Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating

Published August 5, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle

Mexico’s largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating.

Details

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulled results.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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