Stage B of the ASEP written exam: how a ranking becomes a job

Passing the Panhellenic Written Exam puts you on a ranked national list. It does not, by itself, give you a post. Stage B is the separate process that actually fills individual jobs from that list, and it runs on its own timeline, proclamation by proclamation, for as long as the current written exam edition’s ranking list stays valid.

What a Stage B proclamation actually is

Each hiring body, a specific ministry, agency or public organisation that has posts to fill, issues its own Stage B proclamation naming the posts available, the kladi and eidikotita they fall under, and any post-specific requirements. ASEP then draws candidates from the existing national ranking list for that category, starting from the top rank down, until the available posts are filled. Multiple Stage B proclamations can draw from the same underlying written exam ranking list over its lifetime, which is why a single strong result can open more than one door: proclamation 1GB/2023, for instance, filled 141 posts at the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority from the 2G/2022 list, and proclamation 2GB/2025 later drew further PE and TE posts from that same list.

What gets added at this stage

Stage B is where the additional scoring criteria beyond your raw written exam result come into play: postgraduate qualifications, relevant work experience, military service status, and family circumstances such as large-family status are combined with your exam score to produce the specific ranking used for that Stage B proclamation. See how ASEP’s points-based scoring works across the written exam and the older proclamation system for how these criteria are structured and where the authoritative point values are published.

Post-specific procedures at Stage B

Some cadres carry requirements beyond documentation and scoring. The 92 Air Traffic Controller posts in proclamation 1GB/2023 carried their own age limit of 30 and a separate voice test, on top of the standard Stage B process, because that specific eidikotita has its own suitability requirements distinct from the general written exam. Other cadres can carry their own requirements, such as language certificates or medical checks, applied specifically at Stage B rather than during the Panhellenic Written Exam itself, which has no interview, physical test, typing test or medical component of its own.

How long your written exam score stays usable

Your written exam ranking stays relevant for Stage B proclamations until it is superseded by the next Panhellenic Written Exam edition, which the law requires at least once every two years. Within that window, you do not need to reapply or resit anything for each new Stage B proclamation in your category; ASEP draws directly from the existing ranking list. Once a new edition’s list is published, though, the previous one stops being the basis for new Stage B proclamations.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to apply separately to each Stage B proclamation? Generally yes, a Stage B proclamation for a specific hiring body will require candidates to submit an application to be considered for that proclamation’s posts, even though your underlying rank comes from the existing written exam list.

Can I be filled into a post I did not specifically apply for at Stage B? No. Stage B fills posts named in a specific proclamation, and candidates still need to apply to that proclamation to be considered for its posts.

What happens to candidates who pass the written exam but are never reached by a Stage B proclamation? They remain on the ranking list for as long as it stays valid, but a rank alone with no matching Stage B proclamation for their category does not result in a post.

Does a new Panhellenic Written Exam edition erase my previous ranking immediately? The new edition’s ranking list becomes the basis for future Stage B proclamations once published; check the specific transition rules in the new proclamation for how any pending processes from the previous list are handled.