Exam outline
Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) — Professional Level
Civil Service Commission
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Official-source outline
Civil Service Professional examination syllabus
Official scope for the 09 August 2026 Career Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test, Professional Level. Passing requires a general rating of at least 80.00 under CSC Examination Announcement No. 03, s. 2026.
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General Information (in English)
- 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
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Verbal Ability (in English and Filipino)
- Word meaning
- Sentence completion
- Error recognition
- Sentence structure
- Paragraph organization
- Reading comprehension
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Analytical Ability (in English)
- Word analogy
- Symbolic logic/abstract reasoning
- Identifying assumptions and drawing conclusions
- Data interpretation
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Numerical Ability (in English)
- Basic operations
- Number sequence
- Word problems