20.10.2026 10:21
The Ministry of National Education (MEB) is switching to the 'Common Written Exam System' (OYSS). In the system, which will be implemented in a total of 16 subjects in middle schools and high schools, teachers will now determine two exam questions, and the remaining questions will come from the MEB question pool. The new system will also include AI-supported question writing and scoring of open-ended questions. The system will begin to be implemented in the first written exams of the first term this year.
The Ministry of National Education has announced the school-wide common written exam implementation schedule for the first term first written exams of the 2026-2027 academic year. Exams that will start on November 3 in middle schools will end on November 13, while exams that will start on November 3 in high schools will end on November 13.
Exams to be conducted through the Common Written Exam System will cover grades 5, 6 and 7 in middle schools, and grades 9, 10 and 11 in high schools.
EXAM SCHEDULE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
In middle schools, the science exam will be held on November 3, the mathematics exam on November 5, the social studies exam on November 6, the Turkish exam on November 10, the English exam on November 12, and the religious culture and ethics exam on November 13.
The first-term first exam of the 6th-grade mathematics course will be held on Wednesday, November 11, within the scope of the country-wide common written exam.
EXAM SCHEDULE IN HIGH SCHOOLS
In high schools, the biology exam will be held on November 3, the chemistry and history exams on November 4, the mathematics exam on November 5, and the physics and philosophy exams on November 6.
The geography exam will be held on November 10, the Turkish language and literature and religious culture and ethics exams on November 11, and the English exam on November 13.
The first-term first exam of the 10th-grade Turkish language and literature course will be held on Thursday, November 12, within the scope of the country-wide common written exam.
EXAMS WILL LAST 40 MINUTES
Exams will be administered in the second class hour if a single exam is held on the same day, and in the second and fourth class hours if two exams are held. The exam duration will be 40 minutes.
The school-wide common written exams to be held on November 10, 2026 may be administered in the fourth class hour. If necessary, exams may also be held in a different class hour in line with the planning of the school administration.
Meanwhile, the Common Written Exam System will not be applied in the 7th- and 11th-grade English courses.