Morocco has yet to receive findings on alleged medical school exam leak

Morocco’s Ministry of Higher Education has yet to receive final findings from an investigation into a widely circulated recording alleging that some candidates were given answers during the 2026-27 entrance exam for medical and pharmacy schools, a senior ministry official told Hespress AR.

The official said the case remains under investigation by the relevant authorities and that the ministry is awaiting formal findings from the ongoing inquiry.

The prosecutor’s office could initiate legal proceedings if the investigation establishes that offenses were committed, the official said. The move would follow the completion of the judicial police investigation and the determination of the circumstances and facts surrounding the case.

The official noted that the current investigation coincides with Morocco’s judicial recess but stressed that the inquiry remains ongoing and falls within the authority of the relevant judicial bodies.

The ministry considers the integrity of higher education entrance examinations a priority and is committed to ensuring fair competition among all candidates, the official said. Determining responsibility and establishing the facts, however, remains the responsibility of the competent authorities once the legal procedures are completed.

The ministry announced in late July that judicial authorities had opened an investigation after a recording circulated on social media. A source told Hespress at the time that the Rabat prosecutor’s office was handling the case and had tasked the National Judicial Police Brigade with investigating the recording.

The recording features an unidentified person displaying WhatsApp conversations and alleging that candidates who paid money were given answers during the unified entrance examination for medical and pharmacy schools for the 2026-27 academic year.

The ministry has said it would take any measures required by law based on the outcome of the investigation to protect the integrity and credibility of higher education entrance examinations and uphold equal opportunity and merit.

The ministry previously rejected calls to repeat the entrance examination following the controversy.

A senior ministry source said the ministry could not adopt what he described as a “populist” approach, arguing that cases of cheating can occur in university examinations generally. Those involved should be punished when such cases are established, he said, while organized networks would warrant appropriate action by state authorities.