Enrollment 2026: Many schools announce conversion of IELTS to English scores

To date, many universities across the country have issued expected enrollment plans for 2026. Among them, many schools have announced conversion tables of international foreign language certificates, commonly IELTS, to English scores. This score is often combined with high school graduation exam scores or transcripts of two other subjects in the combination for admission consideration.

At the Banking Academy, this year, the school enrolls 4,690 targets for 45 training programs (an increase of 9 programs compared to 2025).

The Academy allows candidates with IELTS 5 - 9 certificates to convert points to replace English in the 2026 high school graduation exam equivalent to 8.5 - 10 points.

In 2026, 8 schools under the People's Police sector are expected to enroll 2,070 full-time university students, a decrease of 280 quotas compared to the previous year.

Training institutions include the People's Security Academy, the People's Police Academy, the People's Police Political Academy, the People's Security University, the People's Police University, the University of Fire Prevention and Fighting, the University of Technology - Logistics of the People's Police and the International Academy.

According to the enrollment guidelines of the Ministry of Public Security, this year schools use 3 admission methods including: Direct admission according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Public Security; combining the Ministry of Public Security's assessment exam with international foreign language certificates; and combining high school graduation exam scores with the Ministry of Public Security's assessment exam.

This year, schools apply the conversion of international foreign language certificates, in which candidates with IELTS scores from 4.0 are scored when applying.

Phenikaa University has just announced information on regular university enrollment expected in 2026. Accordingly, the University enrolls students by 05 admission methods:

- Method 1: Admission based on the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam;

- Method 2: Direct admission according to the Enrollment Regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Method 3: Admission based on the results of the competency assessment exam of Vietnam National University, Hanoi or the results of the thinking assessment exam of Hanoi University of Science and Technology or the results of the SPT 2026 exam of Hanoi National University of Education;

- Method 4: Use the results of the V-SAT exam organized by another unit for admission consideration;

Method 5: Admission based on high school transcripts.

For the admission method based on the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam, Phenikaa University uses converted foreign language scores (English, French, Chinese, Korean, Japanese) for candidates exempted from the corresponding high school graduation exam in foreign languages in 2026 to consider admission for the method of considering high school graduation exam results in 2026 (provided that the certificate is still valid for a period of 02 years from the exam date).

English certificate point conversion table:

Previously, many universities announced expected enrollment information for 2026, allowing candidates to convert IELTS scores to English scores such as: Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Hue University, Academy of Journalism and Propaganda...