ALES Results: Quantitative, Verbal and Equal-Weight Scores

The Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination, known in Türkiye as ALES, is used in graduate admissions and certain academic recruitment processes. Universities may consider the relevant ALES result alongside previous degrees and other selection requirements. First identify the score category named by your intended programme, then examine the corresponding test performance in your official report. For exam preparation, the ALES overview explains the underlying reasoning tasks.

See how each test contributes

The ÖSYM ALES candidate guide describes a quantitative reasoning test and a verbal reasoning test. Each targets a different problem-solving skill. The quantitative section requires careful handling of mathematical relationships and information; the verbal section emphasises the interpretation of passages, arguments and linguistic relationships.

When reviewing practice work, preserve the test distinction. If you struggle with a quantitative question, decide whether the difficulty was understanding the model or calculating accurately. In verbal work, identify whether the problem involved reading the claim, choosing an inference or weighing the structure of an argument. These categories are more useful for planning than a combined practice score alone.

Raw nets become standardised results

Under the official ALES evaluation rules, raw net in a test equals correct responses minus incorrect responses divided by 4. The candidate group’s distribution then informs standardisation. This process explains why a practice net count and an official reported ALES score are different quantities. When recording practice results, keep raw answer counts separate from the official score.

ÖSYM’s candidate guide specifies quantitative, verbal and equal-weight score types. Their different weights can produce distinct results from the same candidate’s performance. The admission announcement determines which of these is relevant. Avoid treating the highest numerical figure in the report as automatically the appropriate one for your programme.

Apply the score to the correct decision

For a graduate programme, first read the eligibility rules and locate the required ALES category. Then check the institution’s other assessments and the stage at which the ALES result will be considered. In academic hiring, match the score category and qualification criteria to the position description.

An efficient revision cycle targets the test with the greatest importance for your selected score type. After a practice exam, choose a recurring error, review the method and apply it to new questions, then record whether the corrected reasoning holds up.

ExamLuma allows you to select ALES, view the countdown and set a daily study-time target. Run focused sessions for quantitative or verbal practice, enter your own correct, wrong and blank counts, and use the overall practice trend and weekly study statistics to organise further review.