What are the principles for selecting students for Olympic teams in Vietnam?

What are the principles for selecting students for Olympic teams in Vietnam?

Under Article 33 of the Regulation on Exams for the Selection of Excellent Students at the National Level issued with Circular 17/2023/TT-BGDDT, the principles for selecting students for Olympic teams in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- After the marking of exam papers in the exam for the selection of Olympic teams is finished, arrange exam papers that have yet to be combined with their headers by their scores from high to low to assess and select candidates for national teams participating in International and Regional Olympic Competitions (regarding subjects that do not have delegations participating in Regional Olympic Competitions), ensuring that the number of selected candidates is equal to the prescribed number of members of each team.

- Students in national teams participating in International Olympic Competitions of subjects that have delegations participating in Regional Olympic Competitions are selected from the students participating in the Regional Olympic Competition in the same year based on the following principles:

+ The order of students shall be arranged by their total scores of the exam for the selection of Olympic teams and the Regional Olympic Competition (scores of the two exams shall be converted to the same score scale) from high to low for selection, ensuring that the number of selected students is equal to the prescribed number of members of the national team participating in the International Olympic Competition;

+ In case of having to choose between students with equal total scores in two exams, the students with higher scores in the Regional Olympic Competition shall be selected; in case of having to choose between students with equal scores in the Regional Olympic Competition, the Ministry of Education and Training shall organize an exam for selection.

-The Director of the Department of Quality Control shall appeal to the Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam for approval of the list of candidates for national teams participating in Regional and International Olympic Competitions.

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Who is eligible to take the exam for the selection of Olympic teams in Vietnam?

Under Article 4 of the Regulation on Exams for the Selection of Excellent Students at the National Level issued with Circular 17/2023/TT-BGDDT, the eligibility criteria for taking the exam for the selection of Olympic teams in Vietnam are as follows:

- High school students selected by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam among the students that achieve prizes in the exam for the selection of excellent students at the national level in the same academic year on the principle of high to low based on test scores, ensuring that the number of students selected for each exam subject does not exceed 8 times the number of students required for the national team participating in the International Olympic Competition for such an exam subject;

- High school students not participating in the exam for the selection of excellent students at the national level in the same academic year but are already members of the national team participating in the Regional Olympic Competition or members of the national team participating in the International Olympic Competition of the preceding academic year.

What are the regulations on the exam subjects, exam contents, exam forms, and time allotted for exam papers of the exam for the selection of Olympic teams in Vietnam?

Under Article 5 of the Regulation on Exams for the Selection of Excellent Students at the National Level issued with Circular 17/2023/TT-BGDDT regulations on the exam subjects, exam contents, exam forms, and time allotted for exam papers of the exam for the selection of Olympic teams are as follows:

Exam subjects, exam contents, exam forms, and time allotted for exam papers

1. Exam subjects:

a) Regarding subjects of the exam for the selection of excellent students at the national level, such as Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, Literature, History, Geography, and Foreign Languages (English, Russian, French, and Chinese), exams for the mentioned subjects shall only be held if there are at least 5 participating units. Adjustments to exam subjects (if any) shall be decided by the Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam;

b) Regarding the exam for the selection of Olympic teams, exams for Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Informatics shall be organized.

2. Exam contents are in the General Education Program, teaching contents of specialized high school subjects. However, the exam contents in the exam for the selection of Olympic teams shall be on par with the ones in the International and Regional Olympic Competitions.

3. Exam forms and time allotted for exam papers:

a) Regarding the exam for the selection of excellent students at the national level, there shall be two examination sessions for Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, and Foreign Languages and one examination session for Literature, History, and Geography; the time allotted shall be 180 minutes. The Informatics exam shall be carried out on computers; exams for other subjects shall be carried out on paper. Regarding Foreign Languages that have speaking tests, candidates shall have 5 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to record their audio;

b) Regarding the exam for the selection of Olympic teams, there shall be two examination sessions for each exam subject; Physics, Chemistry, and Biology exams shall have an additional practical examination session; the time allotted for the Informatics exam shall be 300 minutes per exam paper, 270 minutes per exam paper for Math, and 240 minutes per exam paper for other subjects. The time allotted for the practical examination session for Physic, Biology, and Biology shall be 180 minutes.

Thus, the exam subjects, exam contents, exam forms, and time allotted for exam papers of the exam for the selection of Olympic teams in Vietnam are as follows:

- Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics.

- Content: The exam contents in the exam for the selection of Olympic teams shall be on par with the ones in the International and Regional Olympic Competitions.

- Form: there shall be two examination sessions for each exam subject; Physics, Chemistry, and Biology exams shall have an additional practical examination session; the time allotted for the Informatics exam shall be 300 minutes per exam paper, 270 minutes per exam paper for Math, and 240 minutes per exam paper for other subjects.

- The time allotted for the practical examination session for Physic, Biology, and Biology shall be 180 minutes.