EPSOHQ
Competition-specific preparation

One competition. One exact knowledge map.

Choose the notice you are preparing for. Each database keeps its fields, source material and assessment format separate from general EPSO practice.

Training databases

Choose your competition

Coverage expansion · gaps 1–8

Active and upcoming competition maps

Verified status, fields, dates and direct links into dedicated EPSOHQ training. Missing field banks remain clearly marked.

8 gaps mapped
1
Ongoing selection
EPSO/AD/429/26 · AD7

ICT administrators

Complete 12-module curriculum with four separate 80-question banks for infrastructure, project management, clouds and networks, and data science.

4 fields 12 modules320 questions
Open full training
2
Ongoing selection
EPSO/AD/426/25 · AD7

Data management

Complete 13-module curriculum covering all 11 Annex II duties, with a source-traceable 220-question field bank and exact mock.

1 field 13 modules220 questions
Open full training
3
Ongoing selection
EPSO/AST/157/25 · AST3

Communication assistants

Complete 13-module curriculum for all three communication fields, with three separate 80-question field banks and exact mock exams.

3 fields 13 modules240 questions
Open full training
4
Permanently open
CAST Permanent · FG I–IV

CAST contract agents

A permanent registration procedure for contract-agent profiles. Registration does not guarantee an invitation to tests or recruitment.

4 function groups Permanent procedure
Open competition map
5
Upcoming
EPSO/AST/158/26 · AST3

Data management experts

Planned AST3 selection in three data and information-management fields. Dates and scope remain indicative until publication.

3 fields Notice not published
Open competition map
6
Upcoming
EPSO/AD/431/26 · AD7

CJEU lawyer-linguists

Planned Court of Justice lawyer-linguist selection. This is a new competition and is not the existing EPSO/AD/424/25 package.

8 languages Notice not published
Open competition map
7
Upcoming
EPSO/AD/432/26 · AD7

Lawyer-linguists and revisers

Planned lawyer-linguist and legal-reviser selection for the Parliament, Council and Commission. It is separate from EPSO/AD/423/25.

8 languages Notice not published
Open competition map
8
Upcoming
EPSO/AD/433/26 · AD7

Lawyers

Planned AD7 selection across four legal specialisms. Dates and test design remain indicative until the Notice of Competition appears.

4 fields Notice not published
Open competition map
Internal
COM/AD/107/2026 · AD7

Commission internal generalists

Dedicated adaptive cognitive, case-study writing and oral-board route for serving Commission staff.

3 stages100 places
Open AD7 hub →
Internal
COM/AD/108/2026 · AD5

Commission internal administrators

Exact cognitive, Commission EU knowledge, written-assignment and oral route.

4 stages100 places
Open AD5 hub →
Main 2026 exam
EPSO/AD/427/26 · AD5

Graduate administrators

174,727 final applicants. Six notice-verified components: verbal, numerical, abstract, EU knowledge, digital skills and EUFTE. Entry from this page keeps the normal EPSO configuration and banks.

1,490 reserve places6 test componentsNotice verified
Open AD5 training
Pre-train · notice pending
EPSO/AD/430/26 · AD8

Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity

Officially previewed fields. Normal EPSO EU knowledge plus AI regulation, technical AI, EU cyber law and technical security. No invented test format.

14 modules240 questions3 banks3 free modules
Open pre-training
Ongoing
EPSO/AD/424/25 · AD7

CJEU lawyer-linguists

Eight exact language profiles, Court procedure, legal translation, machine-output review and two 90-minute workbenches. No invented field MCQ.

10 modules2 workbenches3 free modules
Open database →
Reserve lists
EPSO/AD/423/25 · AD7

Lawyer-linguists and legal revisers

Eight completed profiles, source-backed EU-law training, legislative drafting, language comprehension, 90-minute revision and weighted full mock.

12 modulesV2 bank review3 free modules
Open archive and training →
Closed · Reserve lists
EPSO/AD/402/23 · AD6

Economics administrators

Final competition status, three economics field banks, exact amended profile, reserve-list addenda and archive-aware Written Test practice.

10 modules240 questions3 free modules
Open archive and training
Beta
EPSO/AD/403/23 · AD7

Crisis management, migration and internal security

Amended competition profile, historical legal cut-off, two field banks, linked EU law and CJEU cases, and written-test method.

12 modules100 questions3 free modules
Open database
Four fields
EPSO/AD/425/25 · AD7

Buildings administrators

Current retesting timeline, exact five-test profile, four source-backed field banks and official-source Written Test.

10 modules320 questions3 free modules
Open database
Full package
EPSO/AD/428/26 · AD7

Audit administrators

Complete Annex II curriculum, 420-question field bank, exact five-test profile, corrected clocks and EUFTE practice.

12 modules420 questions3 free modules
Open database
Beta
EPSO/AD/422/25 · AD6

Taxation specialists

Direct and indirect taxation knowledge corpus based on EPSO/AD/422/25, with field-separated study paths and official-source references.

14 modules 2 fields 3 free
Open knowledge database
COM/AD/106/2026 · AD6

Competition and digital-policy case handlers

Specialist knowledge for Commission case handlers in competition law, enforcement, the DSA and the DMA.

14 chapters 2 fields
Open knowledge database
COM/AST/109/2026 · AST3

Commission AST3 assistants

Stage-by-stage preparation map for cognitive reasoning, EU knowledge, written assignment and oral test.

Exam map Internal competition
Open preparation guide