The State Examination Center announces the acceptance of applications for residency for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Medianews.az reports that the State Examination Center has released this information.
It was stated that submitting applications to participate in residency entrance exams is carried out online.
In order to participate in the 1st attempt of the 1st stage of residency entrance (the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects), the candidate creates a "Personal Cabinet" on the Center's website ekabinet.dim.gov.az at the page "Personal Cabinet" and then adds the required amount (60 AZN) to their account in the "Personal Cabinet". You can familiarize yourself with the payment methods to add funds to the account on the epayment.dim.gov.az internet page.
Using the username and password of their "Personal Cabinet", the candidate can access the relevant page on the Center’s website (https://www.e-gov.az/az/services/read/3148/2) from April 13 until 23:59 on April 20, 2026, fill out and confirm (have confirmed) the "Candidate’s electronic application" form.
The 1st attempt of the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects is planned to be held on May 3, 2026.
Candidates who obtained a "pass" result in the 1st stage of residency admission in previous years (the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects) also fill out the "Candidate’s electronic application" form and confirm (have confirmed) the application by registering in the relevant section to participate in the 2nd stage of residency admission (exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects). Candidates allowed to participate in the exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects must add the required amount (100 AZN) to their "Personal Cabinet" account and register within the period set by the Center (planned for July 22-30, 2026).
The time allocated for answering the exam questions is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Candidates who obtained a "pass" (score of 40 or more) in the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects are allowed to take the exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects.
The full text of the admission announcement has been published in issue 2 of the "Residency" journal. In this issue, explanations and recommendations for test tasks in specialty subjects, and samples of test tasks are presented to assist candidates. At the same time, the competition conditions, the procedure for filling out the "Candidate’s electronic application," and its sample are also published in this issue of the "Residency" journal.
The electronic version of the journal (in PDF format) can be obtained by payment through the "Online sale of electronic versions of SEC publications" service.
Access to service: http://eservices.dim.gov.az/ejurnal
NOTE:
1. Residents (those studying in residency) who pass (score 40 or above) the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects are allowed to take the exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects only after completing residency or withdrawing from residency education;
2. Students who have fully completed the 3rd year of basic (higher) medical education (studying in the 4th-5th years) are also allowed to take the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects. Students wishing to participate in the exam must register within the period set by the Center. Students who pass (score 40 or above) the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects will be allowed to take the exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects only after acquiring the right to be admitted to the residency, i.e., after fully completing the basic (higher) medical education.
3. Students studying abroad who have taken the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects and received a "pass" result, and students who have fully completed the 3rd year of basic (higher) medical education (studying in the 4th-5th years) will be allowed to take the exam assessing knowledge in specialty subjects after obtaining the right to be admitted to residency, i.e., after registering by submitting the required documents to the SQK (299 Hasan Aliyev Street, Baku city).
4. The result of candidates who pass the exam assessing knowledge in basic subjects remains valid for 5 (five) years.