A total of 92.41 percent or 345,293 examinees took the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) Professional and Subprofessional levels conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) last Aug. 20, the agency disclosed.
In a statement, CSC said that this is out of 373,638 individuals who registered for the exam. The aspiring civil servants took their exams in 95 testing centers nationwide which comprised 304,247 examinees for the CSE-Professional Level, and 41,046 examinees for the Subprofessional Level.
“We are delighted to share that we have just reached another milestone for the CSC with the remarkable increase in participants taking the CSE-PPT in just one calendar year. In 2023 alone, the CSC successfully conducted the CSE-PPT for a total of 726,900 participants," said CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles.
"This number includes both the 381,607 candidates who took the exam in March and our exam takers this August," he added.
Metro Manila gets highest turnout
Among the regions, the National Capital Region (NCR) reported the biggest turnout of examinees at 48,200, followed by Region IV and Region III with 39,355 and 24,227 aspirants, respectively.
“Ito ay patunay na napakalaki ng demand sa pagkuha ng career service examination at ipinapakita nito na talagang marami sa ating mga kababayan ang nagnanais na makapasok sa government service (This proves that there is a huge demand in taking the career service examination and this shows that a lot of citizens want to be part of government service),” said Nograles.
He also commended the smooth conduct of the exams nationwide as examinees diligently adhered to the examination advisory and health protocols released by the CSC.
“The success of today’s exam owes much to our proctors, teachers, and volunteers who commit to providing a seamless and secure testing environment," he stated.