Candidates finished the tests at the national high school exam in August in Nghe An province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - University admission scores this year increased compared to2019, with information technology, computer science, international economicsand marketing attracting a large number of candidates.
Universities nationwide announced the admission scores for the 2020-21 academicyear on October 4 and 5.
Hundreds of thousands of 12th graders took the national high school exam inAugust and September for high school graduation and university/college admission.
To graduate from high school, students have to take tests in three compulsorysubjects (maths, literature, and foreign language) and one optional subject.
They have to take extra tests in other subjects according to their chosenmajors and universities.
Candidates can choose scores in three subjects to apply foruniversities.
The maximum admission score is 30 for three subjects and 40 formajors that require double scores in a foreign language or talent tests.
Bonus points ranging from 0.25 to four, based on variouscriteria, are awarded to ethnic minority students and national contest awardwinners who belong to families that are beneficiaries of national preferentialpolicies such as descendants of war invalids.
The Ministry of Education and Training has allowed candidates to apply to asmany universities as they want.
Candidates must list their priorities so that if they fail toget into their top choice university, they will be considered for the secondone.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the total number ofcandidates registering for university/college admission in 2020 was 642,945,with nearly 2.5 million registered options.
Nguyen Thu Thuy, head of the Higher Education Department, saidthe admission scores this year were higher than the previous year’s.
“The admission score has reached the maximum points of 30 for Korean Studies atthe University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National UniversityHanoi,” she said.
According to Hoang Anh Tuan, deputy principal of the university, the admissionscores of the school increased by 0.5 to 2 points compared to last year. But the biggest surprise was that the Korean Studies admitted the maximumpoints of 30 for three subjects: Literature, History and Geography.
The admission criteria number of the Korean Studies this year is 50 but 30candidates have been exempted from the exam. The admission quota for those whosat the exam is only 16-20 so the admission scores have surged, he explained.
It means candidates had to score 30 in three subjects’ tests or score at least27.25 points for the tests and earned more from bonus points, he said.
Computer science at the Hanoi University of Science andTechnology had the second-highest admission scores with 29.04 points,increasing by 1.62 points compared to last year.
The admission scores of the Hanoi University of Science andTechnology varied from 19 to 29.04. Besides computer science, the highestadmission scores were in computer technology, data science and artificialintelligence.
The Economics Law course at the Hanoi University of Law andMedical Studies of the Hanoi Medical University had the third and fourthhighest admission scores with 29 and 28.9 points, respectively.
In the group of economic schools, the National EconomicUniversity had admission scores ranging from 24.5 to 28. The highest score wasfor logistics and supply chain management (28 points).
The external economics major of the Foreign Trade University, aleading economics training facility, has maintained the highest admission scoreamong all manors of the school as usual with 28.6 points this year for Hanoi’sfacility and 28.3 points for HCM City’s facility.
Meanwhile, a number of majors had quite low admission scores, remaining at14-16 points like those at the Vietnam Maritime University and Da LatYersin University.
Associate Professor Do Van Dung, principal of the HCM City University ofTechnology and Education, said although the school’s admission scores increasedthis year, some majors have struggled to recruit students. The fashion designmajor can admit only one student.
The national high school exam this year was delayed from June to August andSeptember due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The admission scores, therefore, were announced later thanusual. All universities and colleges have to announce the admissions scoresbefore 5pm on October 5.
Candidates have to confirm their school attendance no later than 5pm on October10./.
VNA
