Following the completion of the registration period and verification of the registration files for the competition to fill the vacant positions of director/deputy director in state pre-university education units, August-December 2026 session, according to data extracted from the dedicated IT platform .
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On the IT platform used to register for the contest, 7,755 accounts were created, of which 7,394 were confirmed.
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7,053 applications were submitted for the competition, with over 8,500 options expressed for the 7,819 positions put up for competition (5,309 vacant director positions and 2,510 vacant deputy director positions), leading to a ratio of 109% options per positions expressed. Compared to the number of vacant positions, the most options were expressed in the counties of Mehedinți (172%), Dolj (165%), Gorj (151%).
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The list of candidates who meet the registration conditions, respectively of candidates with incomplete files or who do not meet the registration conditions for the competition will be published at the level of each school inspectorate by the end of today, October 7 (the identification data of the candidates are anonymized or not, depending on the option expressed at the time of registration).
On October 9, after correcting any errors found during the verification of the application files, the final list of candidates admitted or rejected after the verification of the application files will be displayed. We highlight the fact that, unlike previous competition sessions and in accordance with the methodology for organizing the competition approved in 2026, the management project for each of the targeted positions was a mandatory document during the competition registration stage.
Subsequently, the following stages are scheduled:
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conducting the skills assessment test, which tests the candidate’s personal capabilities and skills, and displaying the results of the skills assessment test, on October 13, 2026;
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conducting the written test and displaying the results of the written test, on October 20, 2026;
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administrative evaluation of draft management plans and draft action plans by interview committees, between October 21 and November 4, 2026;
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conducting the interview test, between November 12 and 27, 2026;
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displaying the final results of the contest on December 9th.
The tests for the competition for the positions of director and deputy director in state pre-university education units are as follows:
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the skills assessment test, which tests the candidate’s personal capabilities and skills .
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the written test , which evaluates knowledge of management and school legislation.
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the interview test , with the following stages:
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administrative evaluation of the managerial project and action plan developed by the candidate for the educational institution to which he/she is applying;
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assessment of personal capabilities and skills, digital skills and problem-solving skills, as well as assessment of the quality of support for the management plan.
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More details regarding the structure of the tests within the Competition for the positions of director and deputy director in state pre-university education units are available ⇒ here .
The full competition calendar, August-December 2026 session, as well as the bibliography for the competition are available ⇒ here .
The positions of director/deputy director that will be vacant by 2026 will be put out to competition in the next competition session, estimated for the period January – April 2027.
