways include: direct admission and priority admission for specialized high school students; admission based on national high school graduation exam scores; and combined admission. The combined admission method integrates competency assessment scores with high school transcript scores, or national high school graduation exam scores or competency assessment scores with aptitude test scores.

This year, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education plans to enroll nearly 5,200 students. Based on national high school graduation exam results, the chemistry education major had the highest admission score at 29,38 points, while the French language major had the lowest at 19 points.

If considering combined admission using the university's competency assessment scores, the benchmark scores ranged from 17,13 to 28,16.

Students submit postgraduate applications at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 10/2025. Photo: HCMUE

Le Nguyen