Civil Service Exam Coverage

For your CSE prep, it is crucial that you know the civil service exam coverage because as they say, forewarned is forearmed.

To help you with your CSE Prep, we offer a variety of free study materials to get you started. We also have an Online CSE Review Course that is applicable to both the Civil Service Exam Professional and Subprofessional Levels, which will be available soon.

Civil Service Exam Coverage: Professional Level

The test coverage depends on the level of exam that you plan to take.

For the Professional Level, there will be questions in English and Filipino on the following topics:

Numerical Ability

basic operations
word problems

Analytical Ability

word association
identifying assumptions and conclusions
logic
data interpretation

Verbal Ability

grammar and correct usage
vocabulary
paragraph organization
reading comprehension

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Civil Service Exam Coverage: Subprofessional Level

For the Subprofessional Level, there will be questions in English and Filipino on the following topics:

Numerical Ability

basic operations
word problems

Clerical Ability

filing
spelling

Verbal Ability

grammar and correct usage
vocabulary
paragraph organization
reading comprehension

Examinee Descriptive Questionnaire (EDQ)

The EDQ refers to the first 20 items in the test, which usually involves questions regarding the examinee’s age, civil status, educational attainment, work experience, and other personal details. Thus, there is no need to prepare for this part.

General Information

For both levels, there will be General Information questions on the following topics:

Philippine Constitution
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713)
Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts
Environment Management and Protection

Number of Items & Time Allotted

For the Professional Level, the applicants are usually given 3 hours and 10 minutes to answer 170 items (150 items for the test proper and 20 items for the EDQ).

For the Subprofessional Level, the applicants are usually given 2 hours and 40 minutes to answer 165 items (145 items for the test proper and 20 items for the EDQ).

The passing rate for both levels is 80%.

Note: The time and items cited are estimates based on previous CSC announcements.

Sources

CSC website
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