AGE Oppositions Groups M1 and E2: One More Month of Waiting for Admission Lists

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If you submitted an application for the selective process for fixed-term labor personnel of the General State Administration in the professional groups M1 or E2, the date you expected to see the provisional list of admitted and excluded persons published has been delayed by one month.

The Under-Secretariat of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function has issued a Resolution dated August 1, 2026 —published in the BOE on August 17, 2026— extending the deadline provided for in basis 4.1 of the call dated July 7, 2026. The stated reason is the high number of applications submitted and the complexity of verifying participation requirements for each candidate.

What does this regulation establish?

The original call for the selective process, published on July 7, 2026, set in its basis 4.1 a specific deadline for the Administration to publish the provisional list of admitted and excluded persons, as well as to determine when the opposition phase exercises would begin.

The Resolution of August 1, 2026 modifies that deadline, extending it by one additional month. The legal basis used is article 23 of Law 39/2015, on Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, which allows exceptionally extending resolution deadlines when justified circumstances exist.

A relevant detail for applicants: this agreement is not subject to appeal. It cannot be challenged through administrative or administrative-contentious channels directly, as it is a procedural ordering measure expressly protected by law.

Economic and operational impact

For applicants, the direct impact is prolonged uncertainty about their situation in the process: they will not know if they have been admitted, excluded, or if they need to correct any defect in their application until the provisional list is published with the new extended deadline.

From an operational standpoint, this delay also affects planning study and preparation for exercises: the start date of the opposition phase is equally postponed, as its determination was linked to the same deadline of basis 4.1.

For Human Resources departments of AGE organizations managing internal promotion, the delay means that vacancies associated with these professional groups (M1 and E2) will take longer to be filled definitively, with the consequent effect on workforce planning.

Who does it affect?

• Applicants by open access who submitted applications for professional groups M1 and E2 of the IV Single Collective Agreement of the AGE in the call dated July 7, 2026.
• Applicants by internal promotion of AGE labor personnel who applied for the same groups M1 and E2 in the same call.
• HR managers and personnel managers in General State Administration organizations that have vacancies in these professional groups and are awaiting the results of the selective process.
• Opposition preparation instructors and academies that organize their training calendar based on official process deadlines.

Practical example

Imagine you are an AGE labor worker who submitted an application by internal promotion to access the professional group E2. According to basis 4.1 of the call dated July 7, 2026, you expected the provisional list of admitted persons to be published on a specific date, and you had organized your preparation for the exercises around that calendar.

With the extension approved by the Resolution of August 1, 2026, that deadline is extended by one more month. This means that not only will you find out later if your application has been admitted or if you need to correct any requirement: you will also not know during that additional month when the opposition phase exercises will begin, which makes it difficult to adjust your study plan to a specific date.

The most advisable approach in this scenario is to maintain your preparation pace without waiting for the list to be published, and stay alert to the BOE and the electronic headquarters of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function to detect the publication of the provisional list as soon as it occurs.

What should applicants do now?

1. Do not interrupt preparation: The delay in publishing lists does not suspend the selective process. Maintain your study pace for the opposition phase exercises.
2. Monitor the BOE and the Ministry's electronic headquarters: The provisional list of admitted and excluded persons will be published as soon as the new extended deadline concludes. Set up alerts on the BOE so you don't miss the publication.
3. Review the documentation submitted: Use this additional month to verify that the supporting documents for participation requirements you submitted are correct and complete. If you detect any gaps, prepare the correction documentation.
4. Be prepared for the correction deadline: When the provisional list is published, there will be a deadline for those excluded or with defects to correct their application. Having the documentation ready beforehand saves time and reduces the risk of final exclusion.
5. HR managers in the AGE: Update the planning for filling vacancies in groups M1 and E2, assuming that the incorporation of new fixed-term labor personnel will be delayed by at least one month from initial forecasts.

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-17846