AD 7 ICT competition EPSO/AD/429/26: dates, tests, preparation
Competition EPSO/AD/429/26 is recruiting 782 ICT administrators at grade AD 7 in four fields; applications closed on 10 June 2026. Each candidate could apply in one field only.
Applications closed
- Application deadline
- (12.00 (midday), Brussels time)
- Last verified
- 782successful candidates sought, all fields combined
- 4fields, only one per candidate
- 1 October 2026deadline for supporting documents
Sources: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables · EPSO : ICT competition
ContentsKey dates
Key dates
- Publication of the notice in the Official Journal
- Closing date for applications, 12:00 (midday), Brussels time
- Deadline for submitting supporting documents, 12:00 (midday), Brussels time
Sources: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables · EPSO : ICT competition
Who can apply
- Be a national of an EU Member State and enjoy full rights as a citizen.
- A three-year degree in a field related to the chosen ICT field, followed by at least seven years of relevant professional experience.
- Or a related four-year degree followed by at least six years of relevant experience; or a related five-year degree followed by at least five years.
- Or a three-year degree in another field, followed by at least nine years of relevant experience (eight years for data science).
- Language 1 at level C1 and language 2 at level B2, two different official EU languages.
- One field only per candidate: “Candidates may apply for one field only”.
Source: EPSO : ICT competition
Nature of the duties
- ICT infrastructure: design, operate and manage ICT infrastructure, manage networks, run ICT operations.
- ICT project management: manage ICT projects, programmes and portfolios, monitor delivery performance, coordinate stakeholders.
- Clouds and networks: design and operate cloud and network infrastructure, manage identity, security and network protection services.
- Data science: design data architectures and pipelines, apply statistical modelling and machine learning.
- Places of employment listed: Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg.
Sources: EPSO : ICT competition · EPSO : ICT infrastructure
Breakdown of successful candidates
Source: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables
How the tests are made up
Only test counting towards the ranking: Field-related MCQ. All tests are eliminatory.
Verbal reasoning
Numerical reasoning
Abstract reasoning
Field-related MCQ
EUFTE (written test)
Source: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tablesScroll the table horizontally.
How the selection works
- Steps shown by EPSO: application, supporting documents, tests (reasoning, field-related test, written test), reserve list, interview, recruitment.
Source: EPSO : ICT infrastructure
What this competition does not include
- No EU knowledge test and no digital skills test: these tests are not part of the competition's parameters.
- The selection no longer includes an assessment centre or oral test: “The ‘Assessment Centre’ and its related oral tests cease to exist”.
- The interview comes after the reserve list, at the recruitment stage.
Sources: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables · EPSO : Information note: new competition model · EPSO : ICT infrastructure
Try a question
A question from our practice bank, in the format of the Verbal reasoning test.
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 increase in life expectancy and the persistent fall in fertility", not fertility alone.
D. Contradicts the passage: the third model named is "social-democratic", not a "universalist-Anglo-Saxon" model.
Questions written by Erudiam from official EU sources; EPSO does not publish past papers.
How Erudiam prepares you
Parameters aligned with the notice: every mock exam uses the official durations, pass scores and weightings of the competition, including the combined pass scores.
Spaced repetition (FSRS): it focuses your revision on what you get wrong, test by test, in step with the actual test timetable.
The readiness index (ERI): it tells you whether you are ready, instead of giving you a meaningless overall average.
Frequently asked questions
No. Applications closed on 10 June 2026 at noon, Brussels time.
782 successful candidates in total: 204 in ICT infrastructure, 228 in ICT project management, 166 in Clouds and networks and 184 in Data science.
No. EPSO states that candidates may apply for one field only.
Five to seven years of relevant experience depending on the length of a degree related to the field; nine years (eight in data science) with a three-year degree in another field.
On the date of our check, EPSO had not yet published a test date on the competition pages. Supporting documents must be submitted no later than noon on 1 October 2026.
Official reference and sources
Official parameters last checked in our database: 3 August 2026.
Sources
- Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables (slug tic-ad7-2026)Erudiam · 3 August 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
- ICT competition (AD7), information and application pageEPSO · consulted on 21 September 2026
- ICT infrastructure (EPSO/AD/429/26 - 1), competition pageEPSO · latest news: 3 June 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
- ICT project management (EPSO/AD/429/26 - 2), competition pageEPSO · latest news: 3 June 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
- Clouds and networks (EPSO/AD/429/26 - 3), competition pageEPSO · latest news: 3 June 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
- Data science (EPSO/AD/429/26 - 4), competition pageEPSO · latest news: 3 June 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
- Information note: new competition modelEPSO · 3 May 2023 · consulted on 21 September 2026
Reference cited, not consulted by us
- Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/429/26, Administrators (AD 7) in the fields of ICT infrastructure; ICT project management; Clouds and networks; Data science (OJ C/2026/2425)Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex) · 6 May 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
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