Abnormalities at the Examination Council for selecting excellent students in Ho Chi Minh City: Suggestion for review

Abnormalities in the examination of the exam to select excellent students at high school on March 4 related to the opening of the test bag and the incorrect numbering of registration numbers and the placement of exam rooms according to regulations. This incident was quickly reported by the inspection team to the Steering Committee for the National Excellent Student Exam of the Ministry of Education and Training in writing at 3pm on March 4. The above “abnormalities” according to the notice of the Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training are a violation of the regulations on the national exam for excellent students. The responsibility belongs to the Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training and related units.

Another notable point that the Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training pointed out is that a number of teams of the participating units (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training and the HCM City National University competition unit) have exceeded the prescribed number of candidates.

The conclusion notice shows that the number of contestants on the teams exceeding the regulations is the responsibility of the Quality Management Department (Ministry of Education and Training). Specifically, on October 14, 2019, the Department of Quality Management sent an Official Letter to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City to agree to increase the number of teams participating in the department’s national exam for excellent students, in Mathematics to 8 candidates. Informatics has increased to 10 candidates from the 2020 exam. The fact that the management agency has agreed in writing to increase the number of candidates participating in the excellent student exam has had precedent since 2011 (then it was the Department of Examinations and Controlling). education quality).

According to the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Quality Management Department issued an official letter agreeing to the test units to increase the number of candidates per subject for the exam unit, which is incorrect in terms of competence and content according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. regulations on the examination to select excellent students at the national level. Because this authority must be signed by the Minister or Deputy Minister of Education and Training.

The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Training proposed to review and clarify the responsibilities of the leaders of the department and units under this department (if any) in advising, signing and promulgating a written consent for the participating units to increase the number of candidates. Students of each exam subject of the participating unit do not comply with the regulations of the national exam for excellent students.