#C/2026/03362EU amends EPSO administrator competition procedure
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This notice changes the procedure for the EPSO/AD/427/26 competition for AD 5 administrators after the competition drew an unusually high number of applicants. Candidates will now move through the process in two testing parts: first reasoning tests, then EU knowledge, digital skills, and a free-text essay for those who pass the first stage. The practical effect is on applicants and EPSO recruitment teams. Candidates must meet the new pass-score structure to reach the second testing phase, and anyone who does not sit or complete all tests in a phase will not have that phase processed or have eligibility checked.
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Key Changes
- Reorganizes the competition into two testing parts, with reasoning tests first and EU knowledge, digital skills, and essay tests second.
- Sets pass-score requirements for moving from Part 1 to Part 2: 10/20 in verbal reasoning and 10/20 combined in numerical and abstract reasoning.
- Clarifies that candidates who do not sit or complete all tests in a testing part will not have that part processed or their eligibility checked.
Obligations
What this law requires
Candidates who submitted the application form by the competition deadline must sit the reasoning tests in Part 1 of the testing phase to be considered for progression to Part 2.
Only candidates who obtain at least the required pass scores in Part 1 reasoning tests may be invited to Part 2, consisting of the EU knowledge test, digital skills test, and free-text essay on EU matters.
EPSO must organise the competition in two testing parts: Part 1 reasoning tests, followed by Part 2 EU knowledge, digital skills, and EU free-text essay tests for candidates who pass Part 1.
EPSO must score the reasoning tests and notify candidates of Part 1 results before issuing invitations for Part 2 testing.
EPSO must score the EU knowledge and digital skills tests, establish a preliminary ranking, then score the EU free-text essay and conduct eligibility checks before final ranking and reserve-list establishment.