More than 13,000 candidates registered for the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's Thinking Assessment (TSA) exam in the first batch of 2025, nearly 5 times higher than the same period last year.
Mr. Vu Duy Hai, Head of Admissions and Career Guidance Department, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said on the morning of December 2 that this is not the final number because there are still 5 days left until the first registration deadline. The number of exam seats for this round is 15,000.
Up to now, many testing locations have run out of space, such as Nam Dinh, Hung Yen and some locations in Hanoi.
Candidates who register this time will take the exam on January 18-19, 2025, before the Lunar New Year.
In the first round of thinking assessment exam in 2024 (taking place at the end of 2023), the number of candidates taking the exam was only nearly 3,000.
In 2025, Hanoi University of Science and Technology plans to organize 3 thinking assessment exams in January-April 2025 with about 75,000 participants, an increase of 25,000 compared to this year.
In addition to the 12 provinces and cities as last year, namely Hanoi, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Da Nang, the school opened an additional testing site in Lao Cai province for candidates in the Northwestern provinces to travel more conveniently.
Thinking assessment exam schedule 2025:
Exam period | Registration opening schedule | Exam schedule |
1 | 1-6/12/2024 | 18-19/1/2025 |
2 | 1-6/2/2025 | 8-9/3/2025 |
3 | 1-6/4/2025 | 26-27/4/2025 |
Last year, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology held 6 rounds of the TSA exam, attracting more than 20,000 candidates (nearly 50,000 attempts). The average score was 53.1/100. The percentage of candidates scoring over 70 points was nearly 9%. Only 20 students scored over 90 points, with the top scorer scoring 96.43 points.
The test consists of three parts: Mathematical Thinking (60 minutes), Reading Comprehension (30 minutes) and Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving (60 minutes). These are three independent test parts, the questions focus on assessing the candidate's thinking ability, not directly testing knowledge of any subject. The test format is multiple choice on computer.
In the past two years, more than 30 schools have used TSA thinking assessment results for admission each year.
TH (according to VnExpress)