Olympiad winners took over half of budget spots in top Russian…
Olympiad winners took all spots on some programs at leading Russian universities — RBC. RBC, after reviewing the results of the admissions campaign, reports that winners and prize winners of school olympiads this year have taken all budget places on several popular programs at leading Russian universities.
Consensus
- Olympiad winners and finalists occupied more than half of budget places in the top 20 Russian universities according to the RAEX rating.
- On some programs, olympiad participants occupied all budget places, leaving no spots for applicants who passed ЕГЭ with high scores.
- The number of olympiad participants increased significantly in several leading universities compared to 2025.
- Some universities have started limiting olympiad benefits, such as reducing the number of recognized olympiads or raising minimum ЕГЭ scores.
- The increase in olympiad participants has led to a rise in cutoff scores for admission.
- The distribution of budget places includes quotas for orphans, people with disabilities, participants of the 'SVO', and targeted hires, with olympiad winners prioritized after these groups.
- The issue has been discussed by Russian officials and university rectors, who have called for limiting the number of olympiad-based admissions.
Points of divergence
- In some programs, even with 100-point ЕГЭ results, admission is impossible. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The situation occurred on 17 programs at RUDN. — tg_echoonline_news
- On the Artificial Intelligence faculty at Moscow State University, only 5 out of 20 places remained for ЕГЭ applicants. — tg_tvrain
- All 35 budget places at the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Moscow State University were taken by olympiad participants. — tg_mosguru
- In some universities, olympiad participants took up to 53% of all budget places (e.g., 53% at MIPT). — novaya_eu
Coverage (6 sources)
- Olympians took more than half of budget spots in top 20 Russian universities. Some majors are inaccessible, even with perfect scores... — SOTAvision
- Olympiad winners took all spots on some programs of leading Russian universities — RBC — ЭХО / Новости
- In leading Russian universities, the number of Olympiad participants has increased. On some tracks, they have taken up the entire budget — this has led to... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Olympians took all budget spots on several tracks at leading Russian universities — RBC. — Первый Московский
- Olympians this year took up more than half of the budget spots in Russia's top universities (and on some tracks — all spots) — Meduza
- Olympians took all spots on several university tracks — getting in via the Unified State Exam turned out to be impossible. In some places they took up to half the spots — Новая газета Европа