More than 60 universities announce minimum scores to assess capacity and thinking

The common minimum score for the Ho Chi Minh City National University's competency assessment exam is 600-700/1,200 points. Some private schools such as Van Lang, Hong Bang, Nguyen Tat Thanh Universities... use 750, applied to the majors of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Dentistry.

In the Hanoi National University's competency assessment exam, Hai Duong Medical Technical University is taking the highest floor with 120/150 points for the Medical major and 100 points for the remaining majors. The floor scores of other schools are mainly at 75-80 points.

Schools that consider the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's thinking assessment exam scores set a floor score of about 50-60/100 points.

Admission threshold based on test scores assessing capacity and thinking of 66 universities:

This year, the number of candidates registering for the competency assessment exams is at a record high. The first round of the competency assessment exam organized by Ho Chi Minh City National University on April 7 had 94,000 candidates. The first round of the exam held by Hanoi National University also attracted 95,000 people.

Meanwhile, Hanoi University of Science and Technology recorded about 30,000 candidates registering for the thinking assessment exam, nearly 3 times more than last year.

These are also the three largest individual exams in the country. The results of the Ho Chi Minh City National University’s aptitude test are used by 105 universities and colleges for admission. The numbers are 90 and 40, respectively, for the exams of Hanoi National University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

The minimum score is the minimum score that candidates need to achieve to apply for admission to universities. The admission score can be equal to or higher than this level.

Last year, the benchmark for assessing the capacity of Ho Chi Minh City National University was about 600-1,035/1,200 points. For the exam of Hanoi National University, the benchmark for schools is usually from 80/120 points or higher. If using the thinking assessment score of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, candidates who score 50-55/100 points or higher can be admitted to many majors, especially for hot majors such as Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, the benchmark is up to 72-83 points.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that even if admitted through early methods (using test scores to assess capacity, considering transcripts, IELTS...), candidates must still register their wishes on the common system, from July 18 to 5:00 p.m. on July 30. The results of the 2024 university admissions will be announced before 5:00 p.m. on August 19.