APPLICATION: March 2025 and August 2025 Civil Service Exams (Professional and Subprofessional)

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the schedule of applications for the March and August 2025 Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT).

The applications will start on the following dates:

The CSE-PPT is open to the general public, including employees of various government agencies.

Applications will be accepted on a First-Come, First-Served basis and may close at any time before the deadline once the CSC Regional/ Field office reaches the quota.

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Testing Centers

Interested applications may coordinate with the following CSC Regional/ Field Offices to verify the available slots.

Qualifications

Application Requirements

Below are the specific requirements the applicant must comply:

1. APPLICATION FORM: Fully accomplished application form (CS Form No. 100, Revised 2016). 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 a CSC representative/ processor. 
2. ID PICTURES: Four (4) pieces of ID photos printed in good quality photo paper, Passport size, colored with white background, with a handwritten name tag showing the signature over printed full name format. In the photo studio, just tell them that the photo is to be used for Civil Service application; they already know the specifications. Meanwhile, here are the detailed specifications:
   • Taken within the last three (3) months prior to the filing of the application
   • Philippine passport picture size (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm or 1.78” x 1.38”)
   • Colored, with white background and printed on good quality photo paper
   • Must be in a standard close-up shot (from shoulder level up with the head and face occupying at least 80% of the picture and with the name tag positioned at approximately 1 inch or 2.54 cm. below the chin)
   • Must be in bare face (with no eyeglasses, colored contact lens, or any accessories that may cover the facial features (facial features not computer enhanced)
   • Must show the left and right ears
   • Must be taken in full-face view, directly facing the camera, with neutral facial expression and both eyes open
   • Must have handwritten (not computer-generated) name tag legibly showing signature over printed full name in the format: First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name, and Extension Name, if any
3. VALID ID with clear picture, 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, or Barangay ID.
4. NSO BIRTH CERTIFICATE: if the ID of the applicant doesn’t contain the birth date, he/she shall bring the authenticated birth certificate.
   • For applicants without a date of birth in their I.D. card/s, original and photocopy of Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office) or the Local Civil Registry printed on Security Paper (SecPa).
   • For applicants holding dual citizenship under R.A. 9225, the original and photocopy of Certification of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship issued by the Bureau of Immigration.
5. EXAMINATION FEE: 500 pesos

Examination Coverage

The March and August 2025 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)

SubProfessional Level (SubProf) – In English and Filipino

• Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems)
• Clerical Ability (Filing; Spelling)
• Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension)

The general information items on the following: Philippine Constitution; 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 are also included for both professional and sub-professional exams.

Number of Exam Items/ Time/ Passing Grade

For the Professional level, 170 items will be given in 3 hours and 10 minutes, while 165 items will be given in 2 hours and 40 minutes for the Sub-Professional group.

The examinee shall obtain an 80.00% general rating to pass the examination.

Release of Results

CSC will release the March 2025 civil service exam results on May 10, 2025, while the August 2025 CSE on October 18, 2025, as per Examination Announcement No. 8 series of 2025.

CSC Eligibility

The scheduled Career Service Examination Pen and Paper Tests are for applicants who still need to be eligible and want to apply for a permanent government position or a promotion. The eligibility exams also give opportunities to employees under job orders and service contracts.

As per CSC, professional eligibility is needed for appointment to second-level (technical) government positions requiring at least a bachelor’s degree in education. Subprofessional eligibility applies to first-level (clerical) government positions that require less than four years of college studies. Professional eligibility may also be used for clerical positions. Both eligibilities, though, cannot be used for positions involving the practice of the profession and those covered by special laws.

CSC’s regular conduct of the Career Service Exam and Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT), both for Prof and Subprof levels, is scheduled twice a year to cater to the growing number of examinees.

Bar/ Board/ Honor Graduates CSC Eligibilities

Bar examination passers given by the Supreme Court of the Philippines are automatically granted Civil Service Eligibility.

Board Exam passers given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) are also automatically granted CSC eligibility under Republic Act No. 1080.

Honor Graduates may opt not to apply also since they are already eligible and may be granted Honor Graduate Eligibility under P.D. 907.

Though the following are already CSC eligibles, they can always take CSE.

• READ: Complete List of Civil Service Eligibilities

Contact CSC

For verification of the availability of documents, among other matters, CSC recommends reaching out to their offices through the following contacts:

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