MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has released the Civil Service Examinations calendar for 2025.
The CSC will administer four types of examinations via the Pen and Paper Test for individuals seeking civil service eligibility: the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) on January 26, 2025; the CSE Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels on March 2 and August 10, 2025; and the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) on June 1, 2025.
The application period for the March 2 CSE-PPT is scheduled from November 19, 2024, to January 3, 2025. Applications for the final run of CSE-PPT in 2025 will be accepted from May 12 to June 11, 2025.
The CSC advised applicants that a limited number of applications will be accepted by CSC Regional Offices (ROs) and Field Offices (FOs) from December 16 to 27 to allow for the preparation and submission of year-end reports and project evaluation reports, among others.
Filing of applications for the BCLTE is from March 3 to April 2, 2025. Meanwhile, the application period for the CSE-FSO at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) satellite offices, consular offices, and Foreign Service posts is already closed.
Separate examination announcements will be released three weeks before the start of each application period, except for the CSE-FSO. The announcements, which will be posted on the CSC website, will include information on testing centers, qualification and admission requirements, application requirements, scope of the examination, passing grades, and resulting civil service eligibility.
CSC ROs and/or FOs may also issue their respective supplemental announcements or advisories related to the conduct of the exams.
The CSC also announced that the DFA – Board of Foreign Service Examinations has already issued the examination announcement for the CSE-FSO on the DFA website. The announcement can also be accessed through the CSC website under BFSE Announcement 2025 FSOE.
Applicants are encouraged to access only the official CSC website and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/civilservicegovph). The CSC does not recognize and shall not be liable for information posted on any other sources that are not owned or managed by the agency.
The CSC further warned the public against fake advisories and emails circulating online, reminding stakeholders to verify the authenticity of any such communications by consulting the official contact details available on the CSC website. (PNA)