The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is proposing new rules that would cap bonus points awarded for international English certificates such as IELTS and require universities to publish standardized conversion tables for 2026 university admissions. One of the key adjustments would reduce the maximum bonus points students can receive for holding certificates like IELTS from 3 to 1.5 points out of a total of 30. However, each bonus category will now be capped at 1.5 points, ensuring no student can receive more than that for an IELTS certificate alone. Under the draft regulation, English certificates may only be used in one of two ways: either converted into scores or used for bonus points - not both. Last year, some universities converted IELTS into very high English scores while also granting an additional 0.5–3 points in bonus, allowing those students to dominate English-heavy admission combinations.

Source: VietNamNet News February 02, 2026 07:03 UTC