The introductory campaign has ended in Ukraine. Graduates for admission to institutions of higher education (HEI) must take national multi-subject testing (NMT) instead of VNO. Deputy Minister of Education and Science Nikolai Trofimenko said that the number of applications that applicants can submit for admission may be reduced. Osvita writes about this. ua.

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He noted that the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) plans to reduce the number of applications that applicants will submit in 2026 from 15 to 12.

According to Trofimenko, the number of applications that can be submitted for admission to the budget will remain unchanged - five applications.

And the number of applications for a contract should decrease from 10 to seven.

“We really want our applicants to make a conscious choice, so that the proportion of students admitted under the first priority increases,” he explained.

Today NMT is a chance for young people. But what happens when it is turned into a tool of populism Read about what is happening with the independent testing system and why it is dangerous in the article “UPE held hostage by populism: how political decisions are shaking the system” by the editor of the ZN education and science department. UA Oksana Onishchenko.