Is the AD7 audit competition still open for applications?

No. Applications closed on 19 May 2026 at noon, Brussels time.

When are the tests of the AD7 audit competition?

On a single day, Wednesday 30 September 2026. Invitation letters were expected on 14 September in the Single Candidate Portal, and the written test material on 15 September on the competition page.

How many places does the AD7 audit competition offer?

448 successful candidates for the reserve list. EPSO displays 7,112 applications received.

What experience do you need to apply for AD7 audit?

Five to seven years of relevant professional experience depending on the length of studies (three, four or five years of university), including at least four years in audit.

Does the AD7 audit competition include the EU knowledge test?

No. It includes the reasoning tests, a field-related multiple-choice test and a written test (EUFTE); the field-related multiple-choice test is the only one counted in the ranking.

Until when can supporting documents be sent?

Until 30 September 2026 at noon, Brussels time, the same day as the tests.

AD7 audit competition EPSO/AD/428/26: dates, tests, preparation

How the tests are made up

Only test counting towards the ranking: QCM de domaine (field-related MCQ). Every test is eliminatory.

Test parameters recorded by Erudiam

Test	Questions	Duration	Language	Scoring	Pass mark	Eliminatory	Ranked	Weight
Raisonnement verbal	20	35 min	-	1 pt/question	10/20	Yes	No	-
Raisonnement numérique	10	20 min	-	1 pt/question	10/20 (combined)	Yes	No	-
Raisonnement abstrait	10	10 min	-	1 pt/question	10/20 (combined)	Yes	No	-
QCM de domaine (field-related MCQ)	30	40 min	L2	1 pt/question	15/30	Yes	Yes	100 %
EUFTE (épreuve écrite)	1	40 min	L2	1 pt/question	5/10	Yes	No	-

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How the selection works

Steps displayed by EPSO: application, supporting documents, tests (reasoning, field test, written test), reserve list, interview for shortlisted candidates, recruitment.

Source: EPSO : Administrators in the field of Audit

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A question from our practice bank, in the format of the Verbal reasoning test.

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The demographic ageing of developed countries results from the combination of two dynamics: the continuous lengthening of life expectancy and the persistent fall of fertility below the replacement threshold. In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period. This twin movement profoundly alters needs for public services: health, long-term care, pensions, adapted housing. The social-protection models inherited from Esping-Andersen's typology (1990) - liberal, conservative-corporatist, social-democratic - respond to these challenges according to contrasting logics: the first privileges means-tested benefits, the second employment-linked insurance, the third universal services funded by taxation. None of these models is fully shielded from the budgetary tensions linked to ageing, but they do not respond to them with the same intergenerational fairness.

Which of the following statements is correct?AThe passage states that every model in Esping-Andersen's typology addresses ageing-linked budgetary tensions with an identical degree of intergenerational fairness.BIn the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period.CThe passage attributes demographic ageing in developed countries solely to the persistent fall of fertility, independently of any change in life expectancy.DThe passage states that Esping-Andersen's typology distinguishes the liberal, the conservative-corporatist and a universalist-Anglo-Saxon social-protection model.

Answer key : B

Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

A. Contradicts the passage: the models do not respond to ageing-related tensions "with the same intergenerational fairness".

B. Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

C. Contradicts the passage: ageing results from "the combination of two dynamics: the continuous lengthening of life expectancy and the persistent fall of fertility", not fertility alone.

D. Contradicts the passage: the third model named is "social-democratic", not a "universalist-Anglo-Saxon" model.

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