UNAM's first virtual exam yields 14 perfect scores; 10 in medical programs

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has announced that its Technical Commission for the Review of the 2026 Undergraduate Admission Process will issue recommendations this week. This comes amid protests from both rejected applicants and admitted students concerning the first virtual entrance exam.

The commission's review is prompted by an "atypical increase" in perfect scores, a phenomenon that numerous specialists have questioned regarding the exam's certainty and transparency. Official figures indicate that 14 students achieved perfect scores on this year's exam, more than tripling the four perfect scores recorded in 2025. In that year, only four individuals answered all 120 questions correctly.

These perfect scores were concentrated in specific programs. Ten perfect scores were reported in the Medical Surgeon program, with nine from the Faculty of Medicine and one from the FES Iztacala. Other perfect scores were distributed among Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (1), Psychology (1), Computer Science (1), and Computer Engineering (1).

According to data from the General Directorate of School Administration (DGAE), 191,306 applicants registered for the 2026 undergraduate entrance exam, with 158,712 actually taking it, representing a 13.8% participation rate. A total of 21,962 students were admitted through the exam, and an additional 28,151 were admitted through regulated pathways, bringing the total number of new students to 50,113. The university also opened 1,454 additional places across its 134 programs compared to 2025.