Only 11.8% pass civil service exam

MANILA, Philippines—Only 11.85 percent of the 163,240 total examinees passed the eligibility examinations conducted by the Civil Service Commission in October.

Only 19,344 examinees made it through the Career Service Examination (CSE) Paper and Pencil Test administered on Oct. 26 in testing centers all over the country.

The total percentage of passers this year was slightly higher than the 11.72 percent recorded in October last year. Of 139,174 examinees, only 16,319 hurdled the October 2013 exams.

CSC Chair Francisco Duque III said 16,807 or 11.93 percent of the 140,906 examinees passed the professional level, while 2,537 or 11.36 percent of 22,334 examinees passed the sub-professional level of the exam.

The complete list of passers may be viewed on the CSC website at www.csc.gov.ph.

The successful examinees will be conferred career service eligibility, one of the basic requirements for permanent appointment to technical and clerical positions in the government.

The passers must coordinate with the CSC regional offices on the requirements and procedures in claiming their certificate of eligibility.

The CSE is a general ability test to measure an individual’s preparedness to enter the government service. The passing rate for both levels of the exam is 80.

The next nationwide CSE for both professional and subprofessional levels is on May 3, 2015. Applications may be filed at any CSC office until March 12 next year. Julie M. Aurelio