YDS score calculator: how many correct for how many points?
Enter your correct answers to see your score, your ÖSYM level and where that score counts.
Wrong and blank answers do not lower your score; only correct answers count.
Your score
70
Your YDS level: C
What does this score let you do?
- Research and teaching assistant posts (at least 50)Enough
- TUS, DUS, EUS language requirement (at least 50)Enough
- Associate professorship (at least 55)Enough
- PhD admission (at least 55; universities may ask for more)Enough
- Public-sector language allowance (level C, at least 70)Enough
- Posts teaching in a foreign language or in language fields (at least 85)12 more correct needed
How many correct for how many points? Target table
| Target score | Correct needed |
|---|---|
| 50 | 40 / 80 |
| 55 | 44 / 80 |
| 60 | 48 / 80 |
| 65 | 52 / 80 |
| 70 | 56 / 80 |
| 75 | 60 / 80 |
| 80 | 64 / 80 |
| 85 | 68 / 80 |
| 90 | 72 / 80 |
| 95 | 76 / 80 |
| 100 | 80 / 80 |
How is the score calculated?
The exam has 80 questions and only correct answers count. Your correct answers are converted to a 100-point scale, so each is worth 1.25 points: 44 correct is 55 points, 56 correct is 70.
If a question is cancelled, ÖSYM re-weights the valid ones, so your actual score can differ slightly from this. ÖSYM’s published result is final.
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Frequently asked questions
Do wrong answers cost points?
No. In YDS and YÖKDİL wrong and blank answers do not lower your score, so it makes sense to answer every question.
How many points is one question?
With no cancelled questions each correct answer is worth 1.25 points (100 / 80).
How many correct answers does associate professorship need?
Associate professorship needs at least 55 points, which is 44 correct answers when no question is cancelled.
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