This year, 18,854 international certificates were recognized as valid. 3,370 certificates were rejected due to non-compliance.

Also, this year 678 applicants were exempted from the test and transferred directly to the selection stage, as they had national/international certificates in all subjects. (In 2024, only 1 applicant took advantage of this opportunity.)

Certificate holders:

- In general education subjects: 85,140 people

- It was established that 58,216 applicants have national or international certificates in foreign languages. (in 2024, these figures were 13,180 and 44,834)

According to the new requirement, only those with a language certificate are admitted to the first language program. The number of applicants who met these requirements was 22,041.