The Academy of Cryptography Techniques on February 24th announced detailed information on the 2026 regular university enrollment plan.
Accordingly, this year, the academy enrolls students according to 3 methods: Direct admission; Admission based on the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam; Admission based on the results of competency assessment or thinking assessment tests.
The direct admission method (METHOD 1) applies to all subjects according to the enrollment regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and according to the regulations of the Academy of Cryptography Techniques, including:
Candidates who win first, second, and third prizes in the National Excellent Student Selection Exam (the winning subject is Mathematics or Informatics or the National Science and Technology Innovation Award), the time of winning prizes is no more than 3 years up to the time of admission and graduation from high school in 2026 are directly admitted to the major registered by the candidate according to the allocated quota of the Academy.
With option 2 (admission based on the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam scores), the Academy of Cryptography Techniques uses 6 combinations: Combination A00 (Math, Physics, Chemistry); Combination A01 (Math, Physics, English); Combination X26 (Math, English, Informatics); Combination X06 (Math, Physics, Informatics); Combination X07 (Math, Physics, Industrial Technology); Combination K01 (Math, Literature, Physics) and there is no difference in admission scores between the admission combinations, the subjects in the combination are coefficient 1.
Thus, compared to last year, for the first time, the X07 combination is included in the admission consideration, increasing the chances of admission for candidates.
The priority point addition table for international English certificates (applied to the method of using high school exam results organized by the Ministry of Education and Training for admission consideration) is as follows:
In the admission method based on the results of competency assessment or thinking assessment tests, the academy admissions based on the results in exams organized by one of the following units: Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
The priority point addition table for candidates who win prizes in the excellent student selection exam in Mathematics, Physics, Informatics (applied to the admission method based on competency assessment or thinking assessment) is as follows:
The Academy notes that candidates who win multiple prizes are only given points for the highest prize once, and the prize must still be valid according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
With the results of the competency and thinking assessment exams, candidates must meet the general requirements: Being recognized as graduating from high school (THPT) or equivalent.
Admission requirements will be announced by the academy after the high school graduation exam results are available. Candidates register online on the Ministry of Education and Training's Enrollment Information Portal after the 2026 high school graduation exam.
Specifically for the competency assessment score of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in part 3, candidates are required to choose a Science combination with Physics and Chemistry subjects;
With the competency assessment score of Hanoi National University of Education (SPT), candidates must register to take exams in subjects belonging to the Academy's admission combination.
