A trial testing for the 11th graders from Pavlodar schools was held at the Common National Testing Center of S. Toraighyrov PSU on April 3 and 7, 2014.

Students from lyceums 8 and 9, Kazakh-Turkish lyceum, cadet boarding school for gifted children, Zhas Daryn regional specialized secondary school, Kazakh regional boarding school named after I. Altynsarin, gymnasium school 9, secondary schools 4, 14, 19, and 25 took part in this testing. The total number of people who took the test on these two days is 380.

Before the testing began, members of the Foundation Faculty of S. Toraighyrov PSU had conducted a survey in order to identify professional interests of future students. Faculty deans told about the programs offered by the University, answered all the questions asked by the 11th graders and invited them to Pavlodar State University.