Spanish Civil Service Exam: Auxiliar Administrativo del Estado 2026

The Auxiliar Administrativo del Estado is one of Spain's most popular civil service exams (oposiciones). With 1,700 positions in the latest call, a minimum requirement of secondary education (ESO), and a multiple-choice format with no oral exams, it's the most accessible entry point into Spain's public administration.

Key facts

The exam

A single exercise with two mandatory, eliminatory parts, completed in 90 minutes:

• Part 1: Up to 60 questions — 30 on Public Organization topics + 30 psychotechnical aptitude questions (numerical, verbal, administrative reasoning)
• Part 2: Up to 50 questions on Administrative Activity and Office Software (Windows, Word 365, Excel 365, Access 365, Outlook 365)

Syllabus: 28 topics

Block I: Public Organization (16 topics)

1. Spanish Constitution 1978: principles, rights, and duties
2. Constitutional Court, Crown, and constitutional reform
3. Parliament: composition and powers
4. Judicial power and court organization
5. Government and Administration
6. Open Government and Agenda 2030
7. Transparency and access to public information
8. General State Administration: central and territorial bodies
9. Territorial organization: Autonomous Communities and Local Administration
10. European Union institutions
11. Administrative procedure and appeals
12. Data protection: principles, rights, obligations
13. Civil servants: types, legal framework, selection
14. Rights and duties of public employees
15. State Budget: content, preparation, cycle
16. Equality, gender violence, LGTBI, disability policies

Block II: Administrative Activity and Office Software (12 topics)

1. Public attention and citizen service
2. Administrative information services
3. Documents, registry, and archives
4. Electronic administration
5. Basic IT: hardware, software, storage, security
6. Windows operating system
7. Windows Explorer: file and folder management
8. Word 365
9. Excel 365
10. Access 365
11. Outlook 365
12. Internet: protocols, services, browsers

Study strategy

With 28 topics and a 100% multiple-choice exam, the key is repetition and practice tests:

• Months 1-3: First pass through the full syllabus
• Months 4-6: Second pass + topic-by-topic practice tests
• Months 7-9: Full exam simulations + daily psychotechnical training

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