How the reasoning tests work
Practical guides to the question types, the timing and how to prepare.
SHL interactive practice for Commission internal competitions: what to use after EU Training's correction
EU Training withdrew its SHL-style practice questions on 3 September 2026. What it said, how the practice options compare, and how to judge any of them.
Internal competitions in 2027: what is planned, and when to start practising the cognitive assessment
The Commission's 2025 to 2027 internal competition plan as reported by a staff union, what is known about whether the cognitive assessment will be used again, and why two weeks' notice is too late to start.
The question types in the internal competition cognitive assessment, as candidates and the staff union describe them
Nine interactive item types reported for the Commission's cognitive assessment, grouped by section, with the trap in each one and the tip the staff union's briefing gives for it.
After the cognitive assessment: what the 60th percentile means, and what comes next
You do not get a mark out of 24. You get a percentile against a benchmark population, and the 60th is the reported cut. What that means, why your raw score is unknowable, and what the next stages are.
COM/AST/109/2026: the AST3 internal competition's cognitive test, and the threshold to know about
The 2026 AST3 internal competition for assistants: 70 places, the same cognitive assessment as AD5 and AD7, and a reported eligibility line at the 40th percentile rather than the 60th.
COM/AD/108/2026: the AD5 internal competition's cognitive assessment, stage by stage
The 2026 AD5 internal competition for administrators: eligibility, the five stages with their reported pass marks, the indicative timeline, and what the stage-one cognitive assessment involves.
The SHL G+ exam in Commission internal competitions: what it is and how to practise for it
Staff call it the SHL G+ exam, the notice calls it the cognitive reasoning assessment. What is reported about its format, which SHL product it appears to be, and how to practise it without paying per attempt.
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Every question is drag, adjust or click, in the item types candidates describe. One full test is free: 24 interactive questions on a 36-minute clock.