Regulations on form, content, and duration of the public employee recruitment exam in Vietnam

Regulations on form, content, and duration of the public employee recruitment exam in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Regulations on form, content, and duration of the public employee recruitment exam in Vietnam

According to Article 9 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP, the public employee recruitment exam in Vietnam includes 2 round:

1.1. Round 1: General Knowledge Test

- Exam format: Computer-based multiple-choice test.

+ In case the exam is held on a computer, the content of the multiple-choice test does not include the computer exam.

+ In case the agency or unit competent to recruit cannot hold the computer-based exam, the multiple-choice test is on paper.

- The exam content consists of 3 parts, the exam time is as follows:

+ Part I: General Knowledge: 60 Questions on Understanding the law on public employees, the Party's guidelines and Policies and laws on the recruitment industry and field. Exam time: 60 minutes;

+ Part II: Foreign Language: 30 questions required by the job position in one of five languages: English, Russian, French, German, Chinese or other foreign languages decided by the head of the agency or unit competent to recruit . Exam time: 30 minutes;

+ Part III: Informatics, 30 questions as required by the job position. Exam time: 30 minutes.

- Exemption from the foreign language test for the following cases:

+ Having a diploma in a foreign language major with the same training level or at a higher level of training than the professional training level required by the applied job position;

+ Having a diploma with the same training level or at a higher level of training than the professional training level at the request of the job position applying to study abroad or study in a foreign language in Vietnam, recognized by a competent authority;

+ Having a certificate of ethnic minority language or being an ethnic minority person is required to apply for a position as an officer working in ethnic minority areas.

- Exemption from the informatics exam for those who have an intermediate or higher diploma in a discipline related to informatics and information technology.

- The results of the 1st round exam are determined according to the number of correct answers for each part of the exam specified at point b of this clause, if they answer correctly 50% of the questions or more for each part of the test, the candidate will be allowed to continue the 2nd round.

1.2. Round 2: Exam for specialized professional subjects

- Exam forms: Based on the nature, characteristics, and requirements of the job position to be recruited, the head of the recruitment agency or unit shall decide one of three forms of examination: Interview; practice; writing exam.

- Exam content: Test the candidate's knowledge and skills in professional activities according to the requirements of the job position to be recruited.

The content of the specialized professional exam must be based on the tasks and standards of professional competence of the public employee's professional title and must match the requirements of the job position to be recruited.

In the same entrance exam, if there are job positions with different professional requirements, agencies and units competent to recruit public employees must organize the development of various professional exam questions corresponding to the requirements of the job position to be recruited.

- Exam time: 30 minutes for the interview (before the interview, candidates have no more than 15 minutes to prepare); 180 minutes for the written exam (not counting the time to copy questions); The duration of the practical exam shall be decided by the head of the agency or unit competent to recruit, based on the nature and characteristics of the professional activities of the job position to be recruited.

- Scoring scale (interview, practical, and written test): 100 points.

- In case the agency competent to manage public employees has higher requirements on the content, form, and time of the exam in round 2, it shall reach agreement with the Ministry of Home Affairs before implementation.

2. Methods to determine the successful candidate in the public employee recruitment exam in Vietnam

Specifically, Article 10 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP stipulates the determination of the successful candidates in the public employee recruitment exam as follows:

- Candidates who are selected for the public employee recruitment exam must meet the following conditions:

+ Have a score of 50 or more in round 2.

+ Having a higher score in the second round plus the priority score specified in Article 6 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP, according to the order of points from highest to lowest in the recruitment criteria of each job position.

- In case there are 02 or more people with the same total score as prescribed at Point b, Clause 1, Article 10 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP in the final indicator of the job position to be recruited, the person with a higher score in the second round of the exam is the one who passed the exam; if still unable to identify, the head of the agency or unit competent to recruit public employees shall decide on the successful candidate.

- Those who do not pass the recruitment exam for public employees are not allowed to reserve the exam results for the next recruitment exams.

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