The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia has reduced the number of olympiads granting priority admission to universities from 83 to 60, due to issues of competition between olympiad winners and applicants with high Unified State Exam scores.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia has reduced the number of olympiads granting priority admission to universities from 83 to 60, due to issues of competition between olympiad winners and applicants with high Unified State Exam scores.

@varlamov_news 01 Oct 2026, 20:51