EPSO specialist administrator competitions (AD 6-AD 7): cycles and preparation
Specialist competitions recruit experienced administrators (AD 6 to AD 8) in a specific field: audit, ICT, data management, taxation, law.
4
cycles closed in 2025-2026, each with its own notice
1,708
successful candidates sought across these cycles
2
cycles announced in the EPSO schedule
Figures computed from the notices published in the Official Journal and the EPSO schedule (row-by-row links below).
The cycles, closed and announced
Each cycle has its own notice, its own calendar and its own field-related MCQ test; this page tracks them all, with verified parameters.
Two cycles are announced in the EPSO schedule for late 2026, dates to be confirmed.
The cycles, closed and announced
Juristes (AD 7)
EPSO/AD/433/26 · Competition announced
Experts TIC, IA et cybersécurité (AD 8)
EPSO/AD/430/26 · Competition announced
Administrateurs TIC (AD 7)
EPSO/AD/429/26 · Applications closed
Administrateurs audit (AD 7)
EPSO/AD/428/26 · Applications closed
Administrateurs gestion et connaissance des données (AD 7)
EPSO/AD/426/25 · Applications closed
Administrateurs fiscalité (AD 6)
EPSO/AD/422/25 · Applications closed
Closed cycles, tests ongoing or completed
Administrateurs TIC (AD 7)EPSO/AD/429/26
Administrateurs audit (AD 7)EPSO/AD/428/26
Administrateurs gestion et connaissance des données (AD 7)EPSO/AD/426/25
Administrateurs fiscalité (AD 6)EPSO/AD/422/25
Cycles announced in the EPSO schedule
Experts TIC, IA et cybersécurité (AD 8)EPSO/AD/430/26
Juristes (AD 7)EPSO/AD/433/26
Indicative dates published by EPSO, all marked “to be confirmed”; the notice has not yet been published in the Official Journal.
What changes compared with the AD 5 competition
Specialist cycle notices follow a common pattern that differs from the generalist competition on three decisive points.
No EU knowledge test and no digital skills test: those tests only exist for AD 5.
A field-related MCQ test specific to each cycle: this is the test that determines the final ranking.
Reasoning (verbal, numerical, abstract) remains the common entry filter, in the formats shown in the table below.
Findings verified against the published notice of each cycle (audit, ICT, data management, taxation), linked row by row in the table.
The composition of the most recent cycle
Official parameters of the latest closed cycle, as published in its notice; each new cycle publishes its own, and this page will follow.
Verbal reasoning
Numerical reasoning
Abstract reasoning
Field-related MCQ
EUFTE (written test)
The reasoning core is common to every specialist cycle: every week you start early counts, even before the notice is published.
How Erudiam prepares you
- Reasoning practice with the official parameters of the specialist cycles, including combined pass scores.
- Spaced repetition (FSRS) builds lasting skills, so you are ready as soon as the next notice is published.
- Field-related MCQ tests will be covered cycle by cycle, as each notice is published.
Frequently asked questions about specialist competitions
The EPSO schedule announces an ICT cycle (AD 8, AI and cybersecurity) and a lawyers cycle (AD 7), with indicative publication dates in late 2026, all marked “to be confirmed”.
No. Neither EU knowledge nor digital skills: those tests only exist for the AD 5 generalist competition. Specialist notices rest on reasoning and a field-related MCQ test.
A test unique to each cycle, covering the recruited field (audit, ICT, data, taxation...); it determines the final ranking of candidates who pass the reasoning filter.
Depending on the cycle: AD 6 (taxation 2025), AD 7 (audit, ICT, data management) and AD 8 announced for the 2026 ICT cycle. Each notice states its grade.
No for reasoning, which is common to every cycle and can be prepared right now; yes for the field-related MCQ test, whose exact scope is only known when the notice is published.
On our competition calendar, aligned with the EPSO schedule and checked regularly; the newsletter on this page will let you know each time a notice is published.
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