Preparing for the 2026 Civil Service Examination, Pen and Paper Test (CSE PPT) at the Professional or Subprofessional level starts with the scope of examination published by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), then steady recall practice across verbal, numerical, analytical, clerical and general information items.
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Professional and Subprofessional, side by side
| Area | Professional Level | Subprofessional Level |
|---|---|---|
Verbal Ability (VA) |
Word meaning, sentence completion, error recognition, sentence structure, paragraph organization, reading comprehension | Word meaning, sentence completion, error recognition, sentence structure, paragraph organization, reading comprehension |
Numerical Ability (NA) |
Basic operations, number sequence, word problems | Basic operations, number sequence, word problems |
Analytical Ability (AA) |
Word analogy, symbolic logic, identifying assumptions and drawing conclusions, data interpretation | Not included |
Clerical Ability (CA) |
Not included | Filing and spelling |
General Information (GI) |
Philippine Constitution, R.A. 6713, peace and human rights, environment management | Philippine Constitution, R.A. 6713, peace and human rights, environment management |
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- Verbal Ability. Try 5 questions
- Numerical Ability. Try 5 questions
- Analytical Ability, Professional. Try 5 questions
- Clerical Ability, Subprofessional. Try 5 questions
- General Information, the Constitution and R.A. 6713. Try 5 questions
How to study for the Civil Service Exam on Aefing
- Follow the official CSC syllabus. Open the CSE Professional syllabus or the CSE Subprofessional syllabus and choose Follow this syllabus, which makes your own copy of its topics.
- Recall in more than one format. Mix multiple choice with numeric answers, alphabetical ordering and fill in the blanks, so you work out answers instead of guessing from the choices.
- Let Today bring back your misses. A question you miss comes back the next day, then at longer gaps as you keep getting it right.
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