Event Brief
UNAM orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 5:12 PM ET
Summary: Mexico’s UNAM will require about 58,000 applicants to retake the entrance exam in person after suspicious online results.
WHO: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
WHAT: UNAM ordered about 58,000 students to resit the entrance exam in person
WHEN: Aug 05, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
WHERE: Mexico
WHY: Abnormally high online exam results raised suspicions of widespread cheating and led to annulled results.
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