The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has released the Civil Service Examinations calendar for 2025.

The CSC is set to administer four types of examinations via the Pen and Paper Test for individuals seeking civil service eligibility. These are the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) scheduled on 26 January 2025; CSE Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels on 2 March and 10 August 2025; and the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) on 1 June 2025.

The application period for the 2 March 2025 CSE-PPT is scheduled from 19 November 2024 to 3 January 2025. The CSC advised applicants that limited number of applications will be accepted by CSC Regional Offices (ROs) and Field Offices (FOs) from 16-27 December 2024 to give way to the preparation and submission of year-end reports and project evaluation reports, among others.

Filing of applications for the BCLTE is set from 3 March to 2 April 2025.

Applications for the final run of CSE-PPT in 2025 will be accepted from 12 May to 11 June 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 shall be released three weeks before the start of each application period, except for the CSE-FSO.

The announcements, which shall be posted on the CSC website, shall include information on the 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 relative 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 at the DFA website. The announcement can also be accessed through the CSC website at BFSE Announcement 2025 FSOE.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to access only the official CSC website and Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/civilservicegovph) as 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 CSC.

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.