Candidate N.M. H said that in this year's entrance exam, some universities with economics majors have removed the A00 and C00 combinations in admission consideration.
Candidate H asked: Why is there this change? How does this affect candidates as well as the training program?
Answering this question on the Government Electronic Information Portal, the Ministry of Education and Training said that, according to the provisions of Circular No. 06/2026/TT-BGDĐT of the Minister of Education and Training, the admission criteria must be built on the basis of basic knowledge and core competencies necessary for the training industry.
Therefore, the fact that some training institutions adjust or no longer use traditional combinations such as A00, C00 in the admission of economics majors is to select candidates with more suitable abilities to the actual requirements of the curriculum, instead of just relying on fixed combinations before.
The Ministry also affirmed that this change does not have a major impact on candidates. According to the 2026 enrollment regulations, each training major can use many different admission methods, in which each method can combine different subjects or assessment results and not limit the number of admission combinations.
This helps expand opportunities for candidates, instead of being confined to a few traditional combinations or training institutions that cannot recruit candidates with basic knowledge and core competencies necessary for the training industry.
Accordingly, the requirement to determine foundational knowledge and core competencies suitable for each major has been regulated and widely disseminated for many years. The adjustment of the admission combination by schools this time is a step to concretize those orientations in admission practice.
