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Key Facts: Konkursi DAP Exam

For state administration institutions the Albanian civil service competition is run by the Department of Public Administration (DAP).

The written test's duration is set by the Permanent Admission Committee and may not exceed 2 hours (DAP Instruction No. 2, 27.03.2015).

The written assessment in the executive-category competition is scored out of 60 points (DAP Instruction No. 2, 27.03.2015).

A candidate is not a winner unless they obtain more than 70 of the 100 total points (DAP Instruction No. 2, Chapter III/4, point 10).

The assessment awards 60 points for the written test, 25 for the structured oral interview and 15 for the CV evaluation (DAP).

Candidates who take more than half the written points — over 30 of 60 — proceed to the CV evaluation (DAP vacancy announcements).

The list of successful candidates not yet appointed stays valid for 2 years from the announcement of the winners (Law No. 152/2013, Article 23).

A civil servant appointed for the first time serves a probationary period of one year from the date of the appointment act (Law No. 152/2013, Article 24).

An administrative appeal against an administrative act must be lodged within 30 days of notification (Law No. 44/2015, Article 132).

The DAP Civil Service Competition (Konkursi i Pranimit) is Albania's open competition for entry to the executive civil service, scored out of 100 points — written assessment 60, structured oral interview 25 and CV evaluation 15 — with winners needing more than 70 points overall.

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1Under Law No. 152/2013 'On the Civil Servant' (Ligji nr. 152/2013 'Për nëpunësin civil'), which principle is recognized as the foundational basis for recruitment and career progression in the Albanian civil service?

A.The merit-based principle (meritokracia) ensuring equal opportunities, professionalism, and political impartiality

B.The political rotation principle ensuring administrative alignment with the elected parliamentary majority

C.The seniority quota principle requiring mandatory automatic promotion every three calendar years

D.The institutional discretion principle permitting ministers to appoint executive specialists without open competition

Explanation: Article 5 of Law No. 152/2013 states that civil service administration is based on equal opportunity, non-discrimination, merit, transparency, professionalism and political impartiality, and Article 20 repeats those principles specifically for admission to the civil service, which is carried out through a transparent and fair selection process.

2Which of the following civil service categories represents the entry-level professional tier (Specialist) under Article 19 of Law No. 152/2013?

A.Executive Category (Kategoria Ekzekutive)

B.Low Management Category (Kategoria e Nivelit të Ulët Drejtues)

C.Middle Management Category (Kategoria e Nivelit të Mesëm Drejtues)

D.High-Level Management Body (Trupa e Nivelit të Lartë Drejtues - TND)

Explanation: Article 19(2) of Law No. 152/2013 divides civil service positions into four categories — high management, middle management, low management and executive — and Article 19(7) states that the civil servants of the executive category are the specialists (specialistët).

3According to Law No. 152/2013 and VKM No. 243/2015, what is the standard statutory duration of the probationary period (periudha e provës) for a newly recruited civil servant in the executive category?

A.1 year (12 months) from the date of the appointment act

B.3 months from the date of employment contract signing

C.6 months renewable once for an additional 6 months

D.2 years including mandatory international training

Explanation: Article 24(1) of Law No. 152/2013 provides that a civil servant appointed for the first time is subject to a probationary period lasting one year from the date of the appointment act, during which Article 24(2) requires the compulsory ASPA training cycle.

4During the civil service probationary period, who is primarily responsible for guiding, monitoring, and providing professional orientation to the probationer?

A.A senior civil servant of the same or a higher category, under whose care the probationer carries out duties

B.An external auditor appointed by the High State Audit (KLSH)

C.The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers personally

D.A labor union representative designated by the National Labor Council

Explanation: Article 24(2) of Law No. 152/2013 provides that during the probationary period the civil servant completes the compulsory training cycle at the Albanian School of Public Administration (ASPA) and performs duties under the care of a senior civil servant of the same or a higher category.

5Which three decisions may the institution take at the end of a civil servant's probationary period under Article 24(3) of Law No. 152/2013?

A.Confirmation of the civil servant, a single extension of probation by up to 6 further months, or non-confirmation (moskonfirmimi)

B.Confirmation, immediate promotion to the middle management category, or transfer abroad

C.Confirmation, conversion to a Labor Code contract, or a two-year extension of probation

D.Confirmation, a disciplinary fine, or direct admission to the High-Level Management Body (TND)

Explanation: Article 24(3) of Law No. 152/2013 gives the institution three options at the end of probation: confirm the civil servant; extend the probation once by up to 6 further months where a full assessment was impossible for justified reasons; or decide not to confirm the civil servant. Article 24(4) requires that the decision be based in every case on the appraisal of individual work results and on the result of the test at the end of the compulsory ASPA training cycle.

6Under Law No. 152/2013, which central institution is tasked with the overall management, regulatory drafting, and coordination of the civil service across direct state administration institutions in Albania?

A.Department of Public Administration (Departamenti i Administratës Publike - DAP)

B.The Commissioner for the Oversight of the Civil Service (Komisioneri për Mbikëqyrjen e Shërbimit Civil)

C.The Albanian School of Public Administration (Shkolla Shqiptare e Administratës Publike - ASPA)

D.The human resources unit of each individual state administration institution

Explanation: Article 4(1)(f) of Law No. 152/2013 defines the 'responsible unit' (njësia përgjegjëse) as the Department of Public Administration (DAP) for state administration institutions, and as the human resources unit for independent institutions and local government units. DAP therefore runs the open competitions, publishes vacancies and administers the lists of successful candidates for the state administration.

7What is the role of the Permanent Admission Committee (Komiteti i Përhershëm i Pranimit - KPP) in the national civil service recruitment process?

A.Drafting and administering the written exam and conducting structured oral interviews for candidate selection

B.Approving the annual state budget and fiscal allocations for ministerial salaries

C.Conducting criminal prosecutions against civil servants suspected of corruption

D.Setting property tax rates for municipal administrative units

Explanation: Article 22(4) of Law No. 152/2013 assigns the assessment of candidates to the permanent admission committee, and DAP Instruction No. 2 of 27.03.2015 (Chapter III/3) confirms that the KPP is created by DAP for state administration institutions, is chaired by the DAP representative, evaluates candidates, runs the written and oral testing and submits to DAP the list of candidates ranked from the highest score.

8When a candidate passes the DAP civil service competition for the executive category but is not immediately appointed due to limited vacant posts, where is their profile placed?

A.On the ranked list of successful candidates (lista e kandidatëve fitues), valid for 2 years from the announcement of the winners

B.On the political appointment reserve managed directly by parliamentary party groups

C.In mandatory unpaid community service pending the next annual election

D.On the list of disqualified applicants who must wait 5 years before reapplying

Explanation: Article 22(5) of Law No. 152/2013 defines successful candidates as those scoring more than 70 per cent of the total assessment points, ranked by the permanent admission committee. Article 23(3) provides that the list of successful candidates not yet appointed stays valid for a 2-year period from the announcement of the winners, and that if another competition is held for the same group within that period the unappointed winners are re-ranked by final result.

9Which of the following correctly describes the general eligibility requirements for entering the Albanian civil service under Article 21 of Law No. 152/2013?

A.Albanian citizenship, full legal capacity to act, command of written and spoken Albanian, health fitness, no final conviction for an intentional criminal offence, no unexpired dismissal measure, and the specific education and experience required for the post

B.Dual EU-Albanian citizenship, minimum 10 years of private sector executive experience, and party membership

C.Residence in Tirana municipality for at least 5 years and ownership of real property in Albania

D.Completion of mandatory military service and a minimum age requirement of 35 years for all specialist posts

Explanation: Article 21 of Law No. 152/2013 lists the general requirements for admission to the civil service: Albanian citizenship; full capacity to act; command of written and spoken Albanian; health conditions permitting performance of the duties; no final conviction for a crime or an intentional criminal contravention; no dismissal measure from the civil service that has not been extinguished; and fulfilment of the specific education, experience and other requirements for the category, class, group and position.

10In the Albanian civil service, what procedure must be utilized before announcing an external open competition for a vacant managerial or specialist position?

A.Internal parallel movement (lëvizja paralele) and promotion procedures within the civil service

B.Direct sole-source recruitment through private employment agencies

C.Temporary secondment of international diplomatic personnel

D.Lottery draw among registered university graduates

Explanation: Article 25(1) of Law No. 152/2013 provides that vacancies in the executive, low management and middle management categories are filled first from civil servants of the same category through the parallel movement procedure. Only if the post remains vacant does it pass to open competition for the executive category under Article 22, or to promotion (ngritja në detyrë) for the low and middle management categories under Article 26.

About the Konkursi DAP Exam

The Civil Service Competition (Konkursi i Pranimit në Shërbimin Civil) is Albania's national open competition for first entry into the civil service at the executive (specialist) level. Article 22 of Law No. 152/2013 'On the Civil Servant' requires admission to the executive category to be made through an open competition run in two phases — preliminary verification of the general and specific requirements, then assessment of candidates by a permanent admission committee. Council of Ministers Decision No. 243/2015, as amended by VKM No. 746/2018, and DAP Instruction No. 2 of 27.03.2015 set the detailed rules. For state administration institutions the Department of Public Administration (Departamenti i Administratës Publike - DAP) is the responsible unit: it publishes the vacancies, verifies applicants, creates and chairs the Permanent Admission Committee (Komiteti i Përhershëm i Pranimit - KPP) and administers the list of winners. Independent institutions and local government units run the same procedure through their own human resources units. The assessment carries 100 points in total: a written assessment worth 60 points, a CV evaluation worth 15 points and a structured oral interview worth 25 points. A candidate must take more than half the written points (over 30) to reach the CV evaluation, more than 45 points from the written test and CV together to reach the oral interview, and more than 70 of the 100 points overall to be declared a winner; the list of winners not yet appointed stays valid for 2 years. The written test is sat in Albanian, on coded and anonymised sheets, and may mix multiple-choice questions, a case study or work example, open questions and an optional essay drawn from the fields of knowledge named in each vacancy announcement — typically Law No. 152/2013, the Code of Administrative Procedures (Law No. 44/2015), the Rules of Ethics in Public Administration (Law No. 9131/2003), the Prevention of Conflict of Interest Law (Law No. 9367/2005), the Right to Information Law (Law No. 119/2014) and the State Administration Organization Law (Law No. 90/2012), alongside the sector legislation for the specific post. This practice bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of that statutory framework; it is not an official translation, not published by DAP and not a simulation of the official paper's format.

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Assessment

Open competition for the executive category in two phases: preliminary verification of the general and specific requirements by the responsible unit, then assessment of candidates by the Permanent Admission Committee. The assessment carries 100 points — written assessment 60, CV evaluation 15, structured oral interview 25. Candidates scoring more than half the written points (over 30) move to the CV evaluation, and those with more than 45 points from the written test and CV together reach the structured oral interview, which starts no later than 3 calendar days after the written results are published.

Time Limit

Set by the Permanent Admission Committee from the number of questions; never longer than 2 hours

Passing Score

Over 30/60 on the written test to reach CV evaluation; over 45 from written + CV to reach the oral interview; over 70/100 overall to be a winner

Exam / Certification Fees

Free (0 ALL)

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25%

Civil Service Law and Employment Relations (Ligji nr. 152/2013)

Scope of civil service, categories of civil servants, recruitment, probationary period, rights and duties, appraisal, transfers, and disciplinary procedures under Law No. 152/2013. DAP publishes the fields of knowledge per vacancy but no percentage weights, so the shares shown here describe this practice bank's coverage, not an official blueprint.

25%

Code of Administrative Procedures (Ligji nr. 44/2015)

Fundamental administrative principles (legality, proportionality, legitimate expectations), administrative acts, competence, deadlines, appeals, and execution under Law No. 44/2015.

15%

Public Ethics and Anti-Corruption Rules (Ligji nr. 9131/2003)

Ethical standards, integrity, political neutrality, gift acceptance rules, confidentiality, and professional conduct in public administration under Law No. 9131/2003.

15%

Prevention of Conflict of Interest (Ligji nr. 9367/2005)

Definition of actual, potential, and apparent conflicts of interest, related persons, functional incompatibilities, and asset declaration mechanisms under Law No. 9367/2005.

10%

Transparency, Right to Information and Whistleblowing (Ligjet nr. 119/2014 & 60/2016)

Public authority transparency programs, request handling deadlines, information exemptions, and internal/external whistleblower protection mechanisms.

10%

State Administration Organization and Constitutional Principles (Ligji nr. 90/2012 & Kushtetuta)

Direct and indirect state administration, central and subordinate agencies, prefectures, separation of powers, and constitutional administrative guarantees.

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Passing score: Over 30/60 on the written test to reach CV evaluation; over 45 from written + CV to reach the oral interview; over 70/100 overall to be a winner
Assessment: Open competition for the executive category in two phases: preliminary verification of the general and specific requirements by the responsible unit, then assessment of candidates by the Permanent Admission Committee. The assessment carries 100 points — written assessment 60, CV evaluation 15, structured oral interview 25. Candidates scoring more than half the written points (over 30) move to the CV evaluation, and those with more than 45 points from the written test and CV together reach the structured oral interview, which starts no later than 3 calendar days after the written results are published.
Time limit: Set by the Permanent Admission Committee from the number of questions; never longer than 2 hours
Exam / certification fees: Free (0 ALL) Official sources

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Konkursi DAP: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master the fundamental provisions of Law No. 152/2013 'On the Civil Servant', focusing on recruitment stages, the one-year probationary period, civil servant rights, and the four disciplinary measures in Article 58.

2Thoroughly study Law No. 44/2015 'Code of Administrative Procedures', paying close attention to general administrative principles, deadlines for issuing acts, nullity versus revocability, and administrative appeal procedures.

3Understand the specific rules governing gift acceptance, political neutrality, and confidentiality in Law No. 9131/2003 'On the Rules of Ethics in Public Administration'.

4Learn how Article 3(4) of Law No. 9367/2005 distinguishes factual, apparent, possible, case-by-case and continuing conflicts of interest, and the Article 37 steps for self-declaration and abstention.

5Review the Right to Information Law (No. 119/2014) deadlines — 10 working days to answer, extendable by no more than 5 working days — and the role of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner.

6Practice analyzing real-world administrative case scenarios rather than simply memorizing statutory article numbers.

7Read the vacancy announcement carefully: it names the exact laws the written test and interview will cover, and the sector legislation varies by post.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DAP Civil Service Competition (Konkursi i Pranimit)?

It is the centralized competitive recruitment and examination process administered by Albania's Department of Public Administration (DAP) to fill executive-level civil service vacancies across central ministries, subordinate agencies, and local government units.

How is the competition scored and evaluated?

Candidates are assessed out of 100 points: a written assessment worth 60 points, a CV evaluation worth 15 points and a structured oral interview worth 25 points, all scored by the Permanent Admission Committee.

What scores does a candidate need to advance and to win?

More than half the written points (over 30 of 60) to reach the CV evaluation, more than 45 points from the written test and CV together to reach the structured oral interview, and more than 70 of the 100 total points to be declared a winner.

How long is the written test, and how many questions does it have?

DAP Instruction No. 2 of 27.03.2015 leaves the duration to the Permanent Admission Committee, based on the number of questions set, but caps it at 2 hours. No fixed item count is published; the test is scored out of 60 points and may combine multiple-choice questions, a case study, open questions and an optional essay.

What legislation is tested in the DAP written examination?

The examination tests core statutory frameworks governing Albanian public administration, including Law No. 152/2013 (Civil Service), Law No. 44/2015 (Code of Administrative Procedures), Law No. 9131/2003 (Ethics), Law No. 9367/2005 (Conflict of Interest), Law No. 119/2014 (Right to Information), and Law No. 90/2012 (State Administration Organization).

Is there an examination fee for the DAP competition?

No. Applying for civil service positions and sitting for the DAP entrance competition is completely free of charge (0 ALL) for all eligible applicants.

How does this practice bank adapt the official exam?

The official DAP written test is sat in Albanian (Shqip) and may include open questions, a case study and an optional essay as well as multiple-choice items. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the statutory subjects tested — not an official translation, not published by DAP, and not a simulation of the official paper's format or language environment.

Does DAP publish percentage weightings for the subjects tested?

No. Each vacancy announcement lists the fields of knowledge on which the written test and interview will be based, but no percentage weights are published. The percentages shown on this page describe how this practice bank distributes its own questions.