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In Ukraine, it is proposed to change the format of the national multi-subject test in 2027, reducing the number of subjects from four to three. Ukrainian language, math, and history of Ukraine would remain mandatory, and the fourth elective subject could be canceled. The initiative was voiced by Member of Parliament and Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Subcommittee on Higher Education Yuliia Hryshyna.
According to Yuliia Hryshyna, most members of the parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Innovations support keeping math among the mandatory NMT subjects. At the same time, the MP proposed a compromise option that foresees simplifying the testing structure.
“We proposed a compromise option — to keep math as a mandatory subject while simplifying the NMT structure: three subjects instead of four, effectively returning to the NMT structure of 2022,” Hryshyna said.
Thus, under the proposed model, applicants would take Ukrainian language, math, and history of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the option to choose a fourth subject, such as biology, chemistry, physics, or a foreign language, could be canceled.
The MP explained the necessity of such changes by the difficult conditions in which Ukrainian schoolchildren are forced to study during the full-scale war.
She said that constant Russian shelling, air-raid alerts, power outages, and forced interruptions in schooling negatively affect the educational process. At the same time, the need to take four subjects in one day creates additional physical and psychological strain on graduates.
Hryshyna emphasized that the main goal of the NMT remains ensuring a transparent and fair admissions process to higher education institutions. However, she believes testing rules should take into account the real conditions Ukrainian children face today.
The MP is convinced that reducing the number of subjects will reduce the burden on applicants while preserving the ability to conduct competitive selection for universities.
At the same time, there is currently no final decision on the NMT format for 2027.
On 28 October, the parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Innovations recommended that the Verkhovna Rada support draft law No.15440, which provides for preserving the current four-subject testing model.
According to that document, applicants must take three mandatory subjects — Ukrainian language, math, and history of Ukraine — and choose the fourth themselves.
Parliament also considered an alternative draft law No.15440-1, which provides for testing in three subjects but proposes making math optional. The relevant committee sent this initiative back for revision.
The option with three mandatory subjects proposed by Yuliia Hryshyna was also discussed at the committee meeting, but it was not included in the committee’s final decision.
Therefore, for now, reducing the NMT to three subjects remains a proposal, not an approved change to admission rules.
The final model of the national multi-subject test for 2027 will be determined by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Information about Yuliia Hryshyna’s proposal is confirmed by RBC-Ukraine, and the education committee’s decision of 28 October was published on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada.
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