Resources: Coverage Guide

What's on the
Professional exam.

The CSE-PPT Professional has 170 items across four ability areas plus general information. Questions appear in both English and Filipino. Here's the full coverage, broken down so you know exactly what to drill.

IAt a glance

170 items.
Two languages.

The Verbal Ability subtest is given in both English and Filipino, so vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension can come in either language. The other subtests, including Numerical and Analytical Ability, are in English.

170: Total items on the Professional exam.
4: Ability areas: Numerical, Analytical, Verbal, plus General Information.
2: Languages: English and Filipino, mixed throughout.
80%: Passing score required to qualify for eligibility.

IIThe three ability subtests

What gets tested, by section.

The subtest weights vary by year, but these three ability areas, plus General Information below, make up the entire 170-item paper.

01
Numerical Ability
Arithmetic you can do without a calculator, plus word problems framed in everyday Filipino contexts.
- ·Basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- ·Fractions, decimals, and percentages
- ·Ratio and proportion
- ·Word problems: work, age, distance, mixture, profit & loss
- ·Number series and patterns
02
Analytical Ability
Logic and inference. Less about calculation, more about whether a conclusion follows from what you were given.

IIIGeneral information

The fourth area, and where most repeaters lose points.

General Information is the most concrete area to study, because the topics come from a fixed set of documents you can actually read. These are the four families the CSC draws from.

Philippine Constitution
The 1987 Constitution: Bill of Rights, structure of government, the three branches, and key provisions on citizenship, suffrage, and accountability of public officers.
RA 6713: Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. Norms of conduct, prohibited acts, statements of assets, and the duties owed to the public.
Peace and Human Rights
Core human rights concepts, the UN Universal Declaration, peace-building principles, and the constitutional rights most often tested in scenario questions.
Environmental Management
Environmental protection and stewardship: major Philippine environmental laws, climate concepts, biodiversity, solid waste management, and sustainable practices.

VHow to use this coverage

Six things that beat “review everything.”

Coverage tells you what's tested. These tell you what to do about it.

Diagnose before you drill
Don't start by reviewing everything. Take one full mock first. Your weakest subtest is where every additional hour returns the most points.
Time yourself from day one
Untimed practice teaches you the wrong pacing. The exam gives you about a minute per item. Drill that pace until it's automatic.
Read the Constitution once, slowly
General Information rewards a single careful read of the 1987 Constitution and RA 6713. Skim review notes after; the source documents come first.
Practice in both languages
Don't skip Filipino grammar items because you're more comfortable in English (or vice versa). Both show up; both count.
Review wrong answers, not just totals
Your score tells you where you are. The questions you missed tell you what to fix. Every mock here ships with full per-item explanations for that reason.
Sleep more than you cram
Numerical and Analytical accuracy fall off a cliff under sleep deprivation. The week before the exam, drill less and rest more.

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What's on theProfessional exam.

170 items.Two languages.

What gets tested, by section.

Numerical Ability

Analytical Ability

The fourth area, and where most repeaters lose points.

Philippine Constitution

RA 6713: Code of Conduct

Peace and Human Rights

Environmental Management

Six things that beat “review everything.”

Diagnose before you drill

Time yourself from day one

Read the Constitution once, slowly

Practice in both languages

Review wrong answers, not just totals

Sleep more than you cram

Coverage is the map.The diagnostic is the compass.

Verbal Ability

What's on the
Professional exam.

170 items.
Two languages.

Coverage is the map.
The diagnostic is the compass.