Dear Students,
The written and oral qualifying exams for the Ph.D. program in our Department will be held during the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 academic year as follows:
The Doctoral Qualifying Written Exam will be held in person on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room B301 on the 3rd floor of Building B at the Yıldız Campus.
For students who pass the written exam, the Doctoral Qualifying Oral Exams will be held in person no later than Friday, December 18, 2026.
!!!STUDENTS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THE DOCTORAL QUALIFYING EXAM CAN ACCESS THE POOL OF COURSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE BY PROGRAM FOR THE WRITTEN EXAM HERE.
The Doctoral Qualifying Exam consists of two parts: a written exam and an oral exam.
The written exam consists of a single stage and is administered by the qualifying exam committee.
The written qualifying exam covers the graduate-level courses defined for the program established within the Department.
The written exam lasts a maximum of 120 minutes.
The student must score at least 70/100 on the written qualifying exam.
Students who do not pass the written qualifying exam are not eligible to take the oral exam.
The oral qualifying exam is conducted in person by the qualifying exam committee, and students must score at least 50/100 on the oral qualifying exam.
The written and oral exam sections each account for 50% of the total exam score.
To pass, a student must earn the minimum required score in each stage, and the average of the written and oral proficiency exams must be at least 70 points (out of 100).
Best of luck.
Department of Industrial Engineering