Welcome to EU Insider 👋
Your complete preparation system for the EU AD5 Graduate Programme 2026. Everything you need in one place — built by a candidate, for candidates.
🛠 Your Preparation Tools
Preparation Checklist
28 tasks across 5 categories. Full timeline from application to Reserve List. Track your progress.
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Adaptive Study Plan
8-week plan with 4 phases. Enter your exam date and available hours — the plan adjusts to your timeline.
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Flashcards + My Cards
60 EU Knowledge flashcards across 6 categories. Add your own cards. Flip mode & quiz mode.
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Insider Blog
Updates on competition news, strategy insights, and a live preparation diary from the founder.
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📋 EPSO AD5 2026 Test Format
🔤 Verbal Reasoning
20 questions · 35 min
Text comprehension & logical inference
Text comprehension & logical inference
🔢 Numerical Reasoning
20 questions · 40 min
Tables, charts, data interpretation
Tables, charts, data interpretation
🔷 Abstract Reasoning
20 questions · 30 min
Patterns, sequences, logical series
Patterns, sequences, logical series
🇪🇺 EU Knowledge
50 questions · 50 min
Institutions, Treaties, Policies
Institutions, Treaties, Policies
💻 Digital Skills
Conceptual · New from 2024
AI basics, data literacy, privacy
AI basics, data literacy, privacy
✍️ Written Test (EUFTE)
~60 min · Free-form essay
Analyse a policy problem, propose solution
Analyse a policy problem, propose solution
🎤 Interview
After Reserve List
Done by recruiting institutions (not EPSO)
Done by recruiting institutions (not EPSO)
📚 Official EU Materials
EU Careers Material Hub
Official portal from the EU Publications Office with all preparation guides, brochures, and competition overviews.
EPSO Official Sample Tests
Free PDFs from EPSO covering the new 2024+ format — Reasoning tests and EU Knowledge sample questions with answers.
EU Knowledge E-Book (600+ pages)
Comprehensive free e-book covering EU institutions, Treaties, policies, AI Act, Green Deal and exam strategy. Free with Academia.edu account.
The Ultimate EU Test Book 2025
Europe's #1 EPSO preparation book by András Baneth. 440 pages covering all test types for the new format. Highly recommended as the companion to EU Insider.
Free Practice Test Platforms
Multiple platforms offer free EPSO practice questions for all test types in the new format — great for timed practice sessions.
Official EPSO & EU Careers Portals
The official portals for competition notices, your EPSO account, test schedules, and the current AD5 2026 competition details.