CSE-PPT Coverage, Tips and Table of Passing Rate.

EXAMINATION COVERAGE

The August 2019 CSE-PPT both for Professional and Subprofessional levels covered the following topics:

Professional Level (Prof) - In English and Filipino

• Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems)
• Analytical Ability (Word Association - identifying assumptions and conclusions; Logic; Data Interpretation)
• Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension)

SubProfessional Level (SubProf) - In English and Filipino

• Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems)
• Clerical Ability (Filing; Spelling)
• Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension)

The general information items on the following: Philippine Constitution; Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713); Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts; and Environment Management and Protection are also included for both professional and sub-professsional exams.

TIPS and PASSING RATE
One very effective tip to pass the exam is to review very well. Don’t spend too much time in answering one number because the time limit is not generous.

For Professional level, 170 items in a 3 hours and 10 minutes time will be given while 165 items in a 2 hours and 40 minutes time for Sub-Professional level.

For Professional Exam - you'll need to get atleast 136 raw score in order to get the passing rate (34 mistakes).
For Sub-professional Exam - you'll need to get atleast 132 raw score to get the passing rate (33 mistakes).
See table of passing rate below:

PROF SCORE	%	SUB-PROF SCORE	%
170	100.00	165	100.00
169	99.41	164	99.39
168	98.82	163	98.79
167	98.24	162	98.18
166	97.65	161	97.58
165	97.06	160	96.97
164	96.47	159	96.36
163	95.88	158	95.76
162	95.29	157	95.15
161	94.71	156	94.55
160	94.12	155	93.94
159	93.53	154	93.33
158	92.94	153	92.73
157	92.35	152	92.12
156	91.76	151	91.52
155	91.18	150	90.91
154	90.59	149	90.30
153	90.00	148	89.70
152	89.41	147	89.09
151	88.82	146	88.48
150	88.24	145	87.88
149	87.65	144	87.27
148	87.06	143	86.67
147	86.47	142	86.06
146	85.88	141	85.45
145	85.29	140	84.85
144	84.71	139	84.24
143	84.12	138	83.64
142	83.53	137	83.03
141	82.94	136	82.42
140	82.35	135	81.82
139	81.76	134	81.21
138	81.18	133	80.61
137	80.59	132	80.00
136	80.00	131	79.39
135	79.41

The applicant is advised by the Commission to come at the examination center one hour before the test proper.

The examinee shall obtain 80.00% general rating to pass the examination.

RELEASE OF RESULTS

CSC said that official list of passers and related results for all regions in the March 2019 and August 2019 Civil Service Exam Exams (CSC-PPT) will be available at their website within 41-60days after the exams.