CIVIL SERVICE EXAM: List Of Civil Service Exam Exemptions

List of Exemptions with Regards to the Civil Service Exam

CIVIL SERVICE EXAM – Here is a list of the exemptions observed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) with regards to the said examination.

In the Philippines, individuals who wanted to work in the field of civil service may need to pass the Civil Service Exam (CSE). It is conducted by the Civil Service Commission or also called CSC.

The CSC administers both eligibility and non-eligibility exams to the public. It is scheduled in the different dates of the year. The following is the list of the exams, the application schedule, and the date of the exam for 2019:

Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) 
Application Schedule: October 8, 2018 to December 6, 2018
Exam Date: January 27, 2019

Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) Professional Levels
Application Schedule: December 17, 2018 to January 16, 2018
Exam Date: March 17, 2019

Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) Subprofessional Level
Application Schedule: May 6, 2019 to June 5, 2019
Exam Date: August 4, 2019

Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE)
Application Schedule: April 2, 2019 to May 2, 2019
Exam Date: June 23, 2019

Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination (ICLTE)
Application Schedule: July 23, 2019 to August 22, 2019
Exam Date: October 13, 2019

Pre-Employment Test, Promotional Test, and Ethics Oriented Personality Test (EOPT)
Application Schedule: April 2, 2019 to May 2, 2019 | July 23, 2019 to August 22, 2019
Exam Date: June 23, 2019 & October 13, 2019

Civil Service Exam

With regards to the Civil Service Exam, there are exemptions observed by the Civil Service Commission. Based on a social media post of Unang Hirit, the following are the groups exempted from taking the exam:

  • Honor Graduates (Those who finished cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude per Presidential Decree 907.)
  • Passers of Bar and Board Exams (per Republic Act 1080)
  • Sanggunian Members (per RA 10156)
  • Barangay Officials (per Local Government Code)
  • Barangay Nutrition Scholars (per PD 1569)
  • Foreign School Honor Graduates (per CSC Resolution No. 1302714)
  • Skills Eligibility (Plant Electricians, Automotive Mechanics, Heavy Equipment Operators, Laboratory Technicians, Shrine Curator, Carpenter, Draftsman, and Plumber)
  • Electronic Data Processing Specialists (per CSC Resolution No. 90-083)
  • Veterans Preference Eligibility (per Executive Order 132 and 790)
  • Scientific and Technological Specialists (per PD 997)
  • Barangay Health Workers (per RA 7883)

Data from: Unang Hirit

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