According to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), university training institutions must announce enrollment information before February 15, 2026, in order to create conditions for candidates to proactively choose subject combinations, admission methods and develop appropriate review plans.
At this time, although not yet entering the official announcement phase, some universities in Ho Chi Minh City have posted expected enrollment information or general orientations on the school's website and communication channels. This initial information is attracting great attention from students, especially 12th grade students.
Records in Ho Chi Minh City show that many universities continue to maintain multiple admission methods, including considering high school graduation exam scores, reviewing transcripts, reviewing results of competency assessment exams and combined admission...
In addition, some schools have also announced their expected admission combinations for 2026.
In which, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law is expected not to use the combination C00 (Literature, History, Geography), A00 (Math, Physics, Chemistry) for admission consideration.
According to the school, the Ministry of Education and Training requires the admission combination to include at least three subjects, compulsory for Math or Literature, and the common subjects of the combinations must have a weight of at least 50%. Therefore, the adjustment aims to ensure the above requirement.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance plans to enroll students in 5 methods in 2026, including: Considering the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam, considering the high school transcript according to the combined score of 3 subjects in grade 12, considering the transcript according to the average score for the whole year of grade 12, considering the results of the competency assessment exam of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City and the results of the V-SAT exam.
The school plans to open network security training, bringing the total number of training majors of UEF to 38 majors.
And at Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University, in 2026 it is expected to enroll 13 majors. The new major compared to this year is Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Techniques. In addition, the medical major has an additional English enhancement program, instead of just a standard program as at present.
Before the predicted changes, many students in Ho Chi Minh City said they are closely following information from universities.
Nguyen Thu Huong - a 12th grade student in Tam Binh ward - shared: "I hope schools will soon officially announce the subject combination and admission method. Just changing one combination and we will have to adjust our study plans immediately, so if we know soon, it will be less stressful.
Similarly, Hoai Xuan Quang (Xuan Hoa ward) hopes that schools under Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City will soon announce information.
I know that next year, schools of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City will use the integrated admission method as the main method, using both the graduation exam results, competency assessment exams, and transcripts for admission. Therefore, I hope that schools will soon announce the scoring formula so that they can better orient their studies and review," Xuan Quang said.
In the admission round next year, Xuan Quang plans to register for admission to the Information Technology major.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Lan Chi - a 12th grade student in Xuan Hoa ward - said that she is actively reviewing both the high school graduation exam and the competency assessment exam of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
Almost all schools simultaneously use the results of the graduation exam and competency assessment for admission, so I participated in both to increase my chances of being admitted," Lan Chi expressed.
