Internal Commission Конкурс

COM/AST/109/2026 AST3 assistants.

Prepare each ranked stage from the official notice: the 24-question cognitive assessment, 30-question Познания за ЕС MCQ, 90-minute written assignment and 60-minute oral test.

Internal competition only. Eligibility is limited to qualifying Commission officials, temporary agents and contract agents. This is not an open EPSO competition.

Краен срок за кандидатстване

31 July 2026, 12:00 Brussels time

Списък с издържали кандидати

70 successful candidates

Степен

Assistant AST3

Конкурс language

English, French or Немски (Language 2)

COM/AST/109/2026

Required exam map

Train in selection order. The first two stages are separate tests and use different scoring rules.

1. Cognitive reasoning gate

24 въпроса · 36 минути · numerical, inductive and deductive reasoning

Threshold: at least the 40th percentile of the benchmark population.

The notice does not name the external provider. EPSOHQ G+ is the closest format-equivalent mock: same 24-question total, same three reasoning families and same 36-minute clock.

Начало 24-question reasoning mock Open G+ preparation guide

2. Познания за ЕС ranking test

30 questions · 40 minutes · pass score 15/30

EU institutional setup; Commission treaty roles and powers; Commission governance, decision-making and procedures; Commission policy priorities.

Only candidates with the pass mark and one of the highest scores progress, up to 2.5 times the 70 reserve-list places.

Начало exact AST3 Познания за ЕС mock Учете EU Knowledge Database

3. Писмена задача

90 minutes · pass score 26/50

Document-based summary report, minutes, letter or note. Assesses critical thinking, analysis, creative problem-solving and written communication.

Marked only for candidates who pass and rank high enough in the Познания за ЕС MCQ. Both tests take place online on the same day.

Open 90-minute written-test guide

4. Oral test

60 minutes · pass score 25/50

Short presentation on EU institutions, policies and procedures, followed by questions and a structured interview.

Motivation plus intrapreneurship, learning as a skill, oral communication, self-management and working together.

Open oral presentation guide Учете EU institutions and policies

Format mapping

Official cognitive stage vs EPSOHQ G+

G+ reproduces the workload and skill mix. It does not reproduce the official adaptive engine or its norm group.

Aspect Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage EPSOHQ G+ practice Relationship

Question count

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage 24 questions.

EPSOHQ G+ practice 24 questions.

Exact match

Time limit

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage 36 minutes.

EPSOHQ G+ practice 36 minutes - 90 seconds per question on average.

Exact match

Логическо мислене families

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage Числово мислене, inductive and deductive reasoning. Distribution not stated in the notice.

EPSOHQ G+ practice Числово мислене, inductive and deductive reasoning, fixed at 8 questions per family.

Exact match

Test engine

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage Adaptive computer-based assessment operated by an unnamed external company.

EPSOHQ G+ practice Fixed balanced mock. Questions do not adapt to previous answers.

Practice proxy

Language

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage English, French or Немски - the candidate’s competition Language 2.

EPSOHQ G+ practice English question pool.

Different

Score interpretation

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage Percentile against an external benchmark population of university graduates with professional experience.

EPSOHQ G+ practice Accuracy, completion rate, domain breakdown and an estimated percentile band.

Practice proxy

Consequence

Official COM/AST/109/2026 stage At least the 40th percentile is an eligibility gate for later competition tests.

EPSOHQ G+ practice Diagnostic practice only. No official eligibility effect.

Different

Използвайте G+ to rehearse pace, switching between reasoning families and decision discipline. Do not treat its estimated percentile as the Commission’s official result.

How selection works

1 Application and cognitive assessment
2 Eligibility checks
3 Познания за ЕС MCQ + written test
4 Final qualification and experience check
5 Oral test
6 Списък с издържали кандидати of up to 70

Source mapped from Обявление of Internal Конкурс COM/AST/109/2026. The notice and official Staff Centre updates remain legally authoritative.

Свързана подготовка

Ресурси за подготовка за COM/AST/109/2026

Свържете знанията по Commission internal assistant selection с практика с измерване на времето, методика за писмения тест и свързани специализирани конкурси на EPSO. Използвайте един маршрут — от първата диагностика до финалната симулация.

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