In our country whose primary target is to be an information society, as the number of universities closes to 200, the number of scientists and lecturers employed in our universities increases with a great pace. Parallel to this development, principles in qualified research subject and equality, impartiality, merit in career development have gained more significance. In academic life, obtaining the associate professor title by the scientists employed in the universities as a result of their academic studies is a crucial stage; in our country, the associate professor title is issued as a result of associate professorship examination conducted by the “Üniversitelerarası Kurul (UAK)” (Interuniversity Board). In examination, candidates for this title are evaluated from various angles based on their scientific studies, unique publications, foreign language skills, merit, career, and ethical values; and additionally they are both incurred oral examination and study evaluation process. This article considered and investigated administrative process, sample decisions of administrative court and council of state regarding assistant professorship examination process conducted by the UAK and which is an essential academic career and promotion stage in our country; and information concerning the problems experienced during the application process was presented. Since raising the society of science requires first of all raising competent and qualified scientists and it is crucial for our country to reach the science and technology level of modern societies, it is required as well that an objective, impartial system which relies on merit and success must be founded in the academic career path of scientists who work for our universities.