Ministry of National Education announces 2026 exam dates
The 2026 Exam Implementation Calendar has been published by the General Directorate of Measurement, Evaluation and Examination Services of the Ministry of National Education (MEB).
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According to the calendar on the General Directorate's website, the central exam within the scope of the High School Transition System (LGS) will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2026, and the Primary and Secondary Education Institutions Scholarship Exam (İOKBS) will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
The 1st Term Written Exam for Open Education Institutions will be held on December 20-21, 2025, the 2nd Term Written Exam on March 14-15, 2026, the 3rd Term Written Exam on July 18-19, 2026, and the 1st Term Written Exam for Open Education Institutions for the 2026-2027 academic year will be held on December 19-20, 2026.
The 2nd term nationwide common 1st written exams for the 2025-2026 academic year will be administered on April 7 for 6th-grade Turkish, on April 8 for 6th and 8th-grade Mathematics, on April 9 for 10th-grade Mathematics, and on April 10 for 10th-grade Turkish Language and Literature. The 2nd term nationwide common 2nd written exams will be held on June 2 for 7th-grade Mathematics and on June 3 for 9th-grade Turkish Language and Literature.
The Ministry of Justice Promotion and Title Change Exam will be held on November 30, the MEB Promotion Exam on February 7, and the Professional Competency Exam for Lecturers and Teachers to be Assigned Abroad on February 8.
The TIMSS 2027 Pilot Application will be conducted via computer-based assessment between March 30 and April 24, 2026, and the Digital Skills Monitoring Research 2026 Application, ABİDE 2026 Application, and PISA 2025 Development and Monitoring Research will be conducted between April 13 and May 15, 2026.
The Four Skills Turkish Language Exam 2026 Application will be held from April 13 to May 22, and the Competency Monitoring Research in Vocational Education will be held from April 20 to May 22.
The exams that will be administered every day of the week in e-Exam halls in 81 provinces and districts with an appointment system are as follows:
"Motor Vehicle Driver Trainees e-Exam, Apprenticeship, Journeymanship and Master Instructorship Theoretical e-Exams, Coastal Safety Amateur Radio e-Exam, Equivalence Level Determination e-Exam."
The 2026 Exam Implementation Calendar can be accessed at "odsgm.meb.gov.tr".