The Ministry of education proposed to change the rules of admission to universities

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia has prepared changes to the procedure for admission to universities, the initiative is published on the portal of draft normative legal acts.

If approved, the new rules will come into force from the 2027/28 academic year and will cover key aspects, from the mandatory list of exams to the system of accruing additional points.

The Agency plans to tighten the requirements for profile subjects:

physics: The number of areas where the subject is mandatory will grow to 37. In particular, physics will become necessary for all specialties in the field of mechanical engineering; history: the exam will become mandatory where universities previously had the right to choose between history and social science. Mathematics: will become a prerequisite for admission to all specialties related to information security.

In addition, a multidisciplinary competition will be canceled - applicants will compete for places for specific specialties or areas.

For those who pass more exams than required for the main competition, there is a system of incentives:

additional points for the exam: if the applicant has scored 60 or more points in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science or biology, but does not use in the main competition, he will be able to get from 15 to 25 additional points for him. points can be obtained for participation in the project “Code of the Future”, training in the organizations of DOSAAF and the presence of the Federation Council medal “For courage”. olympiads: the rules for participants of school Olympiads from the list of RSOS will be stricter - without entrance tests, only winners will be able to enter, the results for grades 10–11 will be taken into account.

The changes will also affect those who plan to continue their education in the magistracy: in one university you can apply for a maximum of five areas.

In the field of paid tuition, the use of maternity capital and educational loans for tuition fees will be allowed. Compulsory prepayment for the first semester is introduced. According to the department, this will help to fix the choice of the incoming and make the competition for paid seats more fair.