Turkey's Assessment, Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM) President Prof. Dr. Bayram Ali Ersoy has released the official examination calendar for 2027. The Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) is scheduled for June 19-20, with the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) on Saturday, June 19, and the Field Proficiency Tests (AYT) and Foreign Language Test (YDT) on Sunday, June 20. Applications will be accepted between February 4 and March 2, and results will be announced on July 21.
The National Defence University Military Student Candidate Selection Exam is set for March 20, with applications running from January 13 to February 10 and results published on April 15. The Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS), designed for graduates of two-year vocational programmes wishing to continue in four-year undergraduate programmes, will take place on July 18, with results on August 12.
The Civil Servant Selection Exam (KPSS) application period runs from July 8 to 19. The General Aptitude and General Culture sessions are scheduled for September 12, while Field Knowledge sessions will be held on September 18 and 19, with results announced on October 13. The Ministry of National Education Academy Entrance Exam (AGS) will be held on May 8 and the Teaching Field Knowledge Test (ÖABT) on May 9, with applications accepted March 19-29 and results on June 11.
Three sessions of the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) are planned: April 18, July 11, and November 28. The centralised Special Talent Exam (ÖZYES) for sports programmes will take place July 21-24, with applications from June 1-10 and results on August 18.
Ersoy highlighted that ÖSYM's electronic exam centres serve an average of 60,000 candidates annually, offering four-skill language tests in ten languages including English, Arabic, and Greek. The 2027 calendar includes 12 e-YDS, 3 e-YÖKDİL, 4 e-TEP, and 2 e-YDTS electronic exams, with ÖSYM committed to conducting all assessments in a secure, transparent, and internationally aligned manner.
