Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) for Passers

Did you pass the March 2026 Career Service Exam – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT)? Planning to claim your Certification of Eligibility (CoE)? Worry no more! This full guide is for you!

A. Letterhead CoE

Passers/Eligibles may request for a CoE printed on CSC official letterhead by 11 June 2026. The letterhead CoE is issued FREE of charge by the concerned CSC Regional/Field Office where the examination was taken.

a1. Issuance and Claiming of Letterhead CoE

Notwithstanding the given date above, passers are strongly advised to verify first if their letterhead CoE is already available for claiming before going to the CSC Regional/Field Office.

Passers should personally claim their CoE, presenting the following items:

(i) I.D. Card (original) – preferably the same I.D. card presented during the filing of application. In case of loss or unavailability, the examinee must present any of the other accepted I.D. cards for civil service exam (refer to attached list), which is valid, i.e., not expired.

(ii) Application receipt and/or CSC Official Receipt (only if available).

Note: The CSC Regional/Field Offices may require additional document/s as may be necessary to establish the identity of the passers.

a2. Issuance and Claiming of Letterhead CoE

In case of passers who have moved to or are based in another region, or in remote areas within the region, they may personally claim their letterhead CoE at the CSC Regional or Field Office (serving as conduit CSC RO/FO) nearest their present place of residence or work.

(i) For those who have moved to or are based in another region, a written request, citing reason/s thereof, must be sent to the authorized CSC RO (with jurisdiction over the testing center/venue where they took the examination) to forward their CoE to the conduit CSC Regional/Field Office where they would like to claim the same.

(ii) For those in remote areas within the region, a written request must be sent to the CSC RO to forward their CoE to the CSC Field Office where they would like to claim the same.

B. Security Paper CoE

Apart from the letterhead CoE, passers may also opt to apply for CoE printed on security paper with fee (Note: Applying for security paper CoE has a separate set of requirements and procedures. Please verify with the CSC RO, or secure the requirements from the
CSC Website).

The security paper CoE and its authenticated copy/ies may be applied for and obtained from any of the 16 CSC ROs nationwide, regardless of the place of examination, also by 11 June 2026. Relatedly, passers are advised to verify first the availability of the service (i.e., issuance of security paper CoE) before going to the CSC RO. Please access the CSC website for the directory of the CSC ROs.

Please be guided accordingly.