Overview
- The university provisionally suspended delivery of documents and all new‑student registrations while a technical commission reviews the development, data and results of the first fully remote undergraduate admission exam.
- Rector Leonardo Lomelí convened the commission after UNAM flagged and initially blocked roughly 1,117 exams and filed a criminal complaint in early July alleging third‑party fraud tied to the contest.
- UNAM has affirmed that students holding Pase Reglamentado keep their assigned places but must wait for the commission’s conclusions before completing enrollment or starting classes.
- Rejected applicants and families staged marches at Ciudad Universitaria on Monday to demand a repeat exam in person, individual reviews of canceled tests, and clearer explanations of how the AI monitoring and cancellations worked.
- Experts and coverage point to two linked issues: technical limits of AI‑based remote proctoring and deeper capacity constraints in Mexico’s higher education system that could shape UNAM’s decision on remedies and future admission policy.