This morning, candidates entered the first exam of the 2023 high school graduation exam.

This year, Nghe An has 36,889 candidates participating in the exam. Candidates will take the exam at 70 exam locations, with 1,669 exam rooms, including 71 waiting rooms.

To ensure a safe and serious exam, Nghe An mobilized 5,864 officials to invigilate and serve the exam, including 3,843 officials to invigilate and monitor exam sites.

This year's exam is organized with 5 exams, including: 3 independent exams: Math, Literature, Foreign Language; 1 combined exam of Natural Sciences including the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology; 1 combined exam of Social Sciences including the following subjects: History, Geography, Civic Education for candidates studying the general education program at high school level or the following subjects: History, Geography for candidates studying the continuing education program at high school level.

Before the high school graduation exam, according to the Department of Education and Training, Nghe An province had 100 candidates.exempt from examall exams, including 8 students from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and Vinh University High School for the Gifted participating in the national team selection exam for the 2023 International Olympics. The rest are students with severe disabilities who are exempted from all exams of the 2023 high school graduation exam.

Regarding Foreign Language, this year, Nghe An province has 1,012 students exempted from the Foreign Language exam because they have IELTS international English certificates and equivalent foreign language certificates.

The number of students exempted from the exam this year is double that of 2021 and 200 more than in 2022. In addition to registering for English as a foreign language, Nghe An also has candidates registering for foreign language exams in French, Chinese and German.

Before the 2023 high school graduation exam, Nghe An has established the Steering Committee for the exam at the provincial, district, city and town levels. In addition, the Provincial People's Committee has also issued Directive No. 13/CT-UBND on directing and coordinating the organization of the 2023 high school graduation exam and university and vocational education admissions in Nghe An province.

Thereby, direct responsibility was assigned to relevant departments and branches to carry out well the preparation work for the exam, create all conditions regarding facilities, accommodation and ensure safety for officials coming to supervise the exam at the local exam site; ensure security and order during the exam in the exam areas.

Today, candidates will take the first two exams, Literature with a duration of 120 minutes and Math with a duration of 90 minutes.