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UNAM admissions suspended amid online exam scandal

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UNAM admissions ~~halted~~ suspended amid ~~cheating~~ online exam scandal

UNAM’s ~~first~~ inaugural fully online admission exam for the 2026‑27 cycle attracted about ~~158,700 candidates, but~~ 159,000 candidates. AI‑driven monitoring flagged atypical behavior, leading to roughly 2 % of ~~the tests were flagged as irregular and~~ exams being blocked ~~for suspected AI‑assisted cheating, identity theft~~ and ~~other fraud.~~ unusually high average scores, suggesting cheating. The university ~~convened a multidisciplinary Technical Commission to audit the AI‑monitored platform and the exam content, with a panel of experts slated to review the findings. President Claudia Sheinbaum~~ responded by halting all first‑semester registrations and ~~Education Secretary Mario Delgado emphasized that the autonomous university must resolve the matter itself,~~ document‑delivery while ~~offering support from the Secretariat of Public Education. A peaceful march by prospective students on 27 July demanded~~ a ~~return~~ 15‑member technical commission was installed to ~~in‑person exams and greater transparency. The Mexican Catholic Church condemned~~ audit the ~~scandal, urging a return to dignity~~ platform, test items and ~~truth. UNAM disclosed a spend of about 101.7 million pesos on Territorium Life for AI‑driven monitoring.~~ the monitoring system. Investigations ~~on 27 July~~ uncovered a clandestine market ~~operating in private~~ on WhatsApp and Telegram ~~groups that sold~~ offering answer banks, real‑time assistance and identity‑theft ~~services for the exam. Packages ranged~~ services, with prices ranging from 200 to 4,000 pesos, with some offers promising to take the exam on the applicant’s behalf; higher‑priced services reportedly employed AI tools to generate responses. UNAM confirmed these irregularities, blocked compromised exams and kept the registration suspension in place while the inquiry proceeds. pesos. A leaked list ~~showing roughly~~ showed around 15,000 applicants registered under the name ~~“ChatGPT” revived calls for deeper investigation. Current enrolment for students already~~ “ChatGPT.” President Claudia Sheinbaum stressed that the issue is the university’s responsibility, with the Secretariat of Public Education maintaining communication with UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas. The Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico condemned the scandal as a “culture of success over truth.” Students, parents and faculty staged peaceful protests at Ciudad Universitaria demanding transparency and a return to in‑person exams. The commission is expected to publish its findings in the ~~regulated‑pass system remains on hold pending~~ coming days, after which UNAM will decide whether to validate the ~~commission’s recommendations.~~ current results, repeat the exam or adopt new safeguards.

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