Mexican University Probes Online Admissions Exam as Analysis Flags Cheating by Nearly 50%
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Updated · NPR · Jul 28
Mexican University Probes Online Admissions Exam as Analysis Flags Cheating by Nearly 50%
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 28
Summary
Nearly half of test-takers may have cheated on Mexico's first online university admissions exam, according to an analysis that found results so unusual they triggered a broad integrity crisis.
The scandal centers on the university's first-ever remote entry test, where the online format appears to have produced patterns far outside normal admissions results.
Mexico's most prestigious university now faces pressure to verify scores, protect the admissions process and explain how its shift to an online exam allowed suspected large-scale cheating.