The Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (Turkish: Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM) is the body responsible for organizing the national level university entrance examination Student Selection and Placement System, and several other large scale examinations in Turkey. It was founded in 1974 and its headquarters is in Ankara.[1][2]
| Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi | |
 | |
| Established | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Law enacted by Grand National Assembly |
| Focus | Student and civil servant selection |
| Location | |
| Owner | Turkey |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi |
ÖSYM also operates the world's one and only government-operated dedicated large scale (5600 people at a time) computer-based test center.
Foreign language exams
- Foreign Language Exam (Turkish: Yabancı Dil Sınavı, YDS), there are also:
- YÖKDİL, a test in a similar format to YDS, but limited to Turkish universities in validity
- YKS-YDT, the foreign language part of the Student Selection and Placement System
- a section of the teacher's exam (ÖABT) for foreign language teachers.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Hakkında". ÖSYM (in Turkish). 8 February 2024.
- ^ "1974 Yılından Bu Yana Üniversite Giriş Sınavlarının İsimleri Nasıl Değişti?". Onedio (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Public Personnel Election, Exam Teaching Field Knowledge Test" (PDF). ÖSYM (in Turkish). 14 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2013.
External links
- Official site (in Turkish)
- ÖSYM Sınav Takvimi 2015 (in Turkish)
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