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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS YOU CAN TAKE

Civil Service Law requires that permanent appointments be made by merit and fitness through competitive exam. Below is a list of exams for DC 37 titles that are being offered by the City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services. It is important that if you are a provisional employee you take a civil service exam to receive permanent civil service status.

You can review the exam schedule monthly at the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services, www.nyc.gov/dcas. If a scheduled exam is going to be postponed or canceled, the change will be announced at the start of the filing period. Testing centers are open six days a week.

Read about the duties of the job and the education and experience needed to see if you qualify. Most civil service exams require a filing fee. Check the official Notice of Examination (NOE) for details. You can apply, pay the fee and print out the required application forms online or get the NOE and forms by mail or at the DCAS Application Center on the 17th floor at 2 Lafayette St. in Lower Manhattan from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays.

The list below, filing dates, test dates and qualifications are all subject to change. Get updates by calling 311 (or 212-NEWYORK from outside the city) and asking for civil service information.

Take a test prep course through the DC 37 Ed Fund

District Council 37 has responded to members' need to pass civil service examinations by offering test prep courses for members and agency-fee payers eligible for Ed Fund benefits through the DC 37 Education Fund. For upcoming courses, check the fund listings in PEP or at www.dc37.net.

Signing up for a test prep course does not register you to take the civil service test. The Ed Fund does not cover filing fees for civil service exams. Members must submit their applications and filing fees for exams to the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services. For more information, visit their Web site at www.nyc.gov/dcas. In the list, OC means open competitive and P means promotional.

Exam Title	Exam Number	Exam Type	Filing Period Starts	Exam Title	Exam Number	Exam Type	Filing Period Starts
Traffic Enforcement Agent	3332	OC	09/01/12	Child Protective Specialist	3342	OC	01/02/13
Emergency Medical Specialist - EMT	3024	OC	09/05/12	Motor Vehicle Operator	3307	OC	01/02/13
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic	3025	OC	09/05/12	Traffic Enforcement Agent	3334	OC	01/02/13
Child Protective Specialist	3341	OC	10/01/12	Customer Information Representative	3020	OC	02/08/13
Caseworker	3338	OC	11/01/12	Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic (Prom)	3524	P	02/08/13
Eligibility Specialist	3345	OC	11/01/12	Caseworker	3339	OC	03/01/13
Job Opportunity Specialist	3348	OC	11/01/12	Eligibility Specialist	3346	OC	03/01/13
Traffic Enforcement Agent	3333	OC	11/01/12	Job Opportunity Specialist	3349	OC	03/01/13
Associate Fire Protection Inspector (Prom)	3511	P	11/07/12	Traffic Enforcement Agent	3335	OC	03/01/13
Police Communications Technician	3036	OC	12/05/12	Clerical Associate	3016	OC	03/06/13
Urban Park Ranger	3043	OC	12/05/12	Clerical Associate (Prom)	3536	P	03/06/13
Chemical Engineer	3013	OC	01/02/13	Clerical Associate (HHC)	3017	OC	03/06/13
Chemical Engineer (Prom)	3517	P	01/02/13	Clerical Associate (HHC) (Prom)	3519	P	03/06/13
Civil Engineer	3015	OC	01/02/13	High Pressure Plant Tender	3029	OC	03/06/13
Civil Engineer (Prom)	3518	P	01/02/13	Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (HHC)	3035	OC	03/06/13
Electrical Engineer	3023	OC	01/02/13	Secretary	3040	OC	03/06/13
Electrical Engineer (Prom)	3523	P	01/02/13	Secretary (Prom)	3529	P	03/06/13
Environmental Engineer	3026	OC	01/02/13	Supervising Emergency Medical Services Specialist (Prom)	3530	P	03/06/13
Environmental Engineer (Prom)	3525	P	01/02/13	Child Protective Specialist	3343	OC	04/01/13
Hospital Care Investigator (HHC)	3030	OC	01/02/13	Engineering Technician	3047	OC	04/03/13
Mechanical Engineer	3031	OC	01/02/13	Traffic Enforcement Agent	3336	OC	05/01/13
Mechanical Engineer (Prom)	3527	P	01/02/13