In Vietnam, what are the entrance exam subjects in the subgroup C04? What are the regulations on exam dates in the high school graduation exam 2025?

In Vietnam, what are the entrance exam subjects in the subgroup C04?

The subgroup C04 comprises 3 subjects: Mathematics, Literature, and Geography.

The subgroups of Group C are as follows:

You can refer to some universities that admit students for subgroup C04 as follows:

University of Education: All pedagogical universities nationwide recruit candidates for subgroup C04 for education-related majors.

University of Social Sciences and Humanities: These universities offer various majors related to social sciences and humanities such as sociology, psychology, cultural studies...

Economics University: Economic universities admit subgroup C04 candidates for majors in economics, business administration, finance-banking...

Open University: Hanoi Open University and Ho Chi Minh City Open University offer many flexible training programs suitable for many groups.

Other universities: Additionally, there are many other universities across the country that admit students for subgroup C04, such as Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City; University of Danang; Hue University...

The information about the entrance exam subjects in the subgroup C04 is for reference only.

In Vietnam, what are the entrance exam subjects in the subgroup C04? What are the regulations on exam dates in the high school graduation exam 2025? (Image from Internet)

Which subject combinations are required for the high school graduation exam for subgroup C04 in Vietnam?

Under Article 3 of the Exam Regulations issued with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, amended by Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT on papers:

Article 3. Papers

The exam consists of 5 papers, including: 3 independent papers are Mathematics, Literature, and Foreign Language (English, Russian, French, Chinese, German, Japanese and Korean); 1 paper of natural science (a combination of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology); 1 paper of social science (a combination of History, Geography, and Civic Education) with respect to students of compulsory education program at high school level or the papers of History and Geography with respect to students of continuing education program at high school level.

Simultaneously, under Clause 3, Article 12 of the Exam Regulations issued with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BGDDT, and Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT:

Candidates, eligibility requirements for taking the exam...

3. Registration of papers:

a) For high school graduation assessment purpose: high school candidates prescribed in points a, b clause 1 of this Article must take 4 papers, including 3 independent papers: Mathematics, Literature, Foreign Language and 1 combined paper at the candidate’s option; continuing education candidates prescribed in points a, b clause 1 of this Article must take 3 papers, including 2 independent papers: Mathematics, Literature and 1 combined paper at the candidate’s option. Each continuing education candidate may register for the exam of Foreign Language paper for university and college admission purpose. The candidate may register for the paper of Foreign Language different from the Foreign Language that he/she is learning at high school.

b) Candidates prescribed in point c clause 1 hereof may register for independent papers; regarding combined papers, each candidate may only register for a combined paper or component subjects of a combined paper.

Thus, subgroup C04 will include papers of Mathematics, Literature, and Geography. According to the above regulations, in subgroup C04 at the high school graduation exam, candidates must take the following papers:

[1] Mandatory subjects: Mathematics, Literature, Foreign Language

[2] Social Science combination paper (which includes Geography)

What are the regulations on exam dates in the high school graduation exam 2025 in Vietnam?

According to Article 4 of the Draft Circular on Regulations for the High School Graduation Exam Download, the criteria and conditions for individuals participating in organizing the high school graduation exam from 2025 are as follows:

Exam date, exam schedule, exam content, exam format, exam time and question papers

- Exam date, exam schedule: Specified in the guidelines for organizing the annual national high school graduation exam by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Exam content: Sticke closely to the content of the 2018 General Education Program.

- Exam format, exam time for each subject/paper: Follow the format and structure specified for the High School Graduation Exam by the Ministry of Education and Training.

>>> Note: A new Draft of the Circular on the Regulations for the High School Graduation Exam is available Download