What are candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 in Vietnam allowed to bring into the exam room?

What are candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 in Vietnam allowed to bring into the exam room?

Under Point b, Clause 4, Article 21 of the Regulations on the high school graduation exam promulgated together with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT (effective from February 8, 2025), candidates must comply with the following rules in the exam room:

Responsibilities of candidates

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4. Comply with the following rules in the exam room:

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b) To facilitate the exam process, candidates are allowed to bring the following into the exam room: Writing pens; rulers; pencils; erasers; set squares; graph paper rulers; drawing tools; pocket calculators without text editing functions and memory cards.

The following are prohibited in the exam room/waiting room: Carbon paper, correction pens, alcoholic beverages; weapons and explosive, flammable substances; documents, communication devices (information transceivers, recording, filming devices) or containing information for cheating during the exam process;

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Thus, candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 are allowed to bring into the exam room items including: Writing pens; rulers; pencils; erasers; set squares; graph paper rulers; drawing tools; pocket calculators without text editing functions and memory cards.

Additionally, candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 are prohibited from bringing into the exam room/waiting room items such as carbon paper, correction pens, alcoholic beverages; weapons and explosive, flammable substances; documents, communication devices (information transceivers, recording, filming devices) or containing information for cheating during the exam process.

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When are candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 in Vietnam allowed to submit their papers and leave the exam room?

Under Point dd, Clause 4, Article 21 of the Regulations on the high school graduation exam promulgated together with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT (effective from February 8, 2025), candidates must comply with the following rules in the exam room:

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4. Comply with the following rules in the exam room:

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dd) For written papers, candidates are only allowed to leave the exam room after 2/3 (two-thirds) of the time allotted for paper and must submit their paper, the question paper and scratch paper before leaving the exam room and area; for multiple-choice papers, candidates are not allowed to leave the exam room during the time allotted for paper and the time between two subjects of the elective exam; if a candidate absolutely must temporarily leave the exam room, the Invigilator must report to the exam room Supervisor for coordination; candidates leaving the exam room or area in case of emergency must be supervised by the police together with the exam room Supervisor until the exam session ends as decided by the Head of the Exam Place;

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Simultaneously, under Points d, đ, Clause 5, Article 21 of the Regulations on the high school graduation exam promulgated together with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT (effective from February 8, 2025), candidates must comply with the following regulations in the multiple-choice exam room as follows:

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5. When taking multiple-choice papers, in addition to the regulations in Clause 4 of this Article, candidates must comply with the following regulations:

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d) Not allowed to submit the paper before the end of the time allotted for paper; when the time allotted for paper ends, the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet must be submitted to the Invigilator and signatures provided on two paper collection sheets;

dd) Only allowed to leave the exam room after the Invigilator has verified the sufficient number of Multiple-Choice Answer Sheets for the entire room and has given permission to leave;

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Thus, candidates taking the High School Graduation Exam 2025 in Vietnam are allowed to submit their papers and leave the exam room when:

- For written papers, candidates are only allowed to leave the exam room after 2/3 (two-thirds) of the time allotted for paper and must submit their paper, the question paper and scratch paper before leaving the exam room and area;

- For multiple-choice papers, candidates are not allowed to leave the exam room during the time allotted for paper and the time between two subjects of the elective exam. Candidates are not allowed to submit the paper before the end of the time allotted for the paper.

What are the regulations on arranging exam rooms for students taking the High School Graduation Exam in Vietnam?

- Candidates who have graduated from high school, candidates who have completed the general education/continuing education program but have not yet graduated in previous years, graduates from post-secondary schools participating in the exam, and continuing education candidates will be arranged to take the exam together with candidates who are 12th-grade students during the exam year (referred to as 12th-grade candidates) at certain testing locations decided by the Director of the Department of Education and Training; ensuring that there are at least 50% of 12th-grade candidates among the total number of candidates at the testing location (in special cases, approval from the Ministry of Education and Training is required); the list for room assignments is made according to the regulations in point a, clause 1, Article 22 of the High School Graduation Exam Regulations issued with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT;

- Exam rooms are assigned according to the elective test paper, each exam room has a maximum of 24 candidates and must ensure a minimum distance of 1.2 meters between two candidates sitting next to each other horizontally; the list for room assignments is made according to the regulations in point a, clause 1, Article 22 of the High School Graduation Exam Regulations issued with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT;

- The number of exam rooms for each Exam Council is numbered in ascending order;

- Each exam room has a Photo List of candidates in the exam room, arranged in order corresponding to the list of candidates in the exam room;