Education and training

Many military schools announce military system quotas for 2025

TB (summary) • March 18, 2025 13:59

This year, 20 military schools are enrolling students at college and university levels. The total quota for the military system is about 4,400, a decrease of more than 900 compared to last year.

Military Technical Academy recruits 360 military students in 2025. Photo: Military Technical Academy

Eight military schools plan to recruit nearly 2,800 military students in 2025, most of which are down from last year. Of the eight schools, only the Political Officer School will increase its enrollment by 20 students, to 766.

The remaining, Army Officer School 1 reduced from 686 to 490; Logistics Academy from 178 to 94, Military Science Academy from 90 to 80...

Some schools announced general quotas, without clearly dividing the admission groups into male and female groups or by admission combinations. In previous years, specific quotas were announced by the Military Admissions Board, Ministry of National Defense.

Expected targets of 8 military schools as of March 18:

TT	Field/Object	Target
1	Logistics Academy	94
	Northern male candidates	54
	Northern female candidates	2
	Southern male candidates	36
	Southern female candidates	2
2	Academy of Military Science	80
	English Language	16
	Russian	10
	Chinese language	10
	International Relations	11
	Technical reconnaissance	33
3	Military Technical Academy	360
	Candidates nationwide	360
4	Army Officer School 1 (Tran Quoc Tuan University)	490
	Male candidates from the North (from Quang Binh and above)	490
5	Army Officer School 2 (Nguyen Hue University)	493
	Military Region 4	15
	Military Region 5	207
	Military Region 7	172
	Military Region 9	99
6	Political Officer School	766
	Male candidates nationwide	766
7	Engineering Officer School (Ngo Quyen University)	196
	Northern candidates	118
	Southern candidates	78
8	School of Information Officers (University of Information and Communications)	318
	Northern candidates	191
	Southern candidates	127

Colonel Do Thanh Tam, Secretary of the Military Admissions Board, Ministry of National Defense, said last weekend that this year, 20 military schools are recruiting students for college and university levels. The total quota for the military system is about 4,400, down more than 900 compared to last year. In addition, this group of schools is recruiting civilians again after a 6-year hiatus, with about 3,500 quotas.

Schools will continue to consider admission using 7 combinations, including A00 (math, physics, chemistry), A01 (math, physics, English), B00 (math, chemistry, biology), C00 (literature, history, geography), D01 (math, literature, English), D02 (math, literature, Russian), D04 (math, literature, Chinese), depending on the school. After the Ministry of Education and Training announces the admission regulations, schools can expand the admission combination, giving priority to English.

Admission methods are expected to remain stable as last year, including: direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; based on competency assessment test scores organized by two national universities; high school graduation exam scores; and review of academic records.

Candidates applying for the military system must pass a preliminary selection, scheduled from March 25 to May 20. If they meet the standards for background, culture, health and age, they will be eligible to register.

Last year, 17 military schools recruited about 5,300 university students. The standard score based on high school graduation exam scores ranged from 20.6 to 28.55 points.

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