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| Applicant group | English language requirement |
| Equity of Access (cross-cutting): - People with disabilities - Rural disadvantaged | No IELTS requirement at application IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) TOEFL iBT 35 (Reading and Listening 3, Writing and Speaking 12 or above) PTE Academic 29 (no sub-band below 23) If you do not submit an IELTS score at the application stage, you must take the DFAT-funded IELTS Selection test after being shortlisted, and must meet the score of IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) |
| Central agencies, City/provincial/ district-level agencies Vocational education and training colleges | No IELTS required at application IELTS Academic 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) TOEFL iBT 35 (Reading and Listening 3, Writing and Speaking 12 or above) PTE Academic 29 (no sub-band below 23) If you do not submit an IELTS score at the application stage, you must take the DFAT-funded IELTS Selection test after being shortlisted, and must meet the score of IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) |
| Provincially based universities Research institutions | No IELTS required at application IELTS 5.5 (no sub-band below 5.0) TOEFL iBT 46 (Reading and Listening 4, Speaking and Writing 14 or above) PTE Academic 36 (no sub-band below 29) If you do not submit an IELTS score at the application stage, you must take the DFAT-funded IELTS Selection test after being shortlisted, and must meet the score of IELTS 5.5 (no sub-band below 5.0) |
| Universities in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Danang, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City | No IELTS required at application IELTS 6.0 (no sub-band below 5.5) TOEFL iBT 60 (Reading 8, Listening 7, Speaking 16, Writing 18 or above) PTE Academic 46 (no sub-band below 36) If you do not submit an IELTS score at the application stage, you must take the DFAT-funded IELTS Selection test after being shortlisted, and must meet the score of IELTS 6.0 (no sub-band below 5.5) |
| Vietnamese NGOs Vietnamese companies | Submit IELTS certificate at application IELTS 5.5 (no sub-band below 5.0) TOEFL iBT 46 (Reading and Listening 4, Speaking and Writing 14 or above) PTE Academic 36 (no sub-band below 29) |
| International NGOs, UN agencies, embassies | Submit IELTS certificate at application IELTS 6.5 (no sub-band below 6.0) TOEFL iBT 84 (no sub-band below 21) PTE Academic 58 (no sub-band below 50) |
| International companies (for people with disabilities) | No IELTS required at application IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) TOEFL iBT 35 (Reading and Listening 3, Writing and Speaking 12 or above) PTE Academic 29 (no sub-band below 23) If you do not submit an IELTS score at the application stage, you must take the DFAT-funded IELTS Selection test after being shortlisted, and must meet the score of IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5) |
* IELTS, TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic certificates will be valid if the tests have been on or after 1 January 2022. Valid certificates if required must be submitted with the online application by 1 May 2023 and will not be accepted if submitted after that date.