Under the proposed framework, universities would be able to use the following admission methods in 2027:

The proposed list represents a reduction of eight methods from 2026, when universities had 19 admission methods available.

Nguyen Tien Thao, director general of the Higher Education Department under the Ministry of Education and Training, said changes introduced between 2022 and 2026 have produced positive results.

These included eliminating early admissions, introducing score-conversion mechanisms to improve comparability between admission channels, limiting the number of admission methods, setting minimum entrance thresholds and capping bonus points.

For examinations with official score-conversion tables, the gap compared with scores from Vietnam’s national high school graduation exam has narrowed from 2.6 points to 1.2 points, Thao said.

However, consistency across admission methods remains uneven.

Statistics show that among academic programs using two or more admission methods, more than 40% still record score differences of at least three points between admission channels.

The draft therefore focuses on four areas of change: reducing and standardizing admission methods; eliminating bonus points other than those granted under official priority policies; clearly defining eligible applicant groups and minimum entrance requirements; and refining admission conditions for students progressing from vocational high school, intermediate vocational programs and colleges to university.

The proposal also seeks to standardize score differences between subject combinations, make greater use of data already held in government systems, and eliminate requirements for applicants to resubmit documents or certificates that are already available electronically.

“The consistent principle is that admissions must go hand in hand with quality standards, verifiable data and accountability,” Thao said. “Applicants will have less of a burden from having to keep track of too many admission methods, while still being able to use appropriate academic results, examination scores and certificates in accordance with the rules for each method.”

Thanh Hung