WV posts 13% passing rate in CSC exam
Western Visayas posted a 13.16 percent passing rate in the career service written examinations conducted by the Civil Service Commission last April 25.
Region 6 has the fifth highest passing rate in terms of regional performance, next only to the National Capital Region with the highest passing rate of 18.62 percent; Cordillera Administrative Region, 17.5 percent; Central Luzon, 15.71 percent; and Davao Peninsula, 14.05 percent.
A total of 11,644 examinees passed the examinations, representing 12.82 percent of the 90,851 total examinees, higher by 2.67 percent compared to the passing rate registered for the November 2009 examinations.
Of the passers, 9,357 took the Professional test, and the rest the Sub-Professional test.
Leandro Luiz S. Manantan of NCR topped the Professional level with a rating of 88.32, while Hannah Arlin P. De la Cruz, also from NCR, topped the Sub-professional level with an 88.18 rating.
The successful examinees shall be conferred the corresponding Career Service Professional and Sub-professional eligibilities. The new Sub-professional eligibles are qualified to enter the first level of government service, while the Professional eligibles may join both the first and second levels.
The first level includes clerical, trades, crafts, and custodial service positions requiring less than four years of college studies. The second level covers professional, technical and scientific positions up to Division Chief level requiring at least four years of college studies.
On top of the eligibility requirement, the new Professional and Sub-professional eligibles should also meet the education, experience and training requirements of government positions to get appointed.
Meanwhile, the CSC said that applications for the October 17 Career Service Professional and Sub-professional written examinations may be filed at any CSC Regional or Field Office until September 1 only.
For details on qualifications, documentary requirements and filing procedure, applicants can log on to www.csc.gov.ph.
