INPS 1,695 Functionaries 2026 English Test and Dates

INPS has not yet published an examination date for its 2026 recruitment of 1,695 permanent functionaries. Applications closed July 27. The official notice requires the test location, date and time to be announced at least 15 days in advance through inPA and the INPS competition section.

English can appear in a conditional 60-question preselection and in the first written section. There is no separate English paper, English cut-off or published CEFR level.

Candidates should monitor their personal PEC and official portals. Start a free SpeakShark conversation for general workplace English and use the INPS notice for scoring and dates.

Key takeaways

• Applications closed July 27, 2026 at 23:59.
• No official exam date was published by August 28.
• A date notice must arrive at least 15 days before testing.
• Preselection applies only if applications exceed 4,000.
• The written test has two sections, each requiring 21/30.
• English has no separate published score or question count.

In this guide: status | timeline | preselection | written English | sections | no oral | positions | ranking | next steps | research | FAQ

Current exam date status

The official inPA listing is closed and shows the application dates and 1,695 positions. It does not show a test calendar.

The competition notice says:

1. The test location, day and time are published on inPA and the INPS website.
2. Publication has legal notification value.
3. The notice must appear at least 15 days before the scheduled test.
4. A postponement uses the same publication channels.

As of August 28, neither the INPS recruitment news page nor the inPA listing contained that test-date notice.

This is a valid current answer, not a missing date to fill from a coaching website. Candidates need to wait for the official 15-day notice.

The application requires a personally owned certified-email address or digital domicile. INPS also uses PEC for candidate-specific communication and changes.

Official recruitment timeline

Applications were available only through inPA using SPID, CIE, CNS or eIDAS authentication.

Candidates selected one office or structure. Every location has its own vacancy count and eventual ranking.

The selection covers the professional family for design, delivery and control of services, commonly shortened to PECS in the official file name.

Conditional 60-question preselection

INPS can run preselection only when applications exceed 4,000.

The notice does not publish:

• A fixed English question count.
• A separate English timer.
• A separate English pass score.
• A CEFR level.

If preselection occurs, the commission publishes the operational criteria before it begins.

Normally, the highest-scoring candidates equal to twice the advertised positions proceed, plus ties at the final useful rank. With 1,695 jobs, twice the total is 3,390, but the exact admitted count can exceed that after ties and must follow the official result.

The preselection score disappears after progression and does not enter final merit.

Where English appears in the written test

The written exam has two distinct sections. English can appear in the first.

Section one presents:

1. Three technical-legal passages.
2. Missing words or phrases to complete from options.
3. Questions about the passages.
4. Tasks testing comprehension, interpretation and application of knowledge.

The passages can cover:

• Labour and social-security law.
• Social legislation.
• Planning and management control.
• Organisation and operation of public administration.
• English.
• Computer competence.

The wording "can cover" matters. The notice does not guarantee one separate English passage or a fixed number of English items.

This is a written text-completion and comprehension route, not an oral conversation or commercial language certificate.

For general language work, use English vocabulary and speaking skills, English speaking and writing skills, and beginner speaking mistakes. The official INPS passages determine actual content.

Both written sections require 21 out of 30

Section two uses operational scenarios. Candidates choose the most appropriate response from predefined courses of action.

It evaluates:

• Decision-making.
• Judgement.
• Priority setting.
• Problem solving.
• Work organisation.
• Relational and behavioural competence.

A candidate must reach 21 in both. A 27 in section one cannot repair a 20 in section two.

The notice does not state whether final written points are reported as a sum out of 60 or transformed before rankings. Candidates should follow the commission's evaluation criteria and result notice rather than invent the conversion.

Testing uses computer equipment supplied by INPS.

There is no published oral English stage

The selection procedure contains:

1. Conditional preselection.
2. Written examination.
3. Title evaluation.

It does not contain an oral exam.

One line in the application article refers broadly to communication of a "colloquio" calendar, but the dedicated selection procedure explicitly defines one written test and titles. The detailed exam articles are the stronger evidence for actual stages.

Candidates should therefore reject claims about:

• An INPS English interview date.
• A spoken-English pass score.
• An oral CEFR assessment.
• A separate conversation with an examiner.

This differs from Banca d'Italia ICT English, which explicitly includes an English oral conversation, and Italian diplomatic English, which includes oral current-affairs conversation.

How 1,024 positions became 1,695

INPS first approved a 1,024-position competition on June 10. A June 24 board decision increased it to 1,695 and replaced the location table.

The updated total is about 65.5% larger than the initial figure.

Large allocations include 190 for Lombardy, 182 for Emilia-Romagna and 154 for Piedmont, alongside metropolitan coordination and central structures. Candidates had to select one listed location.

The national total does not produce one national ranking. The notice requires separate rankings for each structure in the location table.

Location-specific rankings and title points

Final merit combines the written score with up to 10 title points.

Published title examples include:

The complete title maximum remains 10, even when a candidate owns more qualifications.

Each structure gets a merit ranking using written and title points. Ties follow the statutory priority and preference rules.

The competition also contains reservation percentages for eligible armed-forces volunteers and civil-service participants, applied under the notice.

How to check the real exam date

Use only these steps:

1. Open the exact inPA listing for 1,695 INPS functionaries.
2. Check its updates and attachments.
3. Open the INPS Concorsi e Mobilità section linked by the notice.
4. Monitor the PEC address declared in the application.
5. Look for a document naming location, day and time.
6. Confirm it was published at least 15 days before testing.
7. If postponed, follow only a replacement notice through the same channels.

An article that provides a date without one of those official notices is speculative.

For source discipline, see questions before booking an English test. Application closure, examination notice and result are different events.

Italy-specific candidates should keep Italy public competition English requirements, Italian teacher certificate points, and IELTS dates in Italy separate from this INPS selection.

For general spoken confidence unrelated to the written score, use English conversation topics for adults, office small talk, practice speaking alone, and free speaking-level checks. Start free speaking practice without calling it an INPS simulator.

How we researched this guide

On August 28, 2026, we opened the exact inPA competition page through the existing browser profile. We downloaded the 13-page PECS notice and checked the June 24 increase decision and official INPS recruitment news pages.

The notice supplied the conditional 4,000-application trigger, 60-question preselection scope, two written sections, English coverage, 21/30 thresholds, publication channels and title scoring. The inPA page confirmed the closed application window and 1,695 positions.

We searched the official channels for a test calendar and found none published by August 28. We did not invent a date, English item count, CEFR level or oral interview, and we did not use SpeakShark customer data.

We are a speaking improvement tool. We are not an exam preparation provider, and we are not affiliated with INPS, inPA, the Italian government or any exam board. For test format, booking and official practice material, go to the exam body directly. Use SpeakShark to make your spoken English stronger, and use official material to learn the test.

FAQ

As of August 28, 2026, INPS and inPA had not published the preselection or written-exam date. The official notice says the location, day and time must be published at least 15 days before the test through inPA and the INPS Concorsi e Mobilità section. Candidates should keep their personal PEC active.

Preselection is conditional on INPS receiving more than 4,000 applications. If triggered, it contains 60 multiple-choice questions covering logic, comprehension and verbal reasoning, English, computer skills and general knowledge. The highest-scoring group, normally twice the 1,695 positions plus ties, proceeds to the written test.

English can appear in the conditional 60-question preselection and in the first written section. That written section uses three technical-legal passages with missing words or phrases plus comprehension questions. The passages can assess English and computer competence alongside labour, social-security, management-control and public-administration topics.

No separate English cut-off or CEFR level is published in the notice. The written test has two sections, each scored out of 30, and candidates need at least 21 in both. English sits inside the first section, so a page claiming a fixed B1, B2 or English-question total adds unsupported detail.

No oral examination appears in the published selection procedure. The competition consists of one written examination, a possible preselection if application volume exceeds 4,000, and title evaluation worth up to 10 points. The official article mentioning calendars must not be converted into an invented oral-English stage.

INPS produces a separate ranking for each selected office or structure. Final points combine the written-exam score and title points, with titles contributing up to 10. The preselection score does not enter final merit. Candidates had to select one location in the application and cannot switch it after submission.

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Sources

1. Official inPA competition page, checked for status and positions.
2. INPS 1,695-functionary overview, checked for application and test summary.
3. INPS competition announcement, checked for the formal route.
4. Official PECS notice, checked for English, scoring and date publication.
5. June 24 increase decision, checked for 1,695 positions.
6. INPS notices and competitions area, checked for a calendar update.
7. Italian public-service portal, checked for the official notification channel.
8. SpeakShark pricing, checked for current free and paid options.

INPS can publish or change the test date, venue and operating criteria. Confirm inPA, the INPS competition section and personal PEC before acting.