The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the schedule of the Civil Service Exam - Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for the Year 2020. The first schedule of CSE will be held on March 15, 2020 while the second set on August 9, 2020.
The application will be on First Come, First Serve basis. Civil Service Commission (CSC) said that applications may close earlier than the deadline if the Regional Offices or the Field Offices have already reached the target number of applicants.
Here is the detailed schedule and deadline of application for 2020 Civil Service Exam (Professional and Subprofessional levels), courtesy of CSC.
| Date of Exam | Start of Application | Deadline of Application |
| March 15, 2020 (confirmed) | December 16, 2019 | January 15, 2020 |
| August 9, 2020 (confirmed) | May 11, 2020 | June 10, 2020 |
SEE ALSO: Results and List of Passers - Civil Service Exam August 4, 2019
As per CSC, the applications must be personally filed at CSC Regional Office (CSCRO) in which the applicant wish to take the examination.
QUALIFICATIONS
The Civil Service Examination is open to all Filipino citizens who wants to be eligible to work in local government positions.
CSE-PPT for both professional and subprofessional levels is an eligibility test to gauge the examinees' preparedness in working with the government
Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of filing for examination and with good moral character. The applicant has not been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime including moral turpitude, immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness and addiction to drugs.
CSC will not accept applicants who are dishonorably discharge from military service or dismissed for a cause from any civilian government position.
In case of failure for so many times, applicant may still continuously take the same level of examination once and only every three (3) months.
Shall the application was approved, CSC has the right to withdraw upon discovery of grounds for disqualification. Fees paid are forfeited.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Below are the specific requirements the applicant must comply:
- APPLICATION FORM: Fully accomplished application form (CS Form No. 100, Revised 2015). Download the form here. The 'Signature' and the 'Right Thumb mark' as per CSC shall be left blank as this will be accomplished in the presence of CSC representative/ processor.
- ID PICTURES: Four (4) pieces of ID photos printed in good quality photo paper, Passport size, colored with white background, with handwritten name tag showing the signature over printed full name format. In the photo studio, just tell that the photo is to be used for Civil Service application, they already know the specifications.
- VALID ID with clear picture and Date of Birth and signature: Original and photocopy of any of the following: Driver's license, PRC License ID, SSS ID, GSIS ID, Voter's ID, BIR ID, Philhealth ID, Postal ID, Current company ID, Current School ID, Police Clearance, Barangay ID.
- NSO BIRTH CERTIFICATE: if the ID of the applicant doesn't contain the birth date, he/she shall bring the authenticated birth certificate.
- EXAMINATION FEE: 500 pesos
- In case of dual citizenship under RA 9225, the original and photocopy of Certificate of Retention/ Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship issued by BIR is required.
Bar examination passers given by the Supreme Court of the Philippines are automatically granted with Civil Service Eligibility.
Board Exam passers given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) are also automatically granted with CSC eligibility under Republic Act No. 1080.
Honor Graduates may opt not to apply also since they are already eligible and may be granted with Honor Graduate Eligibility under P.D. 907.
Though the following are already CSC eligibles, they can always opt to take CSE if they like.
SEE ALSO: Complete list of Civil Service Eligibilities
EXAMINATION COVERAGE
The 2020 CSE-PPT both for Professional and Subprofessional levels covered the following topics:
Professional Level (Prof) - In English and Filipino
- Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems)
- Analytical Ability (Word Association - identifying assumptions and conclusions; Logic; Data Interpretation)
- Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension)
- Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems)
- Clerical Ability (Filing; Spelling)
- Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension)
NUMBER OF EXAM ITEMS/ TIME/ PASSING GRADE
For Professional level, 170 items in a 3 hours and 10 minutes time will be given while 165 items in a 2 hours and 40 minutes time for Sub-Professional level. The applicant is advised by the Commission to come at the examination center one hour before the test proper.
The examinee shall obtain 80.00% general rating to pass the examination.
RELEASE OF RESULTS
CSC is releasing the official list of passers for all regions in the 2020 Civil Service Exam Exam (CSC-PPT) within 41-60 days after the exams.
CSC advised examinees to directly coordinate with CSC Regional Office for other concerns like verification of examinee number, and other examination result related matters.
In March 2019, March 2018 and August 2018 Civil Service Exams, results were released after 60 days while during April 2016, October 2016, March 2017 and August 2017 Civil Service Exams, the results were out within forty one (41) days.
PROFESSIONAL/SUBPROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY
Career Service Professional Eligibility is the second appropriate level for both first and second level government positions that do not involve practice of profession and are not covered by other laws.
Meanwhile, Sub-Professional Eligibility is only appropriate for the first level government positions that do not involve practice of profession and are not covered by the other laws.
The CSE-PPT examination aims to establish a Register of Eligibles (RoE) from which certification and appointment to first and second level positions in the civil service, except those involving practice of profession and/or are covered by special laws, shall be made, provided the eligibles meet the qualifications and other requirements of the positions.
The official memo for CSE 2020 schedule is yet to be released by the Civil Service Commission, stand by here updates.
UPDATES
PRCboard.com is one of the trusted websites that provides timely and reliable information in any board examination conducted by PRC and other related government agencies.
To keep updated on the official result of March 2020 and August 2020 Civil Service Exam CSE-PPT, we advise our visitors to bookmark this page, visit CSC official website, follow us at our social media pages via Facebook and Twitter or join the members discussions at our Facebook Group.
No comments:
Write comments