Nearly 1 million candidates enroll for university entrance exams
On July 3, about 700,000 candidates registered for university and college entrance exams for ‘subject groups’ A and V. These candidates account for 70 percent of the total registration files sent to universities and colleges for these subject groups.
‘Group A’ includes mathematics, physics, and chemistry, while ‘group V’ comprises mathematics, physics and drawing.
From early in the morning, traffic police and young volunteers in Hanoi were standing at crossroads to divide the traffic flow and prevent jams. VOV reporters saw five police officers at each university where the exams will take place.
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A university entrance candidate |
Despite the hot weather, the young volunteers enthusiastically assisted the candidates and their relatives, many of whom come from other northern provinces.
Nguyen Thanh Tu, a volunteer at the Hanoi National Economics College, said her team had 30 members who were assigned to many points to assist candidates and police officers in easing the flow of traffic. Tu said they also helped candidates’ relatives find boarding houses.
Today, candidates for university courses had to bring along their high school diplomas or graduation certificates, identity cards, letters of registration information sent by universities or colleges, and some passport photos. When they arrived at the university for registration, they listened to the exam regulations and instructions read by the exam monitors. Then they were given exam entrance cards which allow them to sit for the exam the following day.
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An exam monitor gives instructions |
Nguyen Dinh Trung, a member of the Exam Board for the Hanoi National Economics College, told VOV that his college will be holding the exams in 749 exam rooms at 34 locations inside the college and at some alternative places.
Candidate Hoang Trung An from Thai Binh province said he and his peers were given careful instructions, which strictly ban the use of study materials, mobile phones, recorders and cameras inside the exam rooms.
Each exam room will have 30-40 exam takers.
Many parents of candidates were worried about the logistics for their children. Tuan, from Haiphong, said: “This is the first time my child has taken such an exam and he is quite new to accommodation, and the roads and food in Hanoi. I just encouraged him to maintain his good health for the exam tomorrow.”
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An exam entrance card |
Other cities across the country such as Thai Nguyen, Danang, Hue, Quy Nhon and Ho Chi Minh City are also preparing carefully for the university entrance exams that will be held tomorrow (July 4).
Danang University helped candidates correct any errors in their registration information letters quickly and efficiently.
Quy Nhon University provided a digital satellite map so candidates could easily locate where they needed to go to register for the exams.
Hue University joined hands with businesses to provide cheap or free accommodation for 10,000 candidates and 9,000 free meals for candidates and their relatives who accompany them to the exams./.