In order to assess students’ English proficiency for placing students into suitable programs (3-year/4-year for Bachelor programs) and classes (for Bachelor and Master programs), University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) organizes the English Placement Test 2 for students admitted to USTH for academic year 2023-2024.
1. Test takers:
Test takers include:
- Students who are admitted to USTH, but have not obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher), and have not attended English Placement Test 1.
- Students who are admitted to USTH, have attended English Placement Test 1 and Summer English course in 2023.
- Students who graduated from universities other than USTH and are accepted to Master program at USTH for academic year 2023-2024, but have not obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher) or TOEFL iBT certificate (35 or higher).
* Notes: The test is mandatory for all students mentioned above. Nevertheless, students who attended English Placement Test 1 with the score below 5.0, or have obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher), or TOEFL iBT certificate (35 or higher) can take English Placement Test 2 to be placed in suitable classes/programs.
2. Conditions for exemption from Placement Test:
Students are exempted from taking the test if they meet the following conditions: Have an IELTS English Certificate of 5.0 or higher (or TOEFL iBT 35 or higher) within 02 years and 03 months from the date of the test.
Other cases will be considered and decided by the USTH Admissions Committee.
3. Program/class placement:
Based on the test results,
Students who are accepted to Bachelor Program are placed into programs/classes according to their English level, specifically:
- Students whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 4.5 or lower will follow the 4-year program.
- Students whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 5.0 or higher will follow the 3-year program.
Students who graduated from universities other than USTH and are accepted to Master Program at USTH are placed into classes as follows:
- Students whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 5.0 or higher will study 100-hour Basic and Advanced English Language Skills course and be exempted from 60-hour Intensive English course.
- Students whose test results are under IELTS 5.0 will study both 100-hour Basic and Advanced English Language Skills course and 60-hour Intensive English course.
4. Test schedule and result announcement:
- English Placement Test: 06/9/2023 (each candidate will attend only ONE test session either in the morning or afternoon, as announced in the list and agenda sent via email).
- Students are required to be present at test location 30 minutes before the start of the exam (the specific time is in the Exam Notice sent via email)
- Students must show one of their identity documents with photo: ID card, citizen identification, passport, driving license).
- Test result announcement: Students will be notified of the test results within 05 working days.
5. Test Format:
The English language proficiency test has the same structure as the IELTS test:
- 04 skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
- Total time for the three skills Listening, Reading and Writing: about 150 minutes.
- Time for Speaking test: maximum 12 minutes/examinee.
Sample test questions can be found here.
(Note: Reading and Writing skills are only tested in Academic format).
6. Test Location
The test is held at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (8th Floor, Building A21, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi).
For more information, please contact via the following information during office hours:
Department of Academic Affairs, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi
Email: admission@usth.edu.vn
Tel: 0247 774 7748/ 0247 772 7748
