University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam National University announces the schedule for Vietnamese language proficiency test for foreigners in 2024.

1. Date of examination and Date of registration

No	Date of examination	Deadline for registration
1.	30/03/2024 – 31/03/2024	26/02/2024 – 11/03/2024
2.	29/06/2024 – 30/06/2024	27/05/2024 – 10/06/2024
3.	28/09/2024 – 29/09/2024	26/08/2024 – 09/09/2024
4.	28/12/2024 – 29/12/2024	25/11/2024 – 09/12/2024

* USSH will not organize the Vietnamese language proficiency test if the number of candidates is below 30.

2. Times and Location

– Morning: The test of Listening, Reading, and Writing will take part from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, candidates must present before 7:15 am.

– Afternoon: The test of Speaking will take part from 1:30 pm.

– Location: Block BC, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, 336 Nguyen Trai str, Thanh Xuan Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam.

3. Participants

Students need to be examined for Vietnamese language proficiency and awarded a Vietnamese language certificate;

a) Having valid registration documents; paying the exam fee and certificate providing fee following the regulation;

b) Not being banned to take part in any examinations following the regulation at point g, clause 2, article 29 in Circular no 27/2021/TT-BGDĐT promulgated on 07/10/2021

4. Exam fee

4.1. Students who do not study at USSH: 3.800.000 VND

4.2. Students who study at USSH at least 60 hour-class within 6 months before the date of examination: 2.500.000 VND

5. Application for registration

– 02 photos size 4×6 (cm) within 6 months, having name and date of birth at the back of photo.

– Copy of valid passport.

– Application form.

– 01 copy of certificate showing study time at USSH at least 60 hour-class within 6 months (if available).

* Noted: Candidates must bring the original personal documents when applying.

6. Places receiving documents

– Center for Vietnamese language and culture, Room 114, Block A , 336 Nguyen Trai str, Thanh Xuan Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam

– Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, B7 Bis, Tran Dai Nghia Str, Back Khoa ward, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam

* Receiving documents from Monday to Friday, morning: from 8:30 am to 11:30 am; afternoon: from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

7. Information

Candidates check the location, list of exam rooms, registration number, and schedule at: https://ussh.vnu.edu.vn/

* Note: Candidates must bring the original valid documents. Those items are not allowed to bring in the exam rooms including: mobile phone, transceivers, smart watches,… Candidates presenting late after the starting time are not able to do the test.

8. Exam format

• Listening:

– Part 1: Candidates listen to a question or a situation then choose the correct answer.

– Part 2, 3, 4: Candidates listen to a conversation or paragraph then choose the correct answer.

*Noted: You only hear once.

• Reading: Including 40 questions, candidates read excerpts and choose the correct answer;
• Writing: Including 3 parts:

– Part 1: Fill in the blanks

– Part 2: Write a letter

– Part 3: Write an essay

• Speaking: Including 3 parts:

– Part 1: Answer the questions

– Part 2: Discuss and choose one of the given questions

– Part 3: Candidates choose a general topic or academic topic and allow to use the available suggestions or individually brainstorm their own ideas (part 3 ends with discussing questions on those above topics)

Noted: Reading, Listening, and Writing will be done on the computer.

9. Results announcement

– Results will be shown at:  https://ussh.vnu.edu.vn/ maximum after 5 working-days from the date of examination.

– Grades of Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking, and the average grade are calculated on a scale of 10, rounding the number up to  0,5.

– The final grade is equal to the Vietnamese Language Proficiency for the foreigners’ system as the following:

Level	Grades
1	1.0 – 1.5
2	2.0 – 3.5
3	4.0 – 5.5
4	6.0 – 7.0
5	7.5 – 8.5
6	9.0 – 10.0

Noted:

– Grades are not considered converting if the candidate has 1 out of 4 skills having the result below 1.

– Candidates can only have the results converted upto level 2 if 1 out of 4 skills have a result below 3.5

10. Check examination papers

– After the results are announced on the website, if the candidates need to do the checking examination papers results, they will have to submit an application within 7 days with the fee of 100.000 VND/skill at room 207, Block E – Office for Academic Affairs, USSH.

– The results of checking examination papers will be announced no more than 15 days after the first day of receiving the application.

11. Certificate

– The Vietnamese Language Certificate is designed and provided following the regulations of the Ministry of Education. Candidates must bring their passport when going to take the certificate.

– Candidates receive the Vietnamese Language Certificate at the places where they apply the registration.