Just 3 points per subject is enough to pass the college entrance exam.

Many local teacher training colleges have entrance requirements of 9-10 points, meaning an average of just over three points per subject.

While the average scores on the national high school graduation exam this year have increased, leading to higher admission scores for many training programs, a number of teacher training colleges have seen their admission scores drop compared to last year. Many schools are even admitting students with scores as low as 3 points per subject.

Bac Ninh Teacher Training CollegeTake 9 points for the entrance exam6 out of 6 majors recruit students from outside the province, while 4 out of 6 majors are for students with household registration within the province. Gia Lai College of Education has 6 out of 11 majors, including Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, and English, with a cutoff score of 9.This score includes priority points.

Admission scores for Bac Ninh Teacher Training College in 2017. Screenshot.

The admission score for Lao Cai Teacher Training College is 9.5, lower than the scores of the previous two years, which ranged from 11.25 to 12.1 points.

Thai Binh Teacher Training College and Ha Nam Teacher Training College both use a perfect 10 score from the national high school graduation exam as the admission standard.Wow. In Nghe An and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Teacher Training Colleges, many majors have admission scores of 10.5-10.75.

In the heart of Hanoi, the Central College of Pedagogy only requires applicants to achieve a minimum of 4.3 points in each subject of the national high school graduation exam. Seven out of nine of the college's training programs, including Computer Science Education, Early Childhood Education (dual-major program), and Special Education, have a minimum admission score of 13.

The two majors with the highest admission scores at the school are Early Childhood Education (high-quality program) with 24.5 points andEarly childhood education cTraining programs based on societal needs are 19.

The low entrance scores for teacher training programs at universities, and even lower scores at colleges, are causing concern for Dr. Vu Thu Huong, who has 20 years of experience in teacher training.I've encountered teacher training students who didn't know the chemical symbols of simple elements like iron (Fe) and copper (Cu), who claimed Nguyen Hue was the last king of the Nguyen dynasty, or who firmly believed the speed of a car was 5 m/h…

Some teachers have explained to students that,The waves are caused by islands jutting out like corkscrews in the sea, and the seawater is salty because of salt islands far offshore..."With future teachers severely lacking in general knowledge, even with magic powers, we lecturers couldn't help them become proficient in the classroom," Dr. Huong lamented.

According to her, students with low entrance exam scores often become complacent and gradually decline due to their inability to withstand the academic and social pressures of the university environment. Teacher training colleges have long maintained a high standard in their training and student management. Academic pressure is real. If students lack the resilience, they are easily susceptible to problems that hinder their ability to acquire knowledge, manage their study time, and participate in the educational activities of the school and faculty.

According to regulations, teachers who have graduated from teacher training colleges are allowed to teach from preschool to lower secondary school.

According to VNE