Which university departments KPSS Alan Bilgisi actually covers

Alan Bilgisi is the KPSS session that stands between a general undergraduate degree and the specialist A group cadres in central government. It is not a single fixed set of subjects for every candidate; the exact combination a candidate sits depends on their own degree background, which is what makes the “which departments does it cover” question worth answering carefully rather than assuming.

What Alan Bilgisi actually tests

The session draws on Hukuk (law), Iktisat (economics), Isletme (business), Maliye (public finance), Muhasebe (accounting), Calisma Ekonomisi ve Endustri Iliskileri (labour economics and industrial relations), Ekonometri (econometrics), Istatistik (statistics), Kamu Yonetimi (public administration) and Uluslararasi Iliskiler (international relations). No single candidate is tested on all of these; the current KPSS Kilavuzu sets out which combination applies to which degree background, and a candidate sits only the subset that matches their own undergraduate programme.

Which degree backgrounds this connects to

Alan Bilgisi is primarily aimed at graduates of Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi (IIBF, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences) programmes: Hukuk, Iktisat, Isletme, Maliye, Kamu Yonetimi, Uluslararasi Iliskiler and closely related departments. A graduate of one of these programmes sits the combination of subjects the current guide sets for their specific department, not a generic full sweep of every subject listed above.

How this connects to A group cadres

Most candidates who sit Alan Bilgisi are aiming at A group specialist and inspectorate cadres in central government, the career track distinct from general B group memur placement. The structural difference between A group and B group, including why A group placement runs through the recruiting institution’s own further exams rather than OSYM’s direct placement, is explained in the difference between KPSS A group and B group.

The score types this session feeds

Alan Bilgisi results feed into their own family of score types, distinct from the P1, P2 and P3 score types read for standard B group placement. Because different degree combinations correspond to different score types, understanding how the wider KPSS score type system works, covered in KPSS score types explained, matters before assuming any single Alan Bilgisi result maps to a single score.

How Alan Bilgisi differs from OABT

Alan Bilgisi should not be confused with OABT, the branch-specific test for teacher candidates, which draws on teaching-subject content like mathematics or biology pedagogy rather than IIBF subjects. What OABT covers, and who is eligible to sit it, is explained in what OABT tests and who can sit it.

Confirming your own combination before preparing

Because the exact subject combination is set per degree background in the current cycle’s guide, the practical first step is checking the KPSS Kilavuzu directly for the combination that matches your own undergraduate department, rather than preparing broadly across every subject Alan Bilgisi can include. Preparing for subjects your own combination does not actually test is time that could have gone toward the ones it does.

FAQ

Does every KPSS Lisans candidate sit Alan Bilgisi? No. Only candidates targeting A group specialist cadres, mainly those with IIBF-related degree backgrounds, sit this session.

Do all Alan Bilgisi candidates get tested on the same subjects? No. The specific combination of subjects tested depends on the candidate’s own undergraduate degree, as set out in the current KPSS Kilavuzu.

Which faculty backgrounds does Alan Bilgisi mainly cover? Primarily Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi programmes: Hukuk, Iktisat, Isletme, Maliye, Kamu Yonetimi, Uluslararasi Iliskiler and closely related departments.

Is Alan Bilgisi the same as OABT? No. Alan Bilgisi covers IIBF-related subjects for A group cadres; OABT covers teaching-subject content for teacher candidates.

Where can I find the exact combination for my own degree? The current cycle’s KPSS Kilavuzu, published by OSYM, lists the exact subject combination assigned to each undergraduate department.