Nearly 500,000 students from across the country are taking part in the second phase of tertiary entrance examination on July 9 - 10.

The second phase involves both normal students in Groups B, C, and D and gifted students.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), more than 1.8 million students registered for this year’s exams, 1.35 million (75 percent) for university entrance and 454,000 (25 percent) for college entrance.

30.44 percent of the pupils wished to work in the business and management sectors, only 4.43 percent in the humanity and science sectors.

The MoET is closely coordinating with related agencies and social forces to ensure the successful organization of the exams.

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