A total of 180,680 hopefuls will troop to 56 testing centers across the country on May 3, Sunday, to take the first Career Service Examination Paper-and-Pencil Test (CSE-PPT) for this year.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) advised all examinees to be at their assigned school or testing center not later than 7 a.m. on examination day, stressing that gates of examination venues shall be closed at 7:30 a.m.
To familiarize themselves with the location of their assigned school, the CSC urged examinees to do an ocular inspection at least a day or two before examination day. An advisory and the list of school assignments shall be posted in the CSC website at www.csc.gov.ph. Examinees may also visit the individual websites of CSC Regional Offices for the regional lists of school assignments, as applicable.
Moreover, the “No I.D., No Exam” rule shall be strictly observed and implemented on examination day, the CSC said, adding that failure to take the test will mean forfeiture of examination fee and slot. No request for re-scheduling is allowed.
The CSC stressed the importance of passing the civil service examination, saying that it is a crucial step toward establishing a career in government. Passers are entitled to either the Professional or Sub-Professional eligibility, which is a basic requirement – together with education, experience, and training – for permanent appointment in the career service.
Coverage
The CSC said that 157,041 individuals, comprising 86.92% of the total number of examinees, will take the Professional level of examination while the rest will take the Sub-Professional test.
As general ability tests, the three-hour Professional level examination covers vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy, logic, and numerical reasoning. The Sub-Professional exam, which lasts for two and a half hours, covers the same subject areas except analogy and logic, and also includes questions on spelling and clerical operations.
Examinees should also review on general information questions about the Philippine Constitution, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713), peace and human rights issues and concepts, and environment management and protection.
Passing rate for the career service examinations is 80.00.
Regional turnout
The CSC reported that Southern Tagalog (Region IV) has the biggest number of examinees at 26,509 or 14.67 percent of the total number of examinees. This is followed by National Capital Region with 25,430 examinees, comprising 14.07 percent. Other regions with considerable turnout of examinees include Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) with 12,097 examinees; Western Visayas (Region VI) with 11,993; Central Luzon (Region III) with 11,796; and Bicol (Region V) with 11,288.
Another career service written examination is scheduled on October 18, 2015. Application period will run from May 25, 2015 to September 3, 2015 at CSC Regional and Field Offices nationwide. Interested applicants are advised to check the corresponding examination announcement posted at the CSC website for details on testing centers, qualification and application requirements, where to get and file application forms, and other relevant information.
