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2026 ALES/2 Exam to Be Held Sunday, 152,449 Candidates Apply
ÖSYM announced that the 2026 ALES/2 exam will be held on Sunday, July 13, at 92 centers across 81 provinces. With 152,449 candidates applying, results will be announced on August 21.
The Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (2026 ALES/2), organized by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), will be held on Sunday, July 13. The exam will take place at 92 centers across 81 provinces, in 395 buildings and 5,895 halls.
The exam, which will begin at 10:15 a.m., will not admit candidates after 10:00 a.m. The test consists of quantitative and verbal sections with a total of 100 questions, and candidates will be given 150 minutes to answer them. The exam will conclude at 12:45 p.m. Candidates with disabilities are entitled to an additional 30 minutes.
The quantitative test will consist of questions measuring candidates' numerical and logical reasoning skills, while the verbal test will focus on verbal reasoning skills.
ALES results will be announced on August 21. The results will be used for entry into postgraduate programs, selection of candidates to be sent abroad for postgraduate studies, and engineering completion programs for technical teachers. Exam scores will remain valid for five years from the date of announcement.
Candidates can access their exam entry documents via ÖSYM's "ais.osym.gov.tr" website. For candidates who have lost their ID cards or whose national identity cards do not contain a photograph, provincial and district population directorates will remain open on the day of the exam.
152,449 Candidates Apply
ÖSYM President Prof. Dr. Bayram Ali Ersoy, in a statement regarding the exam, announced that 152,449 candidates had applied, including those eligible to graduate from undergraduate programs, those who have completed their undergraduate studies, and those who have studied abroad with an equivalence certificate.
Ersoy noted that 20,682 personnel, including security officers, would serve during the exam, and said: "643 candidates with disabilities will take the exam. Veterans who apply for the exam and spouses and children of martyrs and veterans are exempt from the exam fee, and 1,268 candidates have benefited from this right. Additionally, 57 buildings in penal institutions that have been made suitable for the exam will be used. I wish success to the candidates who will take this exam, an important stage in determining our country's academic future, and ease to the staff."
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