The Ministry of Education delegation worked with the Provincial Examination Steering Committee and Vinh Examination Cluster.

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of May 18, the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien had a working session with the Provincial Examination Steering Committee and Vinh Examination Cluster. Attending the working session, on the provincial side were Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Examination Steering Committee and members of the Examination Steering Committee; Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Xuan Khoa, Principal of Vinh University, Head of Vinh Examination Cluster.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien presented flowers to congratulate comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong on his new assignment.

At the meeting, representatives of the Department of Education and Training reviewed the advantages and shortcomings of the 2012 exams. Accordingly, the 2012 exams generally took place safely, seriously, and in accordance with regulations; the invigilation, grading, and review of exam results were in accordance with procedures and regulations, and the actual assessment of teaching and learning results was conducted. However, in 2012, in some councils, violations of exam regulations still occurred; errors still occurred in candidates' application files...

In preparation for the 2013 exams, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Education and Training promptly issued documents guiding, organizing and implementing the exams in a specific and detailed manner, especially the exam procedures. Strengthening the propaganda work on exam regulations, paying attention to new points of the exam; organizing training and coaching on exam procedures; schools focusing on effective exam review work, ensuring correct and complete curriculum; carefully preparing material conditions for the exam. At the same time, the Department established inspection teams for exam preparation in localities; had plans to establish mobile inspection teams, assigning Department officers to work at exam councils; had backup plans to deal with unusual situations...

Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien, representative of the Ministry of Education and Training delegation, discussed with the provincial examination steering committee.

In Vinh examination cluster alone, the 2013 university and college entrance exam is expected to have 71,264 candidates (not including candidates for Vinh Medical University and Vinh Technical Education University). Vinh University alone has 23,292 candidates registered, of which 3,788 are from 112 schools that do not organize the exam. Vinh examination cluster will mobilize 6,115 staff to direct, invigilate, protect and serve the exam. It is expected to arrange 62 examination sites, 1,451 examination rooms in the localities of Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Vinh, Cua Lo and 6 examination sites in Ha Tinh. Up to now, Vinh examination cluster has contracted facilities with the localities; established the Vinh University admission council; received and responded to information and data from other universities...

The 2013 entrance exam was the first year that Vinh Medical University organized its own exam. The school's enrollment target in 2013 was 1,250, while the number of applications for the exam was 13,588 (an increase of 1,366 applications compared to 2012). As the first time the exam was organized, the school had carefully prepared all conditions for the exam.

Representatives of the provincial exam steering committees have made proposals to the working delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training: There should be a policy to directly admit excellent national students from third prize and above according to their wishes; The first exam session of the high school graduation exam should be arranged with subjects with less time to complete the exam to have time to organize the opening ceremony; Admission to grade 10 of high school should include 4 subjects instead of 3 subjects as at present; review the policy to directly admit students in category 30a...

After listening to the report of the Provincial Examination Steering Committee and Vinh Examination Cluster, comrade Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, highly appreciated the serious acceptance and effective direction of documents on exam preparation work of Nghe An; further noted to the Examination Steering Committee on the work of inspection and examination; it is necessary to pay special attention to the role of the Chairman of the Examination Council and those who do the exam marking work... With the proposals of Nghe An, the Deputy Minister answered, explained specifically and clearly and requested the Department of Education and Training to carefully consider adding 1 exam subject to the 10th grade high school exam.

On behalf of the Provincial Examination Steering Committee, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong thanked the Ministry for its attention and close direction, promising to direct the examinations seriously, safely, in accordance with regulations, reflecting the actual results of teaching and learning.

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