Participants of the National Multi-Subject Test (NMT) in Ukraine who were under shelling prior to the examination are eligible to apply for an additional session without the need for documentation. This decision was announced by Tetiana Vakulenko, the director of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA).
To take part in the additional session, candidates must submit an application to their regional educational assessment center within three days following the test. No separate registration is required, and applicants only need to indicate their circumstances in their application.
“Regional educational assessment centers are monitoring the situation in their areas,” said Vakulenko.
This policy was also in place last year, and the Center will emphasize the option for candidates to participate in the additional session following any shelling incidents, as noted by Vakulenko.
Previously, the Kyiv City State Administration’s Department of Education and Science requested UCEQA to provide automatic or simplified access to the additional session for NMT participants affected by shelling before the test.
The NMT in 2026 will follow last year’s model, taking place in a single day with the possibility of additional sessions. The subjects remain unchanged: candidates will take mathematics, Ukrainian language, history of Ukraine, and one elective subject, which can be a foreign language, biology, geography, physics, chemistry, or Ukrainian literature. All NMT results from 2023 onward will remain valid for admission in 2026.
The main session of the NMT-2026 is scheduled to run from May 20 to June 25, with the additional session set for July 17-24. Registration for the main session will be open from March 5 to April 2, and for the additional session from May 11 to May 16.
The Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment has announced that students affected by shelling can apply for an additional session of the National Multi-Subject Test without documentation. This policy aims to accommodate those impacted by conflict, ensuring educational assessment continues amid challenging circumstances.