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6.Higher education

6.2First-cycle programmes

Last update: 15 July 2025

First Cycle Programmes are offered both at Bachelor and Short Cycle Higher Education level.

Data for Pancyprian Entrance Exams 2025

The Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY) announces the statistics that have arisen based on the candidates' applications for participation in the Pancyprian Entrance Exams 2025.

  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Candidates for access to public universities in Cyprus and Greece   5465 5559 5202 5250 5352 5119
Candidates who are senior 5136 5213 4844 4859 4939 4727
Candidates who are past graduates   329 346 358 391 413 392
Candidates for access to military schools 653 522 437 488 482 352
Applicants who applied for facilities 545 561 540 554 564 614

  

Participation in the Pancyprian Entrance Exams 2025

The examinations service of the higher education directorate of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY) announces that the candidate cards for participation in the Pancyprian entrance exams 2025 are available at electronic platform https://ksa.schools.ac.cy
All candidates, if they have not already done so, are invited to print from the "receiving documents" section, the candidate's form, to present it at the respective examination center where they will be examined during the days of the exams. Together with the candidate's card, candidates should also present to the examination center the official document (id card or passport) of which the number appears on the candidate's form.
Also, the reply letters have been posted on the same electronic platform of the special committee for the provision of facilities. All candidate stakeholders are invited to print this letter and present it to the head of the examination center during the days of their examinations, to ensure the granting of the approved facilities.
All candidates are invited to carefully study the guidelines for candidates (ANNEX), which are also posted on the electronic platform (Useful links).
For more information and/or problems, interested parties can call the examination service at 22582933 and 22582934 phones or send an email to: panexams@schools.ac.cy.

Pancyprian Access Examinations 2025 - Table of Specifications

The Examinations Service of the Directorate of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (MESY) announces that in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Article 12 of the Pancyprian examinations for access to higher education and higher education institutions of Cyprus and Greece laws of 2017 to 2022, has been posted on the website of the Pancyprian Access Examinations (https://panexams.moec.gov.cy) the table of specifications of each examinee
course of the Pancyprian Access Examinations 2025.
All information regarding the Pancyprian Access Examinations 2025 will be included in the Pancyprian Access Examinations Guide 2025, which is expected to be released by the end of January 2025.
 

Pancyprian Entrance Exams 2024

The Examination Service of the Directorate of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth announces that according to paragraph 2 of article 12 on the conduct of the Pan-Cypriot Entrance Examinations to Higher Education and Higher Educational Institutions of Cyprus and Greece laws of 2017 until 2022, the Table of Specifications of each examination essay of Pancyprian Entrance Examinations 2024, has been posted on the Pancyprian Entrance Examinations website
All information regarding the 2024 Pan-Cypriot Entrance Examinations will be included in the 2024 Pancyprian Access Exam Guide, which is expected to be released by the end of January 2024.