CSC issues 2006 civil service examinations calendar
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announces the calendar of civil service examinations for 2006.
The Career Service Professional and Subprofessional written examinations will be conducted nationwide on April 2, July 30, and Oct. 22. Passing the Career Service examinations would result in the conferment of either subprofessional or professional eligibility appropriate for appointment to first and second level positions in the government, respectively. The career service professional and subprofessional examinations are open to applicants who are at least 18 years old, regardless of educational attainment.
To be administered on May 14 is the Local Scholarship Program Competitive Examination for Master's Degree Course, which grants a one-year scholarship opportunity to qualified government employees to pursue postgraduate studies.
The written stage of the Career Executive Officer Examination (CEOE) will be held on June 25. The CEOE is a four-stage third level examination system composed of written test, assessment, interview, and validation. The resulting eligibility is the Career Executive Officer (CEO) Eligibility appropriate for appointment to third level or executive positions in the government.
Meanwhile, the conduct of career service exams via the computer-assisted test (CAT) mode in the CSC Central Office shall be announced later. However, the conduct of CAT in all CSC Regional Offices is still suspended. Also, the CSC disclosed that the Local Scholarship Program for Bachelor's Degree Completion shall no longer be conducted starting 2006.
Application forms for the respective examinations are available at any CSC Regional or Field office or may be secured from the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph. Examination fees are as follows: Career Service Examinations (Paper-and-Pencil Test) - P350; and Career Executive Officer Exam - P700. No fees are charged for the Local Scholarship exam.
Applications may be filed with any CSC Regional or Field Office. The CSC Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City does not process applications for written exams. Deadline for filing of applications is usually one month before the given examination schedules. For application requirements and other inquiries, visit or contact any CSC Regional or Field Office.