Questions
Everything people ask before they trust a reviewer
Short version: the passing grade is a general rating of at least 80.00, no reviewer can promise you a pass, nobody outside the Commission has the real questions, and the diagnostic here is free and does not ask for a card.
The longer answers are below, including the ones that are not in our favour. If your question is about what is on the exam, the coverage and passing grade page goes into it properly.
The examination itself
What score do I need to pass the Civil Service Exam?
A general rating of at least 80.00, across the whole examination rather than in each subtest separately. A weak subtest is still a problem, because it pulls the general rating down with it.
Should I take Professional or Subprofessional?
Professional eligibility applies to first- and second-level positions and Subprofessional to first-level, so Professional is the broader eligibility. The papers differ in one subtest: Professional tests analytical ability, Subprofessional tests clerical ability instead. Everything else is common to both.
Is the exam in English or Filipino?
Both. Verbal ability is tested in each language, so vocabulary, grammar, correct usage and comprehension all appear in Filipino as well as English. People who prepare only in English are usually surprised by this and lose marks they did not need to.
When is the next Civil Service Exam?
We do not publish a date unless we have read it in an announcement from the Commission and can link you to it. Reviewer sites copy dates from each other and a wrong filing deadline propagates faster than the correction does. Check csc.gov.ph for the current schedule.
What this is, and what it is not
Are these the actual Civil Service Exam questions?
No, and be wary of anyone who says theirs are. Examination content is confidential. Every question here is written independently against the published scope and format. It would also be poor preparation: the questions change, so memorising a leaked set trains you for a paper you will not sit.
Will this guarantee that I pass?
No. Nothing can, and a guarantee is a claim about you rather than about the product. What we can do is show you which skills are costing you marks and put your study time there instead of on whatever you find least uncomfortable.
Is this connected to the Civil Service Commission?
No. We are an independent preparation platform with no affiliation, endorsement, or accreditation from the Commission. No private reviewer holds such an accreditation, so a site claiming one is telling you something untrue.
How do I know the answers here are right?
Every factual question cites the article or section it comes from, and that citation is resolved against the text of the law automatically before the question can be published. Every question is then solved cold by a second person, and the system refuses an approval from the question's own author. If you still find one wrong, report it and we will check it against the source.
How the practice works
What does the free diagnostic actually give me?
Fifty questions balanced across every area of the exam and across three difficulty bands within each, then a per-skill breakdown rather than a single score. Two people can both score 62 and need completely different months of work, which is the entire reason to measure before studying.
Will I run out of questions?
No. Questions are assembled from a versioned bank at the moment you start a set, and the engine refuses to serve you one you have already seen. Two people practising the same skill on the same day get different questions.
Can I practise on paper?
Yes. You can print a full-length booklet with a real shading answer sheet, work it in pencil under time, then photograph the sheet to have it marked. The examination is a paper test, and shading 150 bubbles against the clock is a skill worth having practised before the day.
How long should I prepare for?
It depends entirely on where you are starting, which is why we will not print a number here. Set a target date in your account once the Commission announces one and the plan paces itself against it; before that it plans a week at a time from what your diagnostic found.
Paying
How much does it cost?
PHP 399 a year for Subprofessional and PHP 699 a year for Professional. The 50-question diagnostic is free and does not ask for a card.
Will I be charged again automatically?
No. There is no automatic renewal and no card kept on file. When the year ends, access to paid content stops until you choose to buy again.
What happens to my account after a year?
The account, your history, and your progress all remain. You lose access to paid content, not to your record of what you did.
Can I switch levels after paying?
Your access is tied to the level you bought, so buy the one you intend to sit. If you are preparing for Professional, the Subprofessional plan will not give you the analytical ability section. Buying again before your year is up adds the new twelve months to the end of your current term rather than replacing it.
Still deciding?
The diagnostic answers the only question that matters more than any of the above: which parts of this exam are actually costing you marks. It takes fifty questions and no card.