National policy · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Peru
Pronabec opens free exam preparation for 6,000 Beca 18-2027 scholarships
Peru's national scholarship programme has opened a free online platform with the syllabus, past papers and a study book for applicants sitting the Beca 18-2027 preselection exam on 22 November.
Why it matters: Applicants competing for the 6,000 Beca 18-2027 scholarships can use free past papers and study material before the national exam on 22 November.
Pronabec, the National Programme of Scholarships and Educational Credit within the Ministry of Education, said it is offering free virtual academic resources to applicants for the 2027 round of Beca 18, which has 6,000 scholarships available.
According to Pronabec, the national preselection exam will be held nationwide on Sunday 22 November and will assess reading and mathematical competencies.
Pronabec said its publicly open "Prepárate con Pronabec" platform hosts the 2027 exam syllabus and free downloadable Beca 18 exams from 2023, 2024 and 2025 with answer keys, which it says share the format of the upcoming test.
Pronabec is also providing a digital book covering 24 verbal reasoning and 24 mathematical reasoning topics, and has added six topics from a science and technology module that will not be assessed in the exam.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
Applicants for the 6,000 Beca 18-2027 scholarships who use the free syllabus, past papers and study book will be preparing for an exam that tests reading and mathematics; the next milestone is the national sitting on 22 November.
What to watch
- The Beca 18-2027 national preselection exam takes place nationwide on 22 November.
