Civil Service Exam Schedule and Application Period for 2013 bared!

nov 24, 2012News under Davao News

The Civil Service Commission has announced the schedule of the Career Service Examination, in both professional and sub-professional levels, in 2013. The CSC said the Paper-and-Pencil Test next year will be conducted on the following dates:

DATE OF EXAMINATION April 14, 2013

PERIOD OF FILING APPLICATIONS November 19, 2012 to February 28, 2013

October 13, 2013

April 15, 2013 to August 30, 2013

The Commission holds the CS exam twice annually to establish a register of eligibles from which certification and appointment to the second and first level positions in the civil service shall be made, provided said eligibles meet the qualifications and other requirements of the positions. According to the CSC, the scope of examination for the prof. level are vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy, logic, and numerical reasoning, in English and Filipino.

The sub-prof exam will cover vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, spelling, clerical operations, and numerical reasoning, also in English and Filipino, the CSC said.

Both Professional and SubProfessional levels of the examination shall have items on General Information including the 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, the Commission added.

Takers are required to get a general rating of at least 80.00 to pass the exam.