The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said it does not endorse any review material or review center for the Career Service Examination (CSE).
CSC chairperson Karlo Nograles also warned the public against review centers, groups, and private individuals using the name, logo, and website of the CSC, or claiming to be endorsed by the Commission in offering online and face-to-face review classes for the CSE professional and subprofessional levels.
Nograles also reminded examinees to be cautious of review materials being sold in bookstores, on social media channels, and on online selling platforms, that were supposed to be reproductions of the actual examinations previously administered by the CSC.
“We are once again reminding the public that the CSC does not prescribe, accredit, or endorse any form of review classes nor do we produce or disseminate any review materials for the CSE,” he said in a statement, adding that enrollment in review centers and the purchase of these products are the sole discretion of applicants.
The CSC said that under Republic Act No. 9416, or the Anti-Cheating Law, the unauthorized possession of, and/or unauthorized use, reproduction and/or dissemination in any form of, examination materials, in whole or in part, by an individual, either private or government employee, group or review center, from an unauthorized source, shall be considered an act of cheating.
Any person who commits the prohibited act may be meted with not less than six years and one day but not more than 12 years of imprisonment, and a fine of not less than P50,000, it stressed.
Meanwhile, workers in government, who have been in the service for at least 10 years and have acquired relevant knowledge and skills, but do not possess the appropriate civil service eligibility, are encouraged to apply for the Grant of Career Service Eligibility – Preference Rating (CSE-PR), the commission said.
It said that under CSC Resolution No. 2301123, promulgated Dec. 7 2023, a preference rating of a maximum of 10 points shall be added to the failed rating range (70 to 79.99) to achieve the passing rate of 80 for qualified applicants in CSEs, thereby qualifying them for Career Service Professional or Subprofessional eligibility.
Nograles acknowledged the prevalent circumstance where numerous government employees, driven by a genuine commitment to public service, find themselves lacking the requisite civil service eligibility.
“In recognition of these government workers, who have already contributed so much in our efforts to provide efficient public service, the CSC has resolved to grant them with CSE preference rating under specific conditions,” he added.
The resolution covers workers collectively called JOCOSC6 in the government service, including job order, contract of service, casual, contractual, coterminous, employees holding category III and category IV positions as enumerated in CSC Memorandum Circular 10-2013, and career service employees with first level eligibility.
JOCOSC6 individuals interested in availing of the CSE-PR must have applied for and taken the scheduled CSE beginning with the March 3, 2024 CSE and thereafter, either professional or subprofessional, and obtained a failing general rating not lower than 70.
Nograles clarified that individuals can only avail themselves of the CSE-PR grant once. “The grant of the preference rating is an exceptional privilege extended only to those who have already demonstrated their ability to satisfy the demands of the job despite not having the required civil service eligibility.” ||
