05.11.2026 10:30
With the Common Written Exam System, implemented for the first time this year by the Ministry of National Education, the aim is to prevent inflated grades and injustice in OBP, while in the new model with AI tracking, analytical and skill-based questions have replaced the rote-learning approach.
The Common Written Exam System (OYSS), which concerns millions of students, was implemented for the first time this year by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). As the system's first exams began to be administered, the marathon is planned to continue until November 13. With the new system, the era of easily inflating grades in some schools to obtain a higher Secondary Education Achievement Score (OBP) contribution is over, while the skills that will stand out in new-style questions have also become clear.
UNFAIR OBP CONTRIBUTION WILL BE PREVENTED
In the Common Written Exam System that has been implemented, grades will be monitored with artificial intelligence support. The new application is expected to contribute to eliminating the injustices in the Secondary Education Achievement Score (OBP) system that have been discussed for years.
Education experts speaking to Türkiye newspaper, recalling that OBP is calculated by multiplying the high school diploma grade by 5 and is added to the YKS score with a coefficient of 0.12, made the following assessments: "For example, a student with a diploma grade of 80 has an OBP of 400 and contributes 48 points to their YKS score. The system, which looked good on paper, caused serious injustices in practice. Because not every school gave grades at the same level of difficulty. In some schools, grades were easily inflated, while in others getting a high grade required serious effort. Thus, of two students at the same level, the one who graduated from the school where grades were given more easily could receive more OBP contribution. This situation made a big difference, especially in departments where a few points are decisive."
LICENSES OF 74 SCHOOLS WERE REVOKED
Common written exams are considered an important step in preventing this injustice if implemented correctly. With the new system, it is expected that identifying schools that do not track absences and inflate grades will also become easier. In the last one and a half years, the licenses of 74 schools where irregularities were detected have been revoked, while the new system aims to reduce such irregular practices. The new assessment and evaluation approach shaped in line with the Türkiye Century Education Model aims to measure not only students' knowledge levels but also their skills in using, interpreting, analyzing, and transferring knowledge to different situations.
WHAT STANDS OUT IN NEW-STYLE QUESTIONS?
Uğur Schools Deputy General Manager Adil Kurt and department heads evaluated the sample questions published by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). It was stated that open-ended questions, daily-life scenarios, visual and data interpretation, as well as students' ability to construct reasoned answers, stood out in the questions.
"THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ROTE LEARNING IN THE NEW SYSTEM"
Adil Kurt emphasized that the sample exams went beyond a rote-learning and knowledge-focused understanding of measurement, saying: "The sample questions at both middle school and high school levels display a skill-based and process-oriented approach compatible with the Türkiye Century Education Model. Exams enriched with open-ended questions, daily-life scenarios, visuals, graphics, and tables aim to measure students' higher-order skills such as analytical thinking, establishing cause-and-effect relationships, problem-solving, scientific literacy, and interpretation, in addition to recalling information."
Stating that the questions covered the learning outcomes at all grade levels and real-life contexts, Kurt mentioned that the samples offered students the opportunity to evaluate their own competencies during exam preparation, and guided teachers in monitoring learning processes and planning assessment and evaluation activities.