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Russia plans to require history exams for more university programs
Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education plans to require the history entrance exam for more university programs from 2027.
The exam is part of the Unified State Exam, which students take when applying to universities.
In the 2026/27 academic year, history is an alternative to social studies for some programs, while it is already required for others.
The ministry has previously said it plans to make history compulsory for 43 programs.
The planned change would include humanities and social science programs where universities could previously choose between history and social studies.
The ministry has not yet specified the final list of programs or when the new requirements will be published.
Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education plans to expand the list of university programs requiring the Unified State Exam in history.
The expansion is planned for 2027, but the ministry has not specified which programs will be added or when the new requirements will be published.
Minister Valery Falkov said the ministry had been working since last year to increase the number of programs where history is a key entrance subject.
The expansion is being carried out on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin.
- Who
- Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Minister Valery Falkov announced the plan.
- What
- The ministry plans to expand the list of university programs requiring the history Unified State Exam.
- When
- The expansion is planned for 2027.
- Where
- Universities in Russia.
- Why
- History is being made a key entrance subject for more programs, on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin.
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Falkov said history was planned to become a compulsory entrance exam for 43 programs from 2027.
The ministry proposed changing university admission rules from 2027, including making history compulsory for programs where universities could choose between history and social studies.
Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov said applicants to teacher-training programs would take an exam in a subject relevant to their chosen field from 2027.
Falkov said the ministry would expand the list of programs requiring the history exam.
- Planned start
- 2027
- Programs previously requiring history
- 6
- Programs where history was an alternative to social studies
- 23
- Programs added to the alternative-exam list in 2026/27
- 20
- Programs planned to require history from 2027
- 43
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