UNAM cancels online entrance exam, mandates in-person testing for 2026

UNAM rector confirms return to in-person entrance exams due to failures in the online model.

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On 2026-04-12, Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), announced that entrance exams for high school and undergraduate programs will be administered in-person using pre-loaded electronic devices at various domestic and international locations. ^[1] The commission identified that the online exam design failed to account for risks such as the extraction and distribution of test questions, and that supervision mechanisms were insufficient to detect inappropriate behaviors. ^[2] The Technical Commission for the Review of the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Admission Process concluded that the online exam lacked planning, coordination, and operational validation, resulting in atypical results. ^[3] The Technical Commission recommended not to use remote exams again until the university has a robust, secure, and operational model, suggesting in-person testing as the best option for security in the interim. ^[4] The decision to switch to in-person exams was made after the detection of irregularities and unauthorized use of artificial intelligence in the first fully online exam for the 2026-2027 cycle. ^[5]

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On 2026-04-12, Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), announced that entrance exams for high school and undergraduate programs will be administered in-person using pre-loaded electronic devices at various domestic and international locations. · El Informador
The commission identified that the online exam design failed to account for risks such as the extraction and distribution of test questions, and that supervision mechanisms were insufficient to detect inappropriate behaviors. · El Informador
The Technical Commission for the Review of the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Admission Process concluded that the online exam lacked planning, coordination, and operational validation, resulting in atypical results. · El Informador
The Technical Commission recommended not to use remote exams again until the university has a robust, secure, and operational model, suggesting in-person testing as the best option for security in the interim. · El Informador
The decision to switch to in-person exams was made after the detection of irregularities and unauthorized use of artificial intelligence in the first fully online exam for the 2026-2027 cycle. · Vanguardia

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