YKS has three sessions: TYT, AYT and, if needed, YDT. Knowing how many questions each test has makes it easier to plan your studying and set your target net.
TYT: 120 questions
- Turkish: 40 questions
- Basic Mathematics: 40 questions
- Social Sciences: 20 questions
- Science: 20 questions
In the TYT score, Turkish and Basic Mathematics carry the most weight. Together they decide two thirds of the score.
AYT: tests by score type
- Mathematics: 40 questions
- Physics: 14, Chemistry: 13, Biology: 13 questions
- Turkish Language and Literature: 24, History-1: 10, Geography-1: 6 questions
- History-2: 11, Geography-2: 11, Philosophy group: 12, Religious Culture: 6 questions
For Science (SAY) you need the AYT Mathematics and science tests; for Equal Weight (EA) the Mathematics and Literature–Social Sciences-1 tests; for Verbal (SÖZ) the Literature–Social Sciences-1 and Social Sciences-2 tests. For the language score you take the Foreign Language Test (YDT), which has 80 questions.
Watch out for cancelled questions
In some years ÖSYM cancels questions it finds faulty. The question count of that test then changes and the score is calculated on the valid questions. For current numbers, check the documents ÖSYM publishes after the exam.
The threshold
To have your weighted score calculated you need at least 0.5 net from the relevant tests. If you do not pass the threshold, that score type is not calculated.