An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
UNAM said about 58,000 applicants must retake the exam in person after a remote test produced unusually high top scores.
- UNAM announced an in-person "control exam" for applicants following suspicious results on remote entrance tests, aiming to restore integrity in admissions.
- Earlier, nearly 160,000 applicants took entrance exams remotely using a "lockdown" browser and AI-powered webcam proctoring from late May through early June, but a surge in top scores prompted accusations of widespread cheating.
- Between 2021 and 2025, 3.5 percent of test takers scored 100 or more on the 120-question UNAM test; this year, 16.3 percent did so, demonstrating a stark disparity that warranted intervention.
- About 58,000 people could be affected, including those admitted this year and qualified applicants since 2021. According to Gaceta UNAM, the rector apologized but maintained the exam is "necessary to give certainty and guarantee equity in access."
- Classes are scheduled to begin on August 10, forcing the school to move quickly to implement the new testing requirement. Details on the "control exam" should appear soon unless the academic cycle is delayed.
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In Mexico, tens of thousands of applicants have to take the entrance examination for the university again.
Nearly 60,000 UNAM applicants must retake entrance exam following AI cheating fiasco
Approximately 58,000 among an initial cohort of more than 158,000 test-takers are expected to qualify to sit a second in‑person exam, which will be held between Aug. 12 and 19. The post Nearly 60,000 UNAM applicants must retake entrance exam following AI cheating fiasco appeared first on Mexico News Daily
This year was the first year that exams were held online - The percentage of high-performing candidates increased fivefold
Digital admission exam, AI camera monitoring, special browser: Nevertheless, almost 60,000 students in Mexico are said to have cheated. Now everyone has to answer again.
Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) has launched a major investigation into possible AI exam fraud after a record number of applicants passed its rigorous entrance exams. The school is requiring all those who passed to retake the exam.
UNAM, Mexico's largest university, announced on Tuesday that it will conduct face-to-face examinations for thousands of students between 12 and 19 August, after irregularities have been detected in an earlier online trial. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a public institution and one of the most prestigious in Latin America, applied its first 100% online admission exam for undergraduate courses in May and June last year.
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