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Civil Service Exams

National and local civil service tracks, subjects by job series, and how the exams have changed. Based on official announcements.

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응시자격

A Civil Service Exam Application Can Be Cancelled After Registration Ends, but the Fee Refund Stops at 18:00 on the Final Cancellation Day: Grade 9 Was Feb 7 to 9, Grade 7 Was May 16 to 18

National civil service exams open a three-day cancellation period the day after …

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-19 응시자격

The 2027 Grade 9 Civil Service Low-Income Track Cuts the Required Period From Two Years to One and Admits Care Leavers — At Least 2 Percent of Hires, and Passing Beyond the Quota

The 2027 national Grade 9 low-income recruitment track adds youths with extended…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-16 Exams by Job Series

English Is Replaced by a TOEIC 700 Score in the Grade 5 and 7 Civil Service Exams, Not Grade 9, and Two-Year Scores Must Be Pre-Registered

English in the Grade 5, diplomat and Grade 7 exams is replaced by a proficiency …

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-12 채용제도

From 2027, Korean History Becomes a Grade 3 Test Requirement for Grade 9 Civil Service Exams: Four Subjects of 25 Questions Each

The 2027 grade 9 open recruitment exam replaces Korean history with Grade 3 or h…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-08 임용·신분

Cheating on a Civil Service Exam Can Mean Cancelled Passes and a Five-Year Ban -- What Separates It From a Voided Exam

Article 51 of the Decree adds a five-year ban to proxy sitting and forged docume…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-06 임용·신분

Even If a Condition Turns Up, the First Civil Service Medical Exam Cannot Fail You -- the Only Outcomes Are Pass or Deferred Judgment

The first result of the civil service recruitment medical exam is pass or deferr…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-10-02 Exams by Job Series

Local Civil Service Career-Competitive Exam: If You Have a License or 2 Years of Experience, You Can Skip the Open Exam

A guide to the eligibility requirements, exam format, and post-hire transfer res…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-27 Types of Positions

Firefighter and Police Physical Fitness Tests Are Now Completely Different Formats -- Point-Scoring by Event vs. a Timed Circuit Course

Firefighter hiring still scores individual events, while police (patrol officer)…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-21 응시자격

Have You Checked the Disqualification Grounds? What Surfaces Only After You Pass the Written Exam

국가공무원법 제33조 결격사유를 정리했습니다. 금고형은 집행종료 후 5년, 집행유예는 종료 후 2년처럼 헷갈리는 기산일 기준을 필기 합격 전에 …

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-17 Types of Positions

What Is a Gunmuwon? How It Differs from a General Civil Servant -- 2026 Hiring Numbers and This Month's Interviews

Gunmuwon are special-service national civil servants hired separately by the Min…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-16 임용·신분

Hazardous-Duty Survivor Pension Rates Are Rising for Civil Servants -- Condolence Payments Double, Sick Leave Extends to Eight Years

Korea's Ministry of Personnel Management announced a comprehensive plan on Septe…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-14 임용·신분

Grade-9 Civil Servant Pay Starts at 2,133,000 Won on Paper -- Why Your Actual Deposit Looks Different

The 2026 base salary for a Step-1 Grade 9 civil servant is 2,133,000 won. Here's…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-13 채용제도

The Regional Talent 9th-Grade Recruitment Program: No Written Exam, But a 6-Month Probation Still Stands Between You and the Job

특성화고·마이스터고 학과성적 상위 30% 이내 학생이 학교장 추천으로 지원하는 지역인재 9급 추천채용제 — 필기·면접 이후 6개월 견습근무를 거…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-10 Local Service

지방직 공무원 거주요건, 기준일은 시험 해당연도 1월 1일입니다 — 연속거주냐 합산거주냐

지방직 공무원 시험 거주지 제한은 시험 해당연도 1월 1일을 기준으로 연속거주 또는 합산 3년 이상 거주 중 하나만 채우면 됩니다. 15년 이상…

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-05 임용·신분

교육공무직·기간제교사는 왜 공무원연금이 아니라 국민연금일까 — 임용 형태별 가입 기준

교육공무직원과 기간제교사는 정규 임용 교원과 달리 국민연금 가입 대상입니다. 직역연금이 정규 임용을 전제로 하는 이유와 임용 형태별 연금 적용 …

Kang Hyun-woo·2026-09-03