Science Ministry Competitive Exams 2026 Correction: Excluded Candidates and Remedial Period

Key data

If you submitted an application to the selection process for fixed-term contract staff at the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, you must check right now whether your name appears on the new list of excluded candidates. The Resolution of October 30, 2026 corrects the one published on October 5, 2026 and adds new exclusions in the Aquaculture specialty of professional group M1, all of them under code 17: lack of required specific training.

The remedial period began on November 6, 2026 (publication date in the BOE) and closes after 5 business days. There is no extension planned: those who do not provide documentation proving the required specific training will be permanently excluded from the process.

What does this regulation establish?

This resolution introduces two types of changes to the Resolution of October 5, 2026:

1. Correction of admitted and excluded lists

The provisional list of admitted and excluded persons in the Aquaculture specialty of professional group M1 is modified. The changes consist of the incorporation of new candidates to the excluded list, all for the same reason:

The resolution does not detail the specific names of the newly excluded candidates in the text published in the BOE; these appear in the annexes of the resolution itself, which should be consulted in the official source.

2. Modification of Panel No. 5 composition

Two members of the qualifying panel No. 5 are replaced:

• Titular President: replaced by a newly designated person.
• Alternate President: replaced by a newly designated person.

The specific names of the new members appear in the annexes of the resolution published in the BOE. The rest of Panel No. 5's composition and the other panels remain unchanged.

Comparative table: before and after

Economic and operational impact

For affected candidates, the impact is not direct economic, but rather one of opportunity: being permanently excluded from the process means losing the chance to access a fixed-term contract staff position in the General State Administration, with the stability and remuneration conditions that this entails under the IV Collective Agreement for contract staff of the AGE.

From an operational perspective, HR departments of organizations dependent on the Ministry of Science must take into account the change in Panel No. 5, as it affects the formal validity of the qualifying actions of that panel from this resolution onwards.

Who does it affect?

• Candidates excluded in Aquaculture (group M1): those who appear in the new annexes of excluded candidates under code 17 and need to remedy.
• All candidates from groups M3, M2, M1, E2 and E1 of the selection process called on July 6, 2026, to the extent that they must verify whether they have been affected by any correction.
• Candidates evaluated by Panel No. 5: must be aware of the change in the presidency of their qualifying panel.
• HR departments and labor advisors who manage applications or provide support to candidates in this selection process.

Practical example

A candidate who submitted an application for the Aquaculture specialty in professional group M1 and did not include in their application the title or certificate proving the required specific training will now appear on the list of excluded candidates under code 17.

This candidate has until the last business day of the 5 business day period counted from November 6, 2026 to submit to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities the documentation proving that specific training. If they do so correctly, they may be readmitted to the admitted list and continue the process. If they fail to act within the deadline, their exclusion becomes permanent and they will not be able to participate in the first exercise or any subsequent phase of this call.

What should affected parties do now?

1. Consult the resolution annexes in the BOE (publication of November 6, 2026) to verify whether your name appears on the new list of excluded candidates in Aquaculture M1.
2. Identify the reason for exclusion: if it is code 17, you need to prove that you possess the required specific training for the specialty.
3. Gather the documentation proving the specific training (title, certificate or other valid document according to the bases of the call of July 6, 2026) before the deadline expires.
4. Submit the remedy within 5 business days from November 6, 2026 through the channel enabled by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (electronic office or official registry).
5. Keep proof of submission: retain the receipt as evidence that you remedied within the deadline.
6. If you are a candidate evaluated by Panel No. 5, verify the new composition of the panel in the resolution annexes to learn about the new Titular President and Alternate President.

Failure to meet the remedial deadline results in permanent exclusion from the selection process, with no possibility of ordinary appeal on this point once the deadline has closed.

Official source

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-23299