Applications for the March 2, 2025 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels are now being accepted until Jan. 3, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said.
The CSE-PPT will be conducted in 92 testing centers across 16 regions nationwide to accommodate individuals seeking to be included in the roster of eligibles for first and second level positions in the civil service.
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The CSC regional or field offices may stop receiving applications any time before the deadline once it has reached the target number of applicants.
An applicant must be a Filipino citizen; at least 18 years old on the date of filing of application; of good moral character; has not been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude, disgraceful or immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness, or addiction to drugs; and has not been dishonorably discharged from military service or dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the government.
Applicants should not have taken the same level of the career service examination, either through PPT or computerized examination, within three months before the date of the exam, or from Dec. 2, 2024 to March 1, 2025.
Applicants who meet these qualifications may apply for and take the CSE-PPT regardless of their educational attainment, the CSC said in a statement, adding they must submit a fully accomplished application form (CS Form No. 100, Revised 2023 – Career Service-Professional/Career Service-Subprofessional) available in CSC regional/field offices (R/FOs), or can be downloaded from the CSC website, and printed on legal size bond paper;
Four copies of passport size ID pictures with handwritten name tag legibly showing signature over printed full name; original and photocopy of any of the valid ID cards accepted for the civil service exam; and to pay the examination fee of P500.
Applicants are advised to coordinate with concerned CSC R/FOs on the specific mode of filing and corresponding procedures for applying per region. “The CSC reiterates that it neither holds any review class nor publishes and distributes any review material for the career service examinations.”
It added that it has not accredited any individual, group, or review center to produce or publish and/or distribute, market, or sell any review materials, and of offering and holding review sessions or classes to prospective civil service examinees. ||
