DGS Score Calculator - Vertical Transfer Exam Score with ÖBP from Nets
Estimate your DGS scores
| Section | Correct | Wrong | Net | Standard score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical / 50 | 28 | 67.78 | ||
| Verbal / 50 | 32.5 | 63.89 |
Exam statistics used (mean and standard deviation of nets)
Estimate. ÖSYM converts each section's net (correct minus a quarter of wrong) into a standard score with mean 50 and standard deviation 10 using the sitting's statistics, unknown before results. The associate-degree GPA, with anything below 50 counted as 50, times 0.8 gives the ÖBP (40 to 80). Table-A: numerical = 3 × numerical + 0.6 × verbal + 0.6 × ÖBP; verbal = 0.6 × numerical + 3 × verbal + 0.6 × ÖBP; equal weight = 1.8 × each + 0.6 × ÖBP. Candidates placed in last year's DGS get the ÖBP at 0.45. Parameter year: 2026
How the DGS is scored
The Vertical Transfer Exam lets associate-degree graduates move into bachelor's programmes. Its aptitude test has 50 numerical and 50 verbal questions; four wrong answers cancel one correct answer. The raw score of each section is converted to a standard score with mean 50 and standard deviation 10, computed over all candidates. The associate-degree success score, ÖBP, is the GPA on a 100 scale multiplied by 0.8, so it runs from 40 to 80, with GPAs below 50 treated as 50. The three DGS scores combine the two standard scores and the ÖBP with the coefficients in Table-A of the guide: 3 and 0.6 for the numerical score, 0.6 and 3 for the verbal score, 1.8 and 1.8 for the equal-weight score, plus 0.6 times ÖBP in each. A candidate placed in the previous year's DGS has the ÖBP multiplied by 0.45 instead. This tool reproduces the chain with typical statistics you can edit.
Steps
- 1 Enter your correct and wrong answers in the numerical and verbal sections.
- 2 Enter your associate-degree GPA out of 100 and tick the box if you were placed in last year's DGS.
- 3 Read the three scores and compare them with the lowest placed scores of the programmes you are targeting.
Why the numerical score moves most
The coefficient 3 on the main section means one standard-score point there is worth three DGS points, while a point in the other section is worth 0.6. With typical statistics one numerical net is about 1.1 standard-score points, so about 3.3 numerical DGS points, and the equal-weight score moves about 2 points per net in either section. Scores typically range from around 200 to above 380.
The ÖBP
A GPA of 80 becomes an ÖBP of 64 and adds 0.6 times 64, that is 38.4 points, to every score type; a GPA of 100 adds 48. Because the ÖBP coefficient is the same in all three score types, it shifts the scores but does not change which one is highest. Candidates who were placed in a programme in the previous DGS keep their ÖBP but it counts at 0.45, a loss of 9.6 points at a GPA of 80.
Placement and cut-offs
Each bachelor's programme announces which score type it uses, and placement is by ranking among candidates from the eligible associate fields. ÖSYM publishes the lowest and highest placed scores for every programme after placement; those tables, not a fixed threshold, are the practical target. A score is only calculated for candidates with at least one net in both sections.
Limits of this estimate
The means and standard deviations are typical values, not those of your sitting, so the official score can differ by several points. GPAs on a 4-point scale must first be converted to 100 with your university's table. The official ÖSYM result is the only authoritative score.