Vietnam: From 2019, candidates for officials must take a total of 04 exams

According to Decree No. 161/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a recruitment exam is comprised of 02 rounds with 04 subjects, specifically as follows:

Round 1: Computer-based multiple-choice exam with 03 subjects (If the recruiting agency cannot organize a computer-based multiple-choice exam, a paper-based multiple-choice exam shall be organized).

- General knowledge – 60 questions about political system, apparatuses of the Communist Party, the Government, socio-political organizations, state administrative management, civil servants and missions, the Communist Party’s guidelines and State laws on the field of recruitment, the official's duties at working position applied for. Duration: 60 minutes;

- Foreign language – 30 questions in one of the following five languages, English, Russian, French, German, Chinese or another foreign language decided by the head of the recruiting agency depending on requirements of working position.  Duration: 30 minutes. With regard to a foreign language working position, candidates shall not take the foreign language questions at round-1 exam as prescribed in this Article.

- Informatics – 30 questions depending on working position. Duration: 30 minutes. With regard to an informatics working position, candidates shall not take the informatics questions at round-1 exam as prescribed in this Article.

In case of a computer-based multiple-choice exam, the multiple-choice exam shall not include informatics questions.

Round 2: Professional knowledge exam (Form of the exam:  Interview or written test).

- Contents of the exam: Knowledge, competence and skills in performing duties of candidates according to requirements of working position.

- Grading scale (interview or written test): out of 100 marks.

- Duration:  30 minutes for an interview or 180 minutes for a written test.

Thus, from January 15, 2019, the officials recruitment exam process is held in two rounds with a total of 04 subjects including: general knowledge, foreign language, informatics and professional knowledge.

View details at Decree No. 161/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 15, 2019.

Duy Thinh

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