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Korea Military Academy Cadet Entrance Exam (ROK Military Academies Joint 1st-Stage Selection / 사관학교 공동출제 1차시험, South Korea)

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Key Facts: KAAY Cadet Entrance Exam Exam

165–200 items

Official Stage 2 written test count (English RC + Intellectual Ability)

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KRW 0

Application fee (fully state-funded academy selection)

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2 years college

Minimum prerequisite educational standing for admission

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200 points

Total Stage 2 score (100 pts English + 100 pts Cognitive)

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Yeongcheon

Campus location of the academy in North Gyeongsang Province

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Korea Army Third Military Academy selection (육군3사관학교) totals 250 points: college transcript 40, the Officer Selection Tool written test 50, interview 120 and fitness 40. The Stage 2 paper is the 간부선발도구 alone — verbal reasoning, data interpretation, spatial ability, perceptual speed and situational judgement — with a pass/fail personality inventory; English is now a transcript-stage bonus, not a paper. This independent 100-question English MCQ bank builds the reasoning skills the battery tests.

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1Verbal reasoning (언어논리). Which pair of Sino-Korean words stands in the same relationship as 명령(命令) : 하달(下達) — an order to its transmission downward?
A.보고(報告) : 상신(上申) — a report to its submission upward
B.훈련(訓鍊) : 장비(裝備) — training to equipment
C.작전(作戰) : 지형(地形) — an operation to terrain
D.보급(補給) : 부족(不足) — supply to shortage
Explanation: 하달 is the act by which an order travels down the chain of command, so the pair is a thing and the movement proper to it. 상신 is the corresponding upward movement of a report, which reproduces the relation exactly.
2Verbal reasoning (언어논리). All of the following are true: no soldier who has failed the fitness test may go on leave; every soldier in 2nd Platoon has passed the fitness test; Private Han is on leave. Which conclusion follows necessarily?
A.Private Han has passed the fitness test
B.Private Han belongs to 2nd Platoon
C.Every soldier who has passed the fitness test is on leave
D.No soldier outside 2nd Platoon has passed the fitness test
Explanation: The first statement's contrapositive is that anyone on leave has passed the fitness test. Private Han is on leave, so he has passed.
3Verbal reasoning (언어논리). In 예하 부대의 훈련 성과를 ‘제고(提高)’하기 위한 방안을 강구하였다, which word could replace 제고 without changing the meaning?
A.향상(向上)
B.재고(再考)
C.지양(止揚)
D.감축(減縮)
Explanation: 제고 means to raise a level, and 향상 means to improve or lift, so the two are interchangeable in this sentence.
4Verbal reasoning (언어논리). A passage argues: 'A commander's decision is never made with complete information. Waiting for certainty forfeits the moment, while acting on a fragment invites error. What separates the two is not the quantity of information but the discipline of judging which fragments matter.' Which statement most weakens this argument?
A.Studies of command decisions find that outcomes improve steadily with the volume of information available, regardless of how it is filtered
B.Experienced commanders report that they discard most incoming reports as irrelevant
C.Modern sensors deliver far more raw data than any staff can read in the time available
D.Training programmes increasingly teach officers to prioritise conflicting reports
Explanation: The passage's claim is that judgement about relevance, not volume, drives good decisions. Evidence that outcomes track volume regardless of filtering attacks that claim directly.
5Verbal reasoning (언어논리). Which sentence contains no error of agreement or redundancy?
A.이번 점검의 목적은 장비 가동률을 정확히 파악하는 데 있다.
B.이번 점검의 목적은 장비 가동률을 정확히 파악한다.
C.이번 점검은 장비 가동률을 정확히 파악하는 것이 목적으로 한다.
D.이번 점검의 목적은 장비 가동률을 미리 사전에 파악하는 데 있다.
Explanation: The subject 목적은 is answered by the predicate 데 있다, which agrees with it, and nothing in the sentence is doubled.
6Verbal reasoning (언어논리). Four officers — Kang, Lim, Noh and Oh — stand in a single rank, numbered 1 to 4 from the left. Noh is at the left end. Kang is not at either end. Lim stands immediately to Kang's right. Oh is not next to Noh. Where does Oh stand?
A.Position 4, the right end
B.Position 2
C.Position 3
D.Position 1, the left end
Explanation: Noh takes position 1, so Kang must be at 2 or 3. If Kang were at 3, Lim would be at 4 and Oh at 2 — but that puts Oh next to Noh, which is excluded. So Kang is at 2, Lim at 3 and Oh at 4.
7Verbal reasoning (언어논리). Which idiom best describes taking thorough precautions before trouble arises?
A.거안사위(居安思危)
B.사후약방문(死後藥方文)
C.설상가상(雪上加霜)
D.조삼모사(朝三暮四)
Explanation: 거안사위 means dwelling in safety while thinking of danger — preparing while conditions are still calm.
8Verbal reasoning (언어논리). A briefing note states: 'All vehicles in the battalion were inspected. Of those inspected, 80 per cent required no repair. Every vehicle that required repair was returned to service within 48 hours.' Which conclusion is supported?
A.Every vehicle in the battalion was in service within 48 hours of inspection
B.Twenty per cent of the battalion's vehicles were beyond repair
C.The battalion has no vehicles awaiting parts
D.Repairs took an average of 48 hours
Explanation: Eighty per cent needed no repair and the remaining twenty per cent were all returned to service within 48 hours, so every vehicle was serviceable within that window.
9Verbal reasoning (언어논리). Which pair of 한자어 are antonyms in military usage?
A.공세(攻勢) — 수세(守勢)
B.경계(警戒) — 감시(監視)
C.편성(編成) — 구성(構成)
D.기동(機動) — 이동(移動)
Explanation: 공세 is the offensive posture and 수세 the defensive one, so the pair are opposites.
10Verbal reasoning (언어논리). A passage claims: 'Units that conduct after-action reviews improve faster than those that do not. Therefore the review itself causes the improvement.' What is the principal weakness of this reasoning?
A.It infers causation from correlation, ignoring that well-led units may both review and improve for the same underlying reason
B.It relies on a sample that is too small to support any conclusion
C.It defines improvement in a way that assumes the conclusion
D.It appeals to the authority of senior commanders rather than to evidence
Explanation: An association between reviewing and improving does not establish that one produces the other. A third factor — the quality of leadership, say — could produce both, which is the classic confound the argument overlooks.

About the KAAY Cadet Entrance Exam Exam

The Korea Army Third Military Academy cadet selection (육군3사관학교 사관생도 선발) is the commissioning route for students who have completed at least two years of university, junior college graduates and serving soldiers who want to be commissioned as Republic of Korea Army second lieutenants. Based in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, the academy runs a two-year degree-completion programme and selects on a 250-point scale: the college transcript (40 points), the Stage 2 Officer Selection Tool written test (간부선발도구, 50 points), the panel interview (120 points) and fitness certification (40 points), with the personality inventory, medical examination and security check scored pass/fail. The written test covers verbal reasoning (언어논리), data interpretation (자료해석), spatial ability (공간능력), perceptual speed (지각속도) and situational judgement (상황판단검사); the mock-TOEIC English paper used in earlier cycles has been dropped, and certified English scores now earn bonus points at the transcript stage instead. OpenExamPrep provides an independent 100-item English four-option multiple-choice study bank across those reasoning domains. It is a study aid, not an official translation, a timed replica of the speeded subtests, or a simulation of the interview, fitness and medical stages.

Exam sponsor: Korea Army Third Military Academy (육군3사관학교), Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Stage 1: transcript review of the college record (40 points), with bonus points for language, IT, martial arts, Korean history and drone credentials; about four times the quota for men and eight times for women advance. Stage 2: the Officer Selection Tool written test (50 points) plus a pass/fail personality inventory (밀론 대학생 성격검사), after which about two times the quota for men and three times for women advance. Stage 3: panel interview (120 points), fitness certification (40 points) and a pass/fail medical examination. The 2026 cycle ran the written test on 4 July 2026 at seven test centres and announced final results on 11 September 2026.

Time Limit

Not published in the recruitment guidelines; candidates are seated between 13:00 and 13:10 for the afternoon session

Passing Score

No fixed percentage pass mark. Candidates are ranked on cumulative points — Stage 1 advances roughly four times the quota for men and eight times for women, and Stage 2 roughly two times and three times respectively — with final selection on the 250-point total.

Exam / Certification Fees

An online application payment is required at submission; the recruitment guidelines do not publish the amount. Cadet education is state-funded.

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Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

30% of practice bank (30 of 100 questions)

Verbal Reasoning (언어논리)

Korean vocabulary relations and Sino-Korean usage, contextual meaning, sentence and paragraph organisation, syllogisms and conditional logic, inference, and recognition of logical fallacies.

30% of practice bank (30 of 100 questions)

Data Interpretation (자료해석)

Statistical tables and charts, percentages and percentage points, ratios and rates of change, weighted averages and index numbers, and quantitative decisions on defence logistics and budget data.

15% of practice bank (15 of 100 questions)

Spatial Ability (공간능력)

Cube nets and opposite faces, mental rotation, cross-sections, block counting, orthographic projection, and map, contour and bearing work.

10% of practice bank (10 of 100 questions)

Perceptual Speed (지각속도)

Rapid symbol and string matching, coded substitution, clerical error detection and counting tasks.

15% of practice bank (15 of 100 questions)

Situational Judgement (상황판단)

Junior-officer judgement on training safety, discipline, reporting duties, resource stewardship and soldier welfare, grounded in published Army doctrine and regulation.

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What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed percentage pass mark. Candidates are ranked on cumulative points — Stage 1 advances roughly four times the quota for men and eight times for women, and Stage 2 roughly two times and three times respectively — with final selection on the 250-point total.
  • Assessment: Stage 1: transcript review of the college record (40 points), with bonus points for language, IT, martial arts, Korean history and drone credentials; about four times the quota for men and eight times for women advance. Stage 2: the Officer Selection Tool written test (50 points) plus a pass/fail personality inventory (밀론 대학생 성격검사), after which about two times the quota for men and three times for women advance. Stage 3: panel interview (120 points), fitness certification (40 points) and a pass/fail medical examination. The 2026 cycle ran the written test on 4 July 2026 at seven test centres and announced final results on 11 September 2026.
  • Time limit: Not published in the recruitment guidelines; candidates are seated between 13:00 and 13:10 for the afternoon session
  • Exam / certification fees: An online application payment is required at submission; the recruitment guidelines do not publish the amount. Cadet education is state-funded. Official sources

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KAAY Cadet Entrance Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Drill the four intellectual-ability subtests separately — verbal reasoning, data interpretation, spatial ability and perceptual speed — because each is timed tightly and rewards a different habit.
2For data interpretation, practise estimating percentages and ratios mentally so that table questions do not consume time better spent on the harder items.
3Train spatial ability with cube nets, rotations and cross-sections; it responds quickly to deliberate practice and is the easiest subtest to improve.
4Perceptual speed is about error-free scanning at pace: practise matching strings and symbols against a stopwatch rather than reading them carefully.
5For situational judgement, study Army regulations on safety, reporting and soldier welfare; the battery rewards the response a responsible junior leader would take, not the most assertive one.
6Register a language, Korean history (Grade 2 or higher), IT or martial arts certificate before applying — those bonus points are awarded at the transcript stage, where the margins are tight.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Korea Army Third Military Academy (육군3사관학교)?

It is a degree-completion military academy in Yeongcheon that admits students who have finished at least two years of university, junior college graduates and serving soldiers. Cadets study for two years, receive both an academic and a military science degree, and are commissioned as Army second lieutenants.

What does the Stage 2 written test cover?

The Officer Selection Tool (간부선발도구) alone: an intellectual ability battery of verbal reasoning (언어논리), data interpretation (자료해석), spatial ability (공간능력) and perceptual speed (지각속도), plus a situational judgement test (상황판단검사). It is worth 50 of the 250 selection points, and a pass/fail personality inventory (밀론 대학생 성격검사) is taken the same day.

Is there still an English paper?

No. The current recruitment guidelines list only the Officer Selection Tool and the personality inventory for Stage 2. Certified English scores such as TOEIC, TEPS, OPIc and TOEFL now earn general bonus points of up to 18 at the transcript stage, and must have been obtained within the previous two years.

How are candidates ranked?

On a 250-point total: college transcript 40, Officer Selection Tool 50, interview 120 and fitness certification 40. About four times the quota for men and eight times for women pass Stage 1, and about two times and three times respectively pass Stage 2.

Can serving soldiers apply?

Yes. Serving Army conscripts and non-commissioned officers who meet the academic requirement may apply with a battalion-level commander's recommendation; applicants from the other services need a recommendation from their chief of staff.

How does this OpenExamPrep bank relate to the official test?

It is an independent English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation of the reasoning domains the Officer Selection Tool covers. The official battery is taken in Korean, the perceptual-speed subtest is strictly speeded, and situational judgement is scored against expert-rated response effectiveness rather than one published answer — so this bank builds the underlying skills instead of replicating the test, and it does not simulate the interview, fitness or medical stages.