On October 23^rd-24^th, 2021, VNU held the second round of graduate entrance exams in 2021. The total number of qualified candidates for the second round of exams is 1,897, an increase of 16.6% over the same period in 2020; the number of PhD students eligible to participate in the second round is 136 candidates.

On the morning of October 23^rd, ULIS-VNU held the foreign language exam for the entire 1263 candidates.

On the afternoon of 23rd and 24th October, the graduate students who specifically wish to study at ULIS took their exams in fundamental subjects.

The total number of candidates was 143.