In order to assess candidates’ English proficiency for placing candidates into suitable programs (3-year/4-year for Bachelor programs) and classes (for Bachelor and Master programs), University of Science and Technology of Hanoi organizes the English Placement Test for candidates applying for academic year 2023-2024.
- Test takers:
Test takers include:
– Candidates who attended two waves of Admission (wave 1 and wave 2), received Admission result, have not obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher) or TOEFL iBT certificate (35 or higher).
– Candidates who graduated from universities other than USTH and are accepted to Master Programs at USTH for academic year 2023-2024, but have not obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher) or TOEFL iBT certificate (35 or higher).
- Conditions for exemption from Placement Test:
Candidates are exempted from taking the test when 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.
- Program/class placement:
Based on the test results,
Candidates who are accepted to Bachelor Programs are placed into programs/classes according to their English level, specifically:
– Candidates whose test results are equivalent to below IELTS 4.5 will be accepted to the 4-year program.
– Candidates whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 4.5 are encouraged to participate in the Summer English Course and are required to take English Placement Test 2 (tentative date is to be announced).
– Candidates whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 5.0 or higher will be accepted to the 3-year program.
Candidates who graduated from universities other than USTH and are accepted to Master Program at USTH are placed into classes as follows:
– Candidates 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.
– Candidates whose test results are equivalent to below IELTS 5.0 will study both 100-hour Basic and Advanced English Language Skills course and 60-hour Intensive English course.
- Test schedule and result announcement:
– English Placement Test 1: 12/07/2023 (each candidate ONLY takes 01 session either in the morning or in the afternoon, as announced in the list and agenda sent via email).
– English Placement Test 2: to be announced
– Candidates 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)
– Candidates must show one of their identity documents with photo: ID card, citizen identification, passport, driving license).
– Test result announcement: Candidates will be notified of the test results within 5 days after the test with a notice of registration for the Summer English course.
- 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: no more than 12 minutes/candidate
Sample test questions can be found here.
(Note: Reading and Writing skills are only tested in Academic format).
- The candidates confirm the participation in the English Placement Test by registering at the link:
Deadline: 25/06/2023
(Note: Candidates who have an IELTS/ TOEFL iBT certificate but have not filled in the Online application form can respond to this email by attaching a copy of the certificate).
- Test location
The test is held in University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (Building A21, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18B 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 772 7748/ 0247 774 7748
