Admission mechanisms of public state universities in Mexico: an analysis under the concept of equity

Abstract

This article deals with the issue of admission mechanisms to higher education. It focuses on an analysis of the way in which the 35 state public universities regulate the admission of applicants. To do so, the authors first analyze the problem of university admission mechanisms under the concept of equity, taking up the libertarian concepts of Rawls and the egalitarianism of Dworking. They concluded that, in general, the use of meritocratic mechanisms does not contribute to equity, but is oriented only towards the fulfillment of formal justice; in addition, they highlight how necessary it is for state public universities to establish mechanisms aimed at reducing inequality.