In normal times, some OC exams can be scheduled via the city’s OASys 2.0 online application system and taken on a computer at one of their Computer-based Testing & Applications Centers, or CTACs. If there are budget cuts and possible layoffs you’ll want to be in the best possible position for protection. If you followed my words of advice, hopefully you’ve taken a test and become permanent in your title. I think the city is sizing up the fiscal situation before they commit to more testing. If you have a question about the status of an eligible list, per the DCAS website you can email them at offerings currently are pretty lean – the list only goes through early September. All eligible lists for exams for Police Officer, Police Communications Technician, Traffic Enforcement Agent and School Safety Agent which were to end between Januand Decemwill be extended by one year. It is important that you check the DCAS website and this website frequently for updates.Īdditionally, all eligible lists which were originally scheduled to expire between Maand Decemwill be extended by one year. If you filed for a test a while ago, DCAS advises to please disregard any Admission Notices or Confirmation Emails that may have been received. All testing events have been postponed until further notice. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation, the Computer-based Testing and Applications Centers (CTACs) are closed until further notice. The city was required to reduce the number of provisional employees by the end of 2018. There has been no update on their Provisional Reduction Plan page so it’s not clear where they stand on the reduction in provisionals. There are some Qualified Incumbent Exams (QIE) on the list. The Promotional (P) exams are for people who already work for the city and meet certain criteria for advancing within a particular position. Open-Competitive (OC) exams are tests that are open to the public. The New York City fiscal year begins in July and this partial schedule of Annual Civil Service Exams offers Open-Competitive exams, Promotional exams, and Qualified Incumbents Exams (QIE’s). DCAS has postponed the release of the full Annual Examination Schedule until sometime in September 2020.

A portion of the annual NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) list of exams has been posted at the DCAS website.

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