Regulations on the Exam Council for the 2020 high school graduation exam in Vietnam

Regulations on the Exam Council for the 2020 high school graduation exam in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)

Pursuant to Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 8 of the Regulation on high school graduation exam issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulating:

The number of Exam Councils established in each province is specified as follows:

"An Exam Council shall be established in a province, presided over by the Department of Education and Training (DET), to administer the exam to all candidates in that province. Each Exam Council has Exam Places to conduct invigilation in the exam".

The composition of the Exam Council includes the following members:

The Chairperson is the Director of the DET (or Deputy Director of the DET in special cases); Vice Chairpersons are Deputy Directors of the DET and certain Specialized Managers of the DET; members are heads of certain divisions of the DET and head masters of high schools, in which standing member is the leader of the division tasked with management of high school graduation exam of the DET (hereinafter referred to as exam management division);

The tasks of the Exam Council are prescribed as follows:

Receive original question paper envelopes with seals affixed by Paper Question Setting Council remaining intact from the National Steering Committee; print-copy question papers; guide and direct the implementation of the Regulation; conduct invigilation, preserve answer sheets, remove script headers, mark and remark papers; set up groups to perform given tasks assigned by the Board leader; announce exam results as specified in the Regulation; respond to inquiries and handle complaints and denunciation in conjunction with the exam administration; report on exam administration in a timely manner to the National Steering Committee; receive and process information or evidence on malpractice/maladministration as specified in Article 52 hereof; review the exam administration within the scope the Exam Council is tasked with; request commendation and disciplinary actions within its prescribed functions and powers; report and transfer exam data to the MOET in due time; direct and take actions against problems in the Boards of the Exam Council as per the Regulation; preserve and ensure security and confidentiality of question papers, answer sheets and relevant materials as per the Regulation; and report the Provincial Steering Committee and the National Steering Committee on circumstances beyond its competence. The Exam Council shall use the seal of the DET.

Above are the regulations on the number of exam councils in each province and central-affiliated city, the member structure of the exam council, and the tasks and powers of the exam council.

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