In order to assess students’ English proficiency for placing students into suitable programs (3-year/4-year) and classes, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi organizes the second English Placement Test for the students admitted into the university for academic year 2022-2023.
1. Test takers
Qualified test takers include:
- Students who are admitted into USTH, but have not obtained IELTS certificate (5.0 or higher), and attended the first English Placement Test.
- Students who are admitted into USTH, have attended the first English Placement Test and Summer English course in 2022.
- Students who have achieved the score below 5.0 for the first English Placement Test, and have a desire to reassess their language abilities.
- Students who graduated from universities other than USTH and are accepted to Master Program at USTH for academic year 2022-2023, but have not obtained IELTS certificate (4.5 or higher) or TOEFL iBT certificate (32 or higher).
* Notes: Students who have obtained IELTS certificate (4.5 or higher) or TOEFL iBT certificate (32 or higher) can take the test if having demand.
2. Conditions for exemption from Placement Test
Students are exempted from taking the test when they meet the following conditions: Have an IELTS English Certificate of 4.5 or higher (or TOEFL iBT 32 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 and are exempted from the Summer English Course before the first university year.
- Students whose test results are equivalent to IELTS 5.0 or higher will follow the 3-year program and are exempted from the Summer English Course.
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 1: 20-21/07/2022
- English Placement Test 2: 30/9/2022
- 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 bring: one of their photo identifications (ID card, citizen identification, passport, driving license).
- Announcement of test results: Students will be notified of the test results within 5 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: 11-15 minutes/examinee.
Here are sample test questions (note that Reading and Writing skills are only tested in Academic format).
6. 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)
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: 024 37917748/ 0888557748
- Foreign Languages Center, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi
Ms. Ta Thuy Hang (Academic Assistant)
Email: efl@usth.edu.vn
Tel: 024 37918527
