The main EPSO exam of 2026. One route to every component.
EPSO/AD/427/26 is a generalist competition. It is also listed inside the Specialist Training tunnel so candidates cannot miss it. Practice still uses normal EPSO configuration and question banks.
What is fixed. What is still pending.
Competition published for permanent AD5 administrators.
Brussels time. EPSO later confirmed 174,727 final applicants.
Submit diplomas and certificates through the candidate portal.
Verbal, numerical and abstract tests. One session on one day. Candidates will sit on different dates.
EU knowledge, digital skills and EUFTE for candidates who pass Part 1. EPSO has not announced exact dates.
Personal test date is not published yet
EPSO will send each candidate an invitation several weeks ahead with exact date, time and practical details. Rescheduling will not be possible.
EU knowledge sources come later
EPSO plans to publish the official EU knowledge source references approximately two months before the Part 2 test date.
Train all six notice components
Language 1: reasoning. Language 2: EU knowledge, digital skills and EUFTE.
Verbal reasoning
20 questions · 35 minutes · pass 10/20
35% final weightNumerical reasoning
10 questions · 20 minutes
Combined 10/20 with abstractAbstract reasoning
10 questions · 10 minutes
Combined 10/20 with numericalEU knowledge
30 questions · 40 minutes · pass 15/30
25% final weightDigital skills
40 questions · 30 minutes · pass 20/40
25% final weightEUFTE
40 minutes · pass 5/10
15% final weightScoring sequence matters
Part 1 gates entry to Part 2. Preliminary ranking uses verbal reasoning 40%, EU knowledge 30% and digital skills 30%. Final ranking uses verbal 35%, EU knowledge 25%, digital skills 25% and EUFTE 15%. Numerical and abstract remain pass/fail after their combined threshold.