Civil service career exams set April 25

MANILA, Philippines - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced yesterday that it will be conducting this year’s first Career Service Professional and Sub-professional written examinations on April 25.

For those wanting to take the test and start a career in government, applications will be accepted at regional and field offices until March 10.

The CSC said Career Service Examination-Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT) for professional and sub-professional levels are open to Filipino citizens who are at least 18 years old at the time of filing of application (regardless of educational attainment), have not taken the same level of examination since January 25, 2010, and have not failed the same level of examination for four times (those who have can apply for the same level of examination only after two years from the date the fourth failed examination was taken).

Interested applicants must complete and submit the requirements in person to any CSC Regional or Field Office including a properly accomplished examination application form which can be downloaded from the CSC website at www.csc.gov.ph, four recent pictures measuring 1.5” x 2” in white background with hand-held name tag showing the applicant’s full name.

Applicants are also required to submit original and photocopies of any valid ID card such as driver’s License, SSS/GSIS ID, current office ID, Postal ID, BIR ID, Barangay ID, Voter’s ID, valid passport, and police clearance, that bears the applicant’s name, picture, date of birth and signature, and the authorized issuing officer’s name and signature before paying the examination fee of P350.

For applicants of the career service exams via the computer-assisted test (CSE-CAT) at the CSC Central Office, application is done through the online CSE-CAT Application Reservation System (OCARS).

The CSC warned the public that it does not hold any review class nor publishes and distributes any review material for the career service examinations nor does it accredit any review center for the purpose of offering and holding review classes to prospective career service examinees. – Michael Punongbayan