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The 2018 UN YPP written examination will be held in two parts: Part I consisting of General Paper (Summary) and Specialised Paper Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on 25 October 2018 and Part II consisting of Specialised Paper Open-Ended (Essay) Questions on 13 December 2018. The General Paper tests your writing and analytical skills and includes a summary; the Specialised Paper tests the substantive knowledge of your job family and includes multiple choice questions, long (essay) questions, and short questions.
The written exam is the most competitive part of the UN YPP: only 4% of candidates pass this stage and are invited for an interview. Intense preparation is the key to success, and we strongly advise you to start it as soon as possible, even before the screening results are announced. An effective and proven preparation strategy is to entrust us to assist you with the studies; our credibility is proven by the number of successful candidates and their reviews. The detailed statistics and feedback are available here.
Our 2018 Social Affairs expert is Zahra Lodhi, who has worked at UNHCR and UNDP as a Young Professionals Officer. Our 2018 Legal Affairs expert is Ürün Tekin, a qualified lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Geneva. Both Zahra and Ürün held the same expert position at YPUN in 2015 and have a record of successful exam preparation guidance.
The written exam preparation service packages are listed below. The indicated fee is a one-time payment. The preparation materials are available online immediately after the payment is processed and are accessible until 31 May 2019.
Specialised Reading List: a well-organised selection of books, reports, articles in your job family to narrow your UN YPP preparation focus and optimise your study efforts
Past exam papers: actual examinations and sample questions from the past UN YPP exams in your job family for both specialised and general papers
General Paper: UN workshop notes with a step-by-step guide on how to summarise texts for the UN YPP, additional summary texts for practice with model answers
Detailed explanations on questions from a past UN YPP exam paper(s) in your job network. For the UN YPP 2018 cycle the following solutions are available:
Social Affairs: 1) Solutions to the UN YPP 2015 Social Affairs full-length exam, consisting of 50 MCQs and 6 Essay Questions; 2) Solutions to the UN YPP 2015 Social Affairs sample exam, consisting of 3 MCQs and 3 Essay Questions
Legal Affairs: 1) Solutions to the UN YPP 2015 Legal Affairs full-length exam, consisting of 50 MCQs and 6 Essay Questions; 2) Solutions to the UN YPP 2015 Legal Affairs sample exam, consisting of 5 MCQs and 2 Essay Questions
Statistics: 1) Solutions to the UN YPP 2015 Statistics sample exam, consisting of 5 MCQs and 3 Essay Questions
This exercise is to help you prepare for the specialised essay questions of the UN YPP exam
You will be given an essay question in your job family similar to those that appear at the actual UN YPP exam and your task will be to submit your answer on our website following the word and time limits given
After you submit your answer, our experts will evaluate your performance (substantive knowledge, writing and analytical skills) and deliver you professional feedback and recommendations on improvements in written form within 3 business days
A full-length mock examination simulating the UN YPP Specialised Paper exam in your job family (both Part I and Part II). Part I consists of 50 additional exclusively designed MCQs; Part II consists of 6-9 essay questions
Solutions to all questions and explanations to assess your performance
The written exam is the most competitive part of the UN YPP: only 4% of candidates pass this stage and are invited for an interview. Intense preparation is the key to success, and we strongly advise you to start it as soon as possible, even before the screening results are announced. An effective and proven preparation strategy is to entrust us to assist you with the studies; our credibility is proven by the number of successful candidates and their reviews. The detailed statistics and feedback are available here.
