MFTI cuts Olympiad count for exam-free admission by 5x
The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology reduced the number of Olympiads organized by the Russian Olympiad Council of Schoolchildren (ROCS) from 35 to seven; winning these competitions grants the right to enter university without entrance exams.
Consensus
- MFTI reduced the number of Olympiads qualifying for admission without entrance exams from 35 to seven.
- The new rules will apply to the 2027 admission campaign.
- A minimum EGE score of 85 in the profile subject is required for admission without exams.
- The order of accounting for the All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren (VSOSh) remains unchanged.
- The list of qualifying Olympiads includes: 'Phystech', 'Lomonosov', 'Kurchatov', 'Rosatom', the Siberian Open Olympiad, the Moscow Olympiad, and the Tournament of Cities.
- The change aims to maintain balance between Olympiad winners and EGE-based applicants.
- The change is linked to the need to control the quality and transparency of competitions.
Points of divergence
- The average EGE score of admitted students this year was 98, and the number of super-scorers exceeded 550. — interfax
- In 2026, MFTI reduced the number of qualifying Olympiads from 50 to 35, and raised the minimum EGE score to 85 for some subjects. — vedomosti
- 53% of budget students admitted in 2026 were Olympiad winners or prize winners, totaling 1117 budget places. — vedomosti
- On 23 September, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education proposed retaining the right to admission without entrance exams only for winners of RSOSh Olympiads. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- MIPT reduced the number of olympiads required for admission without exams by five times — Интерфакс
- MIPT reduced the number of entrance olympiads without exams by five times — Ведомости
Key entities
- MIPT
- Russian Olympiad Students Council (ROSC)
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Interfax
- Rosatom
- Phystech
- Lomonosov
- Kurchatov
- All-Siberian Open