Secrets and tips on how to pass the Civil Service Exam in the Philippines

Last year, I took the Civil Service Exam out of boredom. At that time, I probably thought that passing the CSE will allow me entry to the public office one day - not now, but in the future (haha). To be honest, I wasn't quite sure if either public service or private employment was my thing.

So, I decided to apply to take the Civil Service Exam - the PH government's own way of screening its applicants for various job positions. And upon releasing of results, I got a humble 85.__! Passing (cut-off) grade for the Civil Service Exam, I think, was 80.

However, with all the confusion in trying to figure out what path to take after graduation, I ended up studying again instead of joining the workforce. 

To share some parts of my CSE experience, all I can say is that the Civil Service Exam tests your honed skills (analogy and logic, numerical reasoning, clerical), your language proficiency (both in English and Tagalog, correct grammar usage, verbal, paragraph organization, sentence construction, spell check, reading comprehension), and lastly, your knowledge (general info) about the Philippine Constitution (Code of Conduct, Ethical Standards, Roles of High Governing Bodies/Persons). 

I could still remember a few terms in which synonyms were being determined such as TINGE, SAGACIOUS, IMMUTABLE, DEXTERITY, ROBUST, MASASAL (Tagalog), DENOUEMENT, and PORTENT. These were the words the synonyms of which, in the given choices, were really a pain to find out.

Also, I messed up with the Constitution part (haha), but everything ended well I guess. The exam also asked about scenarios in the government, e.g. duties of the VP if in case something bad happens to the President (or maybe I was just day-dreaming hehe). Also, there was a question about the Philippine National Territory.

I just hope they're not recycling the same questions over and over again. :)) Now, back to the CSE - tips and tricks.

There are two categories, Sub-professional and Professional. It's up to you which one you can handle best. Both exams could either be taken through Paper and Pencil Test (PPT) or Computer-assisted Test (CAT) - depending on availability of schedule as announced by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

Here are eight (yes, 8) tips to help you in your CSE struggles towards getting that eligibility for government entry (civil service).

Civil Service Exam Results (CSE-PPT) - October 2012

Civil Service Exam (October 2012) UPDATE:

The results of the October 21 Civil Service Exam - Paper and Pencil Test (PPT) for Professional and Sub-Professional levels may be viewed here. Congratulations to everyone who passed!

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The list of passers of the Civil Service Examination (Career Service Exam Paper and Pencil Test or CSE-PPT) held on October 21, 2012 in various testing centers nationwide will be released by the Civil Service Commission in at least 45 working days after the day of examination.

It is expected that the results of the Civil Service Exam (CSE-PPT) will be released in the 2nd to mid-week of December 2012. 

In the Career Service Examination (CSE) conducted nationwide by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) last May 27, a total of 14,063 or 11.45 percent out of 122,824 examinees passed the Civil Service Exam. Of the said figure, 11,984 passed the Professional level while 2,079 passed the Sub-Professional level.

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Civil Service Exam Room and School Assignments (October 21, 2012)

UPDATE: Watch out for the results of the Civil Service Exam October 2012 or Career Service Examination Passers List. It will be out after 45 working days. In the meantime, like our facebook page - Spotlight Philippines to receive updates on the CSE-PPT results for October 2012.

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The Civil Service Commission has now released an examination advisory providing the link to the online notice of school and room assignment of Qualified Applicants for the October 21, 2012 Career Service Examinatio - Paper-and-Pencil Test (CSE-PPT) per Testing Centers  which will be held nationwide - in regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, NCR, CAR, CARAGA and ARMM.

Qualified applicants for the October 21, 2012 Career Service Examination, Paper-and-Pencil Test (CSE – PPT), who will take their examination in the various Testing Centers nationwide, may now check their School and Room Assignment using the Online Notice of School Assignment (or ONSA). 

To check the ONSA, an applicant would have to enter/input the following personal information on the blank fields upon clicking the link:

1. Last Name
2. First Name
3. Middle Name and Middle Initial (use asterisk (*) if no Middle Name)
4. Date of Birth
5. Region
6. Level of Examination
7. Verification Code

If upon visiting the link, nothing shows up in the screen check, please check again later. This is due to the high demand for user access into the said site.