El PIR exam (Resident Psychologist Intern) It is a national competition for psychologists that allows them to access a position as a specialist in training in the National Health System in Spain. It is one of the Specialized Health Training (FSE) testsIn this post we will provide you with all the information you need to know about this selection process.
El exam It is held annually and takes place between the months of January and February, normally the last week of January and the first week of February.
The PIR exam
The PIR is a psychology exam with 210 multiple-choice questions, in which 200 questions are taken into account for the evaluation and 10 are reserve questions. Each correct answer will be worth 3 points and each wrong answer will subtract one point. Blank questions do not add or subtract. The exam questions include images to give way to mini clinical cases.
A maximum of 4 hours and 30 minutes is allowed to complete the exam. There is no official syllabus, as it is considered that questions could be asked anything related to or belonging to psychology. However, there is an 'unofficial' syllabus available to prepare for the exam, based on previous exams. The grade obtained in the exam (90% of the final grade) together with the assessment of the scale or academic record (10% of the same) allow all those taking the exam to be ranked from highest to lowest score.
After the exam, candidates who pass the tests will be awarded the title of Psychologist Specialist in Clinical Psychology and will be able to choose the hospital where they will do their residency. The exam assesses the knowledge of psychology of more than 3.000 psychologists per call.
PIR exam examples
Below we show you examples of PIR exams from the last 2 calls.
PIR Exam 2024 (2023-2024 session)
PIR 2024 Exam Solutions – Version 1
PIR Exam 2023 (2022-2023 session)
PIR 2023 Exam Solutions – Version 1
