What are the contents of the first round of teacher recruitment?

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 1, Article 7 of Decree 93/2026/ND-CP (effective from March 31st) detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Teachers stipulates as follows:

Round 1: General knowledge test in the form of multiple-choice tests on a computer. The test content includes 02 parts, specifically as follows:

a) Part I: General knowledge, 60 questions to understand teacher law, Party guidelines and policies, policies and laws on the Education sector, and job positions for application. Exam time 60 minutes.

b) Part II: Foreign language, 30 questions according to the job position requirements in one of five languages: English, Russian, French, German, Chinese or choose 01 other foreign language according to the job position requirements; or ethnic minority language for the job position requiring ethnic minority language. Exam time 30 minutes.

For job positions that do not require foreign languages or ethnic minority languages in the job description and job position capacity framework, Part II is not required to be organized.

c) The results of round 1 are determined according to the number of correct answers for each part of the exam specified in point a and point b of this clause; if the correct answers are 50% or more of the questions for each part of the exam, candidates are allowed to continue to round 2.

d) Exemption from the foreign language exam for the following cases:

Having a diploma in foreign languages (English, Russian, French, German, Chinese or other foreign languages as required by the job position) with the same training level or at a higher training level than the professional and nghiệp vụ training level required by the job position applied for. For applicants for university lecturer positions, the minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree or higher in a suitable foreign language major;

Having a diploma with the same training level or at a higher training level than the professional and nghiệp vụ training level as required by the job position applied for, studying abroad or studying in a foreign language (English, Russian, French, German, Chinese or other foreign languages as required by the job position) in Vietnam, recognized by a competent authority or naturally recognized according to the provisions of law. For applicants for university lecturer positions, the diploma must be from a bachelor's degree or higher and meet the requirements of the job position;

Having a professional diploma, in which the foreign language output standard of the training program according to regulations is equivalent to or higher than the foreign language standard according to the requirements of the job position applied for;

Having a certificate of ethnic minority language to apply for a job position directly related to ethnic minorities or a job position working in ethnic minority areas; being an ethnic minority candidate for a job position directly related to ethnic minorities or a job position working in ethnic minority areas.

Thus, from March 31, 2026, the first round of teacher recruitment includes the above contents.