ALES Net and Score Calculator

ALES has a 50-question Quantitative Test and a 50-question Verbal Test; 100 questions in total are answered in 150 minutes. Results are given out of 100 in three score types: ALES Quantitative, ALES Verbal and ALES Equal Weight.

Yes. For each test, net score = correct − wrong ÷ 4. For example, 36 correct and 12 wrong gives a net score of 33. Blank questions do not affect the net score.

There is no fixed equivalent. ÖSYM converts your net score into a standard score using the mean and standard deviation of that session's candidates, weights the two tests by score type and scales the result to 100. The same net score can yield different scores in different sessions depending on overall candidate performance. That is why this tool shows the score as an approximate range rather than a single number.

Weights: in the Quantitative score type, Quantitative Test 75% and Verbal Test 25%; the reverse for the Verbal score type; 50%–50% for Equal Weight. The weighted score is converted to a 100-point scale with the formula ALES = 70 + 30 × [2(AP − X) − S] ÷ [2(B − X) − S] (X mean, S standard deviation, B highest weighted score). In this formula, 70 points corresponds to a candidate whose weighted score is half a standard deviation above the session mean.

According to the ÖSYM guide, ALES results are valid for 5 years from the announcement date. At least 55 points are required for thesis-based master's and doctoral programs, and at least 70 for research assistant and lecturer positions; programs may require higher scores.