Information from the Examination Council said that the HSA - 501 exam took place at 8 exam locations including the Institute of Digital Training and Testing (Cau Giay and Hoa Lac campuses), University of Technology, University of Natural Sciences , Thang Long University, Thai Binh University and Nam Dinh University of Technical Education.

Candidates taking the first round of Hanoi National University's Competency Assessment exam in 2025 (Photo: Thuy Duong)
City students choose English over science exams
The total number of candidates registered for the exam was 11,027, the number of candidates who completed the application form correctly and came to take the exam was 10,958; reaching 99.4% of the candidates attending the exam; 1 candidate was disciplined and suspended from the exam. Some exam sessions at Hoa Lac exam sites, University of Technology, University of Natural Sciences, Nam Dinh University of Technical Education, Thai Binh University achieved 100% of candidates attending the exam.
From 2024 onwards, the exam organizer will apply image recognition technology to candidates coming to take the exam. Candidates must present their Citizen Identification Card matching the information in their exam profile and be identified by image to be eligible to take the exam.

The VNU Competency Assessment Test will be applied from 2025 for candidates taking the new general education program (Photo: Thuy Duong)
The VNU Competency Assessment Test, which will be applied from 2025 for candidates taking the new general education program, requires candidates to complete two compulsory sections: Mathematics and data processing (50 questions, 75 minutes), Literature - Language (50 questions, 60 minutes) and an optional section of Science or English (50 questions, 60 minutes). For the Science section, candidates must choose 3 out of 5 topics in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, history and geography.
According to the Organizing Committee, initial findings show that students in the city chose the third part, English, more than the Science part. Meanwhile, candidates in rural areas chose the Science part more.

Checking candidates before entering the exam room (Photo: Thuy Duong)
The candidate with the highest score was 126/150.
Preliminary statistics show that the highest score of the first round of the exam was 126/150, the second highest score was 125/150. Initial preliminary assessment, the average score of the 2025 Competency Assessment test will be slightly higher than previous years because candidates can choose the third part of the exam to promote their personal abilities and strengths. Candidates also need to refer to the information on the admission plan of the universities requiring the corresponding admission combination.

Candidates in the exam room (Photo: Thuy Duong)
The VNU Aptitude Test is designed based on modern measurement testing science. The test structure and test questions are distributed from grade 10 to grade 12 at the ratio of 10-15%, 30-40%, 50-60% respectively.
Short-term review is not very effective for candidates. The exam organizer also recommends that candidates should have a scientific and systematic study and review plan instead of getting bogged down in promotional exam preparation groups.
In the past two days, some exam preparation groups impersonating candidates (using fake accounts) “reviewed” the 501st round of the Competency Assessment exam to advertise and attract candidates to prepare for the exam. Immediately after the first exam session ended at 11:00 a.m. on March 15, 2025, some fake accounts posted scores of 126/150 and 135/150 while no candidate achieved these scores on the first day of the exam. Therefore, candidates need to pay attention and develop a suitable personal review plan for the next round of the Competency Assessment exams.
The next 502nd exam will take place on March 29 and 30, 2025 in Hanoi, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, with nearly 20,000 candidates registered to take the exam.
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