The Rada wants to reduce the number of subjects in the National Multidisciplinary Test to three from 2027
This is evident from the bill’s details on the Verkhovna Rada website. One of the bill’s authors, MP Yulia Grishina, also provided details of the initiative.
Bill No. 15254-1 on amendments to the state final assessment and the 2027 admissions campaign has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
The document is an alternative to the government’s Bill No. 15254. It was registered on 2 June 2026. The Verkhovna Rada’s record states that the draft law has been received by parliament and forwarded to the leadership for consideration.
The document was initiated by 50 MPs. Among the authors are Yulia Grishina, Valerii Zub, Liubov Shpak, Oleksandr Merezhko, Vyacheslav Medianyk, Iryna Borzova, Yurii Kisel, Valerii Kolyukh, Anna Purtova and other MPs.
What changes are proposed to the NMT
According to Grishina, the draft law proposes reducing the number of subjects in the NMT to three from 2027.
These would be two compulsory subjects – Ukrainian language and Ukrainian history – and one subject chosen by the applicant.
MPs propose that mathematics should not be compulsory for all applicants, but rather optional – for admission to relevant degree programmes.
Gryshyna explained that it is important for the state to support technical and engineering specialisations, but a compulsory mathematics exam for all applicants, in her view, does not solve the problem, but only complicates it.
Why MPs are proposing to change the NMT
The authors of the initiative believe that the current four-subject NMT model places an excessive psychological burden on school leavers in wartime conditions.
Gryshyna also noted that four subjects in a single day and four consecutive hours of testing could pose a security risk due to air raid alerts or shelling.
The MP stated that the aim of the changes is to retain young people within the Ukrainian education system and reduce the outflow of applicants abroad.
She also cited a survey by Rakuten Viber and EdEra, according to which 91% of teachers report a decline in pupils’ academic performance due to the war. Among the reasons cited were stress (69%) and prolonged distance learning (54%).
What is being proposed instead of compulsory maths
Gryshyna stated that supporting technical and engineering disciplines requires not only compulsory exams but also motivational mechanisms.
Among such measures, she mentioned increasing the weighting of the mathematics entrance exam score through weighting factors, raising scholarships for students in technical disciplines, internship programmes from the third or fourth year, and increasing state-funded places and grants for technical disciplines.
Have the NMT rules already been changed?
At present, draft law No. 15254-1 has only been registered with the Verkhovna Rada. It is not yet law and does not automatically change the current admission rules.
For the new NMT model to come into effect, the document must be considered by parliament, passed, signed and enter into force.
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