Politics · China · 14 hrs ago
3.45 million pass eligibility checks for China's 2027 civil service exam
About 3.45 million people passed eligibility checks for China's 2027 national civil service exam, with an average of 97 eligible applicants for each planned job.
The government plans to recruit 35,700 people, about 2,400 fewer than in the previous year.
Many posts are at county level or below, and 24,600 positions are set aside mainly for recent university graduates in city-level and lower institutions.
More than 3,000 positions are reserved for people who served in grassroots programs and for university graduates who served at least five years in the military.
The application process added identity checks to deter groups from applying for one post to make it seem more competitive and discourage other candidates.
Eligible applicants must confirm their applications and pay online from Nov.
1 to 6 to take part.
The written exams are scheduled for Nov.
28 and 29, and candidates will be barred from entering 15 minutes after an exam begins, down from the previous 30-minute limit.
About 3.45 million people passed eligibility checks for China’s 2027 national civil service exam.
The number of eligible applicants is about 97 times the number of planned hires.
The exam plans to recruit 35,700 people, about 2,400 fewer than the previous year.
Candidates who passed eligibility checks must confirm their applications and pay fees between November 1 and November 6.
The exam will bar candidates from entering the test room more than 15 minutes after the exam begins.
- Who
- About 3.45 million applicants passed eligibility checks for the exam.
- What
- China’s 2027 national civil service exam plans to recruit 35,700 people.
- When
- Eligibility checks ended on October 26, 2026. Written exams are scheduled for November 28 and 29.
- Where
- China; the exam is for central government agencies and their directly affiliated institutions.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Registration and identity verification closed, with 4.23 million people registered.
Online applications closed, with 3.935 million people having applied.
Eligibility checks closed, with 3.45 million applicants passing.
Eligible applicants can confirm their applications online and pay fees.
Written tests are scheduled, including professional tests on November 28 and public-subject tests on November 29.
- Eligible applicants
- About 3.45 million
- Planned recruitment
- 35,700 people
- Applicants per planned hire
- About 97 to 1
- County-level and lower institutions
- 26,900 planned hires
- Application confirmation and payment
- November 1–6, 2026
What people are saying
Grassroots governance is the cornerstone of national governance, and the quality and competence of grassroots civil servants directly affect the image of the Party and the government.
This behavior may seem to exploit a loophole in the rules, but it seriously undermines the recruitment principles of openness, equality, competition and merit.