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Civil service exams you can take

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services aims to give more civil service tests in the coming year. The move is motivated by a Court of Appeals decision that stressed the nine-month limit on provisionals (the city currently has about 30,000) and by legislation calling for systematic replacement of provisionals by permanent employees.

Listed below are civil service examinations scheduled through June 2008 for titles represented by DC 37 locals and titles for which DC 37 members are eligible. The list is tentative and subject to change. For up-to-date information, please consult the official monthly schedule available at www.nyc.gov/dcas.

In the list, OC means open competitive and P means promotional.

To get an application, write the DCAS Applications Section, Municipal Building, 1 Centre St., 14th floor, New York, NY 10007, c/o Exam #, Exam Title, or go in person between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 18 Washington St. Mailed requests must include a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope. Write the number and name of the exam on the inside flap of the self-addressed envelope. Put two stamps on the return envelope for each application. The filing fees of $30 to $60 must be paid by money order.

Members can also get applications and official Notices of Examination on the Internet. NOEs include qualification requirements, test descriptions and application information. For more information, call 212-669-1357.