Measuring, Selection and Placement Center explained
| Measuring, Selection and Placement Center |
| Native Name: | Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi |
| Founder: | Law enacted by Grand National Assembly |
| Established: | 1973 |
| Focus: | Student and civil servant selection |
| Owner: | Turkey |
| Former Name: | Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi |
| Location: | Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey |
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]
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 8 February 2024 . Hakkında . ÖSYM. tr.
- Web site: 1974 Yılından Bu Yana Üniversite Giriş Sınavlarının İsimleri Nasıl Değişti? . 2024-02-08 . Onedio . tr.
- Web site: 14 July 2013 . Public Personnel Election, Exam Teaching Field Knowledge Test . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818080456/http://www.osym.gov.tr/dosya/1-69706/h/ingilizce.pdf . 18 August 2013 . ÖSYM . tr.
