According to the announcement, the valedictorian of the thinking assessment exam this time achieved 96.10/100 points, who is a student of Hung Nhan High School, Hung Yen province.
There are 5 candidates achieving over 90 points; 59 candidates achieving over 80 points; 564 candidates achieving over 70 points. According to the score distribution, the average score of phase 1 of 2026 is 54. 01/100.
Previously, the first phase of the thinking assessment exam took place on January 24 and 25 with nearly 17,000 candidates taking the exam (an increase of about 22% compared to the first phase last year). The number of candidates who are 10th and 11th grade students taking the first phase of the TSA exam is about 2,000, accounting for 12%.
The exam is organized at the same time at 28 exam sites, including 15 exam sites in Hanoi and 13 exam sites in localities including: Hung Yen (2 exam sites), Hai Phong (2 exam sites), Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai, Ninh Binh (2 exam sites), Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Da Nang.
The top 6 candidates with the highest scores in phase 1 are candidates from the following high schools:
Bài thi đánh giá tư duy Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội gồm 3 phần thi: Tư duy toán học (60 phút), tư duy đọc hiểu (30 phút) và tư duy khoa học/giải quyết vấn đề (60 phút).
These are 3 independent parts of the exam, the exam questions will focus on assessing the thinking ability of candidates in each part of the exam, not going into direct testing of knowledge of any subject. The form of the exam is computer-based multiple-choice test, the exam results will be valid for 2 years to serve university admissions.
The 2026 Thinking Assessment exam has 2 more exam phases.
Đợt 2: Ngày thi 14-15.3.2026; Ngày mở hệ thống đăng ký 5-15.2.2026.
Đợt 3: Ngày thi 16-17.5.2026; Ngày mở hệ thống đăng ký 5-15.4.2026.
Trong năm 2025, Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội đã tổ chức 3 đợt thi đánh giá tư duy, đáp ứng cho gần 57.000 lượt thi với tổng số hơn 28.000 thí sinh dự thi.
The average score of the 2025 mind assessment exam is 55.23 points. There are 11 candidates with scores from 90 or higher, 202 candidates achieving 80 points or higher, 1,860 candidates achieving 70 points or higher, 20,421 candidates achieving 50 points or higher.
Currently, there are nearly 50 higher education institutions using the results of the thinking assessment exam for university admission.
