UNAM Admissions-Exam Applicants March on Rectoría Tower, Demand Rector's Resignation Over 2026 Test Irregularities

Applicants to UNAM undergraduate programs gathered at 1:00 p.m. at the Torre de Rectoría in Ciudad Universitaria (Coyoacán) demanding the resignation of the UNAM rector over failures, atypical scores, and irregularities detected in the 2026 online admissions exam administered by the private contractor Territorium Life. The protest was part of a broader wave of 13 social mobilizations recorded citywide that Friday, and followed weeks of escalating conflict after UNAM required roughly 58,000 applicants to sit a supplementary in-person 'control exam' to resolve scoring inconsistencies; demonstrators also demanded that final placement be based on the average of both exams rather than the contested online results. Authorities anticipated marches and possible blockades along Avenida Insurgentes Sur near the Rectoría Tower.