The exam facts on this page come from DİM, the State Examination Centre of Azerbaijan. Each fact has a source link and the date we checked it. DİM's pages are in Azerbaijani.
How many stages does the entrance exam have?
The entrance exam has two stages. The first stage is the school-leaving exam for this year's graduates, and its result stays valid for two years. The second stage is held by subject group, and its result stays valid for one year.
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
In each session, an applicant can sit only one exam, for the subject group they choose.
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
Which subjects and how many tasks are in the first stage?
The first stage presents 30 tasks in Azerbaijani (or Russian), 30 in a foreign language and 25 in mathematics, 85 in all. On DİM's scale each subject carries at most 100 points, 300 in total.
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
Which subject groups and subjects does the entrance exam have?
DİM's bachelor's admission page lists these subjects and relative coefficients for the second stage (groups I, II, III and IV):
- Group I, RK subgroup: mathematics (1.5), physics (1.5), chemistry (1)
- Group I, RI subgroup: mathematics (1.5), physics (1.5), informatics (1)
- Group II: mathematics (1.5), geography (1.5), history (1)
- Group III, DT subgroup: Azerbaijani or Russian (1.5), history (1.5), literature (1)
- Group III, TC subgroup: Azerbaijani or Russian (1.5), history (1.5), geography (1)
- Group IV: biology (1.5), chemistry (1.5), physics (1)
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
The second stage presents 30 tasks per subject, 90 in all. On DİM's scale a subject with coefficient 1.5 carries at most 150 points, a subject with coefficient 1 carries 100, and the total is 400.
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
According to DİM, specialties are divided into five groups. For group V, applicants do not sit the second stage; they compete on the results of the first stage (the school-leaving exam).
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabChecked: 3 November 2026
What will the 2027 entrance exam look like?
DİM announced that the 2027 entrance exams follow the 2026 exam model. The second-stage programmes are published in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Source: DİM, news, 10 September 2026Opens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
DİM also notes that the programmes include no topic from outside the school textbooks.
Source: DİM, news, 10 September 2026Opens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
When is the entrance exam held?
According to DİM, entrance exams are held twice in each school year, in a spring and a summer session. As of 2 November 2026, DİM's news has no dates for the 2027 entrance exams; check DİM's calendar for the latest dates.
Source: DİM, bachelor's admission pageOpens in a new tabSource: DİM, calendarOpens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
How do I prepare for the entrance exam?
First decide your subject group and its subjects. Then work through each subject's topics in the order of DİM's programme, read the explanation of every mistake and return to your weak topics.
DİM published the second-stage programmes for the 2027 entrance exams, in Azerbaijani and Russian, on 10 September 2026. The links to them are in that news item.
Source: DİM, news, 10 September 2026Opens in a new tabChecked: 2 November 2026
How does Elmly help?
Elmly is an app and website for school-leaving and university entrance exam preparation. It has practice questions by subject, and every question has a ready-made explanation.
Right now, every Elmly feature is free.
There are monthly mock exams in DİM's format.
- You can pick tests by subject, topic and subtopic.
- Formulas are drawn as in a textbook.
- The English subject has 100 reading texts.
- In the app you can answer questions without internet (the questions download to your phone).
- In the app, Analytics shows your strong and weak topics.
- Questions are in Azerbaijani, except in the English and Russian language subjects.
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