Denisa Tănăsescu, mathematics teacher at IL Caragiale College, reported for “The Truth” that the reserve subjects, given to students who were late due to weather conditions, were slightly more difficult than the version drawn for candidates who took the morning exam.
“The morning exam seemed to be a bit milder for the Mate-Info students. For example, the function from the 3rd subject, exercise 1, had a radical and a logarithm in its composition. So more knowledge was tested than in the morning, when they only had to solve a rational function, without any degree of difficulty, that is, a child with grade 5 could easily solve it.
Otherwise, the same applies, points c) from subjects II and III make the difference between good students and those who want more than 9. Even if the degree of difficulty is a little higher, no one would have reasons to complain, because we are not talking about a difference that would justify fears. After all, after the pandemic, there were many variations that they could train on, which contained all the types of topics that they could expect. So they definitely had benchmarks and overall the exam was balanced”the teacher reported.
Unprecedented situation due to weather conditions
During the 2026 Baccalaureate exam session, an unprecedented situation was recorded, generated by the extreme weather conditions that severely affected several areas of the country.
More precisely, due to the considerable damage caused by the violent storms that hit localities throughout the territory of Romania, a number of 17 candidates, 11 of whom come from the city of Bucharest, had to take the written test with the help of reserve subjects, starting at 13:00, this measure being taken as a result of exceptional and thoroughly justified situations, which led to the delay of these students in relation to the original start time of the exam, set for the morning of the same day.
Regarding the attendance at the mandatory profile test, namely the Ec) test within the national Baccalaureate exam, the June – July 2026 session, held on Wednesday, the participation rate was 97.4%, which means that a number of 121,147 candidates appeared for the exam out of a total of 124,334 candidates who had registered to take this test, taking into account consider all graduate promotions.
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Education, the 17 candidates who took the test with reserve subjects, starting at 13:00, benefited from this exceptional measure as a result of some thoroughly justified situations that generated their delay in relation to the original starting time. Of these, 11 are from Bucharest.
Also, a number of 3,187 candidates did not appear for the test at all, and 18 high school graduates were removed from the exam for fraud or attempted fraud, thus being sanctioned according to the regulations in force.
The mandatory profile test, which consisted of taking the Mathematics or History exam, took place on Wednesday, July 1, after the Ministry of Education made the decision, in a first for the Romanian education system, to change the initial calendar of the Baccalaureate exam due to the red heat code that had been issued for that period, because this test had originally been scheduled for June 30, but the authorities decided to postpone it by a day. with the aim of reducing the risks generated by extreme temperatures and ensuring better conditions for candidates.
On Thursday, July 2, there will be a test for the choice of profile and specialization, and on Friday, July 3, the written test in Mother Language and Literature is scheduled, intended for students who belong to national minorities, and the first results of the exam will be displayed on July 7, and the final results, after the resolution of the appeals that will be submitted, will be published on July 13, according to the deadlines set in the official calendar.
