Today (March 2), more than 1,300 9th grade students participated in the Nghe An province's Excellent Student Selection Exam.

Examexcellent studentsThis year's 9th grade provincial exam was held at Ha Huy Tap High School (Vinh city). 1,345 candidates participated in the exam, competing in 11 subjects and divided into 2 groups (group A and group B).

Group A will include candidates in Vinh city, lowland and mountainous districts. Group B is for students in highland districts of Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Que Phong, Ky Son and Quy Chau.

Regarding the number of candidates, while in group B there were only 231 candidates taking part in 9 subjects including Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, Civic Education, English, group A had up to 1,114 candidates taking the exam. The subject with the largest number of candidates taking the exam was English (121 candidates), the subject with the smallest number of candidates taking the exam was Informatics (66 candidates), French (10 candidates). The remaining subjects ranged from 113 to 118 candidates.

To prepare for this exam, Nghe An Department of Education and Training has mobilized 52 invigilators for 21 exam rooms. In addition, there are nearly 20 people working as security guards, service staff, and technicians.

According to the plan, this afternoon (March 2), candidates will take the exams in Chemistry, History, and English. On March 3, in the morning, candidates will take the exams in Literature, Mathematics, Civic Education, and Information Technology. In the afternoon, candidates will take the exams in Physics, Geography, Biology, and French. The exam time for each subject is 150 minutes.