Dear International Students,
The last ISTEP-IS (English Proficiency Exam for Newly-registered International Students) will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025. Check the list attached below to see the exam places and times near your names/IDs.
You should be in your classroom and ready to take the exams at least 30 minutes before the exam. Please bring exam materials such as a pencil, eraser, etc. You must also present an identity card (Student Card, National Identity Card, Passport, Driver's License, etc.) at the beginning of the exam.
On the exam date, you will take an online Cambridge Placement Test (CEPT Reading and Listening) first. Later, you will take a writing exam (just after the computer one) to prove your Academic Writing skills. In the Writing Exam, you will be asked to write an academic essay composed of at least four paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Your essays will be graded based on content, organization, coherence, vocabulary range and accuracy, grammatical range and accuracy, and punctuation. Please make sure to take both exams (CEPT and Writing) on the exam day. If you do not take both exams, your score will be calculated as 0.
The results will be announced on our website (https://yabancidiller.istinye.edu.tr/en/).
P.S. If you believe you are eligible/need to take the exam and cannot see your student ID on the list, send us an e-mail: yabancidiller@istinye.edu.tr