The graduation exam for the complete secondary education level will be held on March 9.
On March 9, 2026, the State Examination Center will conduct the graduation exam for the complete (11-year) secondary education level in Narimanov, Sabunchu, Khazar, Sabail, Nasimi, Nizami, Pirallahi, Absheron (Part I), Sumgayit (Part I), Ganja (Part I), Goranboy, Yevlakh, Naftalan, Shamkir, Agstafa, Shirvan, Hajigabul, Neftchala, Salyan, Ujar, Agdash, Zardab, Kurdamir, Lankaran, Jalilabad, Barda, Tartar, Fuzuli (including school No. 1 named after M. Ulugbek), Zangilan (Agali village full secondary school), Jabrayil (school named after M. Mehdizade, Horovlu), Agdere (Talis, Goyarkh, Hasanriz, Shikharx, Suqovushan village full secondary schools), Sheki, Oghuz, Gabala, Khachmaz, Siyazan, and Shabran cities and districts. On March 9, students from schools teaching in English will also take the exam.
The exam starts at 11:00 AM.
15 minutes before the exam starts – at 10:45 AM, the graduation mode ends. Participants arriving after this time will not be allowed into the exam building.
To ensure participants enter the exam building comfortably, different arrival times have been set, and the exam participant’s admission card shows the exact time. Therefore, participants must arrive at the exam building at the time specified on their admission card.
Students must bring the following documents to the exam:
- Exam admission card;
- Original identity document:
a) Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan (including participants under 16 years old) must bring their identity card;
b) Foreigners and stateless persons must bring their permits issued by the State Migration Service; foreign nationals granted refugee status and their family members must bring their refugee cards;
- Participants without a photo on their identity card must also provide a certificate issued by the educational institution, with a 3x4 cm photo attached and stamped on the certificate. Students can download the certificate required for the graduation exam issued by the educational institution from the State Examination Center’s website.
Exam participants can print and obtain the "Exam Admission Card" from the State Examination Center’s website starting from February 24.
It should be noted that a total of 236 exam buildings and 4,311 exam halls have been allocated in the cities and districts where the exam will be held. For managing the exams, 236 general exam leaders, 691 exam leaders, 5,388 supervisors, 764 admission regime staff (security), and 236 building representatives have been assigned.
Participation of 58,138 students is expected in the exam on March 9.
52 students with disabilities (visually impaired, cerebral palsy, hearing impaired, and others) will also participate in the exam. To ensure these applicants can take the exam comfortably, special halls have been allocated in the exam buildings, and individual supervisors have been appointed for persons determined to have 81-100% loss of organ function resulting in visual impairment. Facilities are provided to ensure the entry and movement of students with mobility restrictions inside the building and exam hall. Additionally, special training has been conducted for supervisors assigned to participants with disabilities.
Currently, training seminars are being held with supervisors, exam leaders, and security personnel who will participate in the exams. All exam buildings have been inspected, and necessary conditions have been created in the exam halls for applicants to comfortably take the exam.
To ensure security, re-inspections of exam centers are conducted, and exam halls, entrance-exit doors, and buildings are sealed and handed over to the protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Main Protection Department employees.