CSE Subprofessional

Examination format

165, not 170. The Subprofessional booklet has 165 items; 20 of them are the unscored Examinee Descriptive Questionnaire. CSC does not publish how raw scores convert to the general rating, nor an item count per subject. A rating of 80.00 is not the same as answering 80% of items correctly.

Sources: Examination Advisory No. 10, s. 2026; Examination Announcement No. 03, s. 2026; CSC issues school assignments, reminders for 3 March examinees

Subjects in this drawer

1. A

   Verbal Ability — English

   English. Word meaning, sentence completion, error recognition, sentence structure, paragraph organization, reading comprehension.

   Official scope34 items Practise
2. B

   Verbal Ability — Filipino

   Filipino. Kahulugan ng salita, pagbuo ng pangungusap, pagtukoy ng mali, kayarian ng pangungusap, pagsasaayos ng talata, pag-unawa sa binasa.

   Official scope33 items Practise
3. C

   Numerical Ability

   English. Basic operations, number sequence, word problems.

   Official scope37 items Practise
4. D

   Clerical Ability

   English. Filing, spelling.

   Official scope33 items Practise
5. E

   General Information

   English. Philippine Constitution; Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (RA 6713); peace and human rights issues and concepts; environment management and protection.

   Official scope44 items Practise

181 practice items for this level. CSC does not publish an item count per subject.

Clerical Ability — only in Subprofessional

Filing, spelling.

• Filing16 items
• Spelling17 items

Full-length mock

145 different items in 2 hours 40 minutes: the official scored count and time limit. The 20 EDQ items are not simulated. For shorter timed sets, the official pace is about 66 seconds per item.

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