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The Ministry of Education and Training is drafting a Circular promulgating the Regulations on the national scientific and technical research competition for middle school and high school students. Download Classification of 3 levels of safety for research projects. The new draft Circular will replace Circular No. 06/2024/TT-BGDDT and the current Circular No. 24/2025/TT-BGDDT. The development of the draft Circular aims to concretize the major orientations in Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW, Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW and Decree No. 179/2026/ND-CP of the Government regulating scholarship policies for students of basic sciences, key techniques and strategic technologies. Standardizing 16 fields, 20 evaluation criteria Draft stipulating principles for organizing the Competition; Steering committee, competition application appraisal council, jury; openness, transparency and scientific integrity; Organize the selection, appraisal, grading, awarding and selection and training of projects to participate in international competitions; applying digital technology in research, management and organization of the Contest; responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals; inspect, reward and handle violations. For the list of exam fields, the standardization draft has 16 fields. The names of some fields are adjusted to be consistent with the list of training majors in Decree No. 179/2026/ND-CP, creating a basis for connecting the results of the Competition with scholarship and university admission policies. The Draft Circular also rebuilds the evaluation criteria and scoring scale in a detailed manner into 20 specific criteria, grouped into 5 groups corresponding to the evaluation structure of the International Science and Engineering Competition (Regeneron ISEF), including: research question/problem (10 points), research design and methods (15 points), implementation (20 points), creativity and potential impact (20 points), presentation (35 points) - maximum total score 100 points. Strengthening regulations on openness, transparency and scientific integrity Improving scientific integrity and honesty is one of the core focuses throughout the draft of the new Circular. The draft strengthens regulations on scientific integrity and integrity. on publicity, transparency and scientific integrity, including specific regulations on the content, time and form of publicizing Competition information; mechanism for receiving and processing feedback and recommendations on violations of scientific integrity. A notable new feature of the draft Circular is the regulation on classifying 3 levels of safety for research projects including: absolute prohibition level, risk approval level and safety level. This delimitation helps educational institutions have a clear basis when approving a students research plan. The draft requires originality. Accordingly, the project must ensure honesty and objectivity; Do not cheat, forge, illegally copy or appropriate the research results of others. Research results must reflect the true level of contribution of each member. According to the new draft, students are required to keep a continuous research diary (in writing or electronically), clearly recording the time, work, methods and roles of each person, with periodic confirmation from instructors. This is a mandatory document used to compare the level of honesty, distinguishing the actual participation of students from the supporting role of the instructor. Along with that, the draft strictly controls the application of artificial intelligence (AI). Students are allowed to use AI for research or simulation, but must honestly declare in their records the purpose and scope of use. It is strictly prohibited to use AI to falsify the research process, create false data or replace students analytical and creative activities. Regulations on joint responsibilities of instructors and schools. The new draft stipulates the joint responsibilities of instructors and schools. Instructors are not allowed to perform core content on behalf of students and must be jointly responsible if a violation of scientific integrity occurs. If educational institutions lack supervision and violations occur, they will be criticized and the responsibility of the leader will be considered. Project lists, summary reports and posters must be widely publicized. The permanent unit will publicize the address to receive petitions on originality and handle verification within 7 working days. In addition to rewards, the draft clearly states the sanctions for each subject related to the Competition for violations. Students who falsify records, diaries or original data will have their exam results canceled and be banned from participating in the competition for 1 to 2 years. Violating instructors may be banned from instructing for 1 to 2 subsequent competition cycles, and will be handled according to the officials law and other relevant laws. All awards of projects found to violate scientific integrity will then be revoked and announced publicly. The draft Circular also specifies the mechanism for receiving, verifying and corresponding forms of handling violations, ensuring synchronization and no overlap with the current legal system. The Ministry of Education and Training is collecting comments on this draft on the Ministrys e-portal./.See moreMany inadequacies in the management and implementation of scientific topics at the Korean Academy Vietnam Science and Technology Forest See moreFull scholarships for 1,500 scientistsYoung scientists and excellent students go abroad for training in strategic technology. See more: For 95,000 billion VND to invest in science and technology to create practical value. See more: Productivity and quality must be a measure of the effectiveness of science and technology policies. See more: Breakthrough productivity based on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation. 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