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Student Selection and Placement System

Student Selection and Placement System is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Student Selection and Placement System rather than just read about it. In short: Student Selection and Placement System (Turkish: Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Sistemi, ÖSYS) or Higher Education Institutions Examination (Turkish: Yükseköğretim Kurumları Sınavı, YKS), formerly Higher Education Entrance Examination-Undergraduate Placement Examination, (Turkish: Yükseköğretime Geçis Sınavı-Lisans Yerleştirme Sınavı, YGS-LYS), is a standardized test for the admission to higher education in Turkey adm…

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Reference excerpt

Student Selection and Placement System (Turkish: Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Sistemi, ÖSYS) or Higher Education Institutions Examination (Turkish: Yükseköğretim Kurumları Sınavı, YKS), formerly Higher Education Entrance Examination-Undergraduate Placement Examination, (Turkish: Yükseköğretime Geçis Sınavı-Lisans Yerleştirme Sınavı, YGS-LYS), is a standardized test for the admission to higher education in Turkey administered by ÖSYM. Within the Turkish education system, the only way to enter a university is through this exam. 1,692,000 high school graduates took the exam in 2011 and 2,255,386 in 2016. It is a multiple choice exam, with 5 options for each question. It has two parts, together called the Basic Proficiency Test-Field Proficiency Test (Turkish: Temel Yeterlilik Testi-Alan Yeterlilik Testi, TYT-AYT).

History

1974–1980: ÜSS Interuniversity Selection Examination (Turkish: Üniversitelerarası Seçme Sınavı, ÜSS) was first applied in 1974. Before then, each university selected their students via their own criteria. With the increasing number of youth and the overloaded applications, the universities gathered and founded the Higher Education Council (Turkish: Yüksekögretim Kurulu, YÖK), and a subdivision named Interuniversity Student Selection and Placement Center (Turkish: Üniversitelerarası Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÜSYM).

1981–1998: ÖSS and ÖYS In 1981, the number of the exams were increased to two, namely the ÖSS and Student Placement Examination (Turkish: Öğrenci Yerleştirme Sınavı, ÖYS). If a student did not achieve the specified grade in ÖSS, they did not have the right to enter ÖYS, and thus, lost their chance to be accepted to a university. ÖSS consisted of questions about the ninth grade curriculum, and ÖYS was a test on the tenth and eleventh grade curriculum. ÖSS eliminated the students on the basis of the grade they had received in the exam, and ÖYS placed the students to the universities they wanted. This system continued until 1999 when ÖYS was dropped and the system reverted to the single ÖSS exam, with the same format and same questions.

1999–2005: ÖSS and YDS The ÖSS exam was a 180-minute exam with 180 questions testing students' analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities, as well as knowledge of the high school curriculum. A foreign language exam (Turkish: Yabancı Dil Sınavı, YDS), was conducted a week after the ÖSS. It was composed of foreign language questions in English, French, and German. The maximum score that a student could attain on the ÖSS was 380. The highest score on the exam was 300, and the final 80 was based on a student's high school score based on their GPA, graduation rank, and school's past success on the ÖSS exam. If a student selected a university department related to their studies at high school (namely applied sciences, social sciences, or foreign languages), their score was multiplied by 0.8. If a student preferred to study at a different department from their high school concentration, their score was multiplied by 0.3.

2006–2009: Major changes Students who took ÖSS in 2006 saw some major changes. The exam now lasted 195 minutes, and had two parts: ÖSS 1 and ÖSS 2. ÖSS 1 had 120 questions on the ninth and tenth grade curriculum. ÖSS 2 is composed of 120 questions out of which students have to answer 60. Students at foreign languages departments answered ÖSS 1 and foreign language questions; tested separately in YDS.

2010–2017: YGS–LYS From 2010 to 2018, students took the Higher Education Entrance Examination (YGS) in March. Those who pass the YGS are then entitled to take the Undergraduate Placement Examination (LYS), in June. Students who only take the YGS, in which students have to answer 160 questions in 160 minutes, are able to apply for associate degree programs. There were five LYS sessions, whereas the previous university entrance system, the ÖSS, was held once in a year throughout the country.

2018–present: TYT–AYT The Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) is a 3-session exam. All applicants applying to YKS are required to attend the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT). Other sessions are optional. The first session is the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT), with 120 questions. The second session is the Field Qualification Tests (AYT), and the third session is the Foreign Language Test (YDT). Results are announced in the second half of June and students have to make their university preferences by the last week of July. They are placed in courses according to their scores and this is announced at the end of August.

Current system

Examination system

First Session: Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) Applicants must apply for a two-round examination to attend higher education. Firstly, students take the Basic Proficiency Test (Temel Yeterlilik Testi, TYT). TYT is obligatory for university admission and represents the first session. The purpose of the test is to evaluate logical thinking, reasoning, evaluation, and thinking-based problem-solving skills of students. Questions are selected from the high school curriculum and participation in this session is mandatory. Initially, the minimum passing scores of 150 and 180 for the TYT and AYT exams, which were required for choosing associate and bachelor's degree programs, were abolished in 2022. It is sufficient for applicants to score 0.5 net points in both Turkish and Mathematics to enable preference selection. Additionally, students who scored 200 points and above in TYT could retain their score for two years, provided they did not partake in the selection. The exam was 135 minutes. In accordance with the guide published in 2022, the duration was extended to 165 minutes. Applicants’ right to use their TYT scores in subsequent years was also revoked.

Second Session: Field Proficiency Test (AYT) The purpose of the Field Proficiency Test (Alan Yeterlilik Testleri, AYT) is to assess applicants' proficiency in their chosen field. Applicants are responsible for taking different tests based on their selected field: e.i. Mathematics and Science for SAY (Quantitative), Turkish and Social Science for SÖZ (Verbal), and Mathematics, Turkish, and Social Sciences for EA (Equal Weight). The questions are based on the four-year high school curriculum. Applicants are not required to take AYT following TYT. However, since most 4-year education universities require a TYT (40%) + AYT (60%) score, taking this exam is generally required. The exam's duration is 180 minutes.

Foreign Language Test (YDT)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Student Selection and Placement System

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Student Selection and Placement System claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Student Selection and Placement System before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Student Selection and Placement System ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Student Selection and Placement System

In research: Student Selection and Placement System appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Student Selection and Placement System in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Student Selection and Placement System is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Education in Turkey, School examinations, Standardized tests, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Student Selection and Placement System outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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