The objective of the Pancyprian Examinations is the award of the School Leaving Certificate (Apolytirion) to graduate students of Secondary Education, as well as the admission to the Public Higher Education Institutions of Cyprus and Greece. Pancyprian Examinations are conducted in the second half of May till the first half of June.

The distribution of positions is based on the procedures and criteria provided by the 2017 Law on Conduct of Pancyprian Entrance Examinations in Higher and Tertiary Education Institutions (HEI) and its up to date modifications.