Professional and Sub-Professional Civil Service Exam Schedule and Requirements

Professional and Sub-Professional Civil Service Exam Schedule 2020. Every year, the Civil Service Commission lets next-generation professionals partake in their annual examination which is held in different testing centers and on different dates. For the year 2020, the CSC released the schedule for the filing of the application and the examination dates. In this article, we are going to enlighten you on everything you need to know about the 2020 Civil Service Exam (CSE).

Civil Service Exam Schedule 2020

Start of Application	End of Application	Date of Exam
December 16, 2019	January 15, 2020	March 15, 2020
May 11, 2020	June 10, 2020	August 9, 2020

Civil Service Exam Qualifications

Just like any other examination/assessment, there are certain qualifications that separate those who are eligible to take this exam from those who are not. All who plan to apply must strictly meet the following:

At least 18 years old on the date of filing of the application
A Filipino citizen
An individual who possesses good moral character
Has not taken the same level of Career Service Examination regardless of mode within the last three (3) months before the date of the examination
Has not been dishonorably discharged from military service, or dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the government; and
Has not been convicted of final judgment of an offense or crime which involves: moral turpitude, or disgraceful or immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness, or addiction to drugs.

Civil Service Exam Requirements

1. Duly accomplished application form (CS Form No. 100, Revised September 2016) with the Signature for Applicant and Right Thumb mark blank for these shall be accomplished in the presence of the CSC processor

2. Original and photocopy of any of the following cards:

Driver’s License;
Passport;
PRC License;
SSS I.D;
GSIS I.D. (UMID);
Voter’s I.D
BIR I.D. (ATM type/TIN card type with picture);
Philhealth I.D. (must, at the least, contain the holder’s name, clear picture, signature and Philhealth number);
Current Company/Office I.D.
Current School I.D. (validated for the current school year/semester/trimester);
Police Clearance/Police Clearance Certificate;
Postal I.D.;
Barangay I.D.; or
NBI Clearance

NOTE: All other IDs not listed above SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

3. Four (4) pieces of identical I.D pictures of passport size (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm or 1.8” x 1.4”)

Colored with white background and was taken not more than three (3) months prior to the filing of application
Standard close-up shot with the face occupying almost 80% of the photo with a name tag approximately 1” or 54 cm below the chin
Neutral face expression with both eyes open
Name tag should be handwritten with signature on top

4. For applicants without date in their I.D. card/s, original and photocopy of Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA, formerly National Statistics Office), or the Local Civil Registry (LCR) printed on Security Paper (SecPa)

5. For applicants holding dual citizenship under R.A. 9225, original and photocopy of Certification or Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship issued by the Bureau of Immigration

For you to know where the testing centers are in each date, please refer to the official website of the CSC for the official testing centers nationwide. Do not forget also that there is an application fee of P500.00.

Want to get a hold of the requirements? You can have the consolidated files in PDF Format here.

Eager enough to take the CSE this year? Go on and follow the CSC website for news and more detailed updates.

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