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  Imperial examination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Imperial examinations (Traditional Chinese: 科舉; pinyin: kējǔ) in Imperial China determined who was upwards in mobility for entering the state's bureaucracy among the population for centuries (in 605) to its abolition near the end of the Qing Dynasty (in 1905), the Imperial Examination System had lasted continuously for 1300 years.
In late imperial China the examination system and associated methods of recruitment to the central bureaucracy were major mechanisms by which the central government captured and held the loyalty of local-level elites.
By 1370, the examinations lasted between 24 and 72 hours, and were conducted in spare, isolated examination rooms; sometimes, however, it is held within cubicles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civil_service_examination   (1088 words)

  
 Imperial examination
The examination system was abandoned for a time in the Yuan Empire and the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, and completely after the fall of the Qing Empire, although similar institutions and procedures, such as the Examination Yuan in the Republic of China (on Taiwan) continue to exist.
The examination system and associated methods of recruitment to the central bureaucracy were major mechanisms by which the central government captured and held the loyalty of local-level elites.
The examination system distributed its prizes according to provincial and prefectural quotas, which meant that imperial officials were recruited from the whole country, in numbers roughly proportional to a province's population.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/i/im/imperial_examination_1.html   (594 words)

  
 Chinese examination system - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Chinese examination system civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) until it was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
The examination system was an attempt to recruit men on the basis of merit rather than on the basis of family or political connection.
Because success in the examination system was the basis of social status and because education was the key to success in the system, education was highly regarded in traditional China.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Chines-exa.html   (572 words)

  
 Imperial examination - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The imperial examinations (Chinese: ??; Pinyin: keju) in dynastic China determined positions in the civil service based on merit and education, which promoted upward mobility among the population for centuries.
By 1370 CE the examinations lasted between 24 and 72 hours, and were conducted in spare, isolated examination rooms.
The Taiping regime was the first in Chinese history to admit women as candidates in the examination system, although it later suspended the system altogether.
www.the-free-web-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?w=w&title=Civil-Service_Examination_System_-_China&action=edit   (987 words)

  
 Civil Service Examination - Competitive Exams - Education in India
Civil service, the backbone of the Indian government machinery constitutes all the departments which runs the State administration.
Entry into the IAS, IPS and the Central Services, Group A and Group B is through the All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in different centers spread all over the country.
Anyone thinking of taking up civil service, should have an idea how difficult it is to get in as lakhs of candidates apply for the 400 to 500 vacancies that may arise.
www.webindia123.com /career/compexam/civil/intro.htm   (221 words)

  
 Albany County Department of Civil Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The competitive class of civil service consists of positions for which it is practicable to determine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive examinations.
The non-competitive class of civil service consists of positions for which using a competitive examination to determine the merit and fitness of the applicants has been found to be not practicable.
The labor class of civil service consists of unskilled labor positions for which no competitive examination is practicable; however, applicants may be tested as to their fitness for employment.
www.albanycounty.com /Departments/CivilService/exam.asp   (436 words)

  
 How To Get A State Job
Examination Announcements: When you find an examination you are interested in applying for, obtain a copy of the exam announcement (bulletin) and an application from the department conducting the examination.
If the examination has a written test and you have not received your admittance letter five days before the announced written test date, telephone the department conducting the examination.
The oral test you may have taken as part of the examination process was to determine your qualifications for the classification.
www.spb.ca.gov /employment/how_to_get_a_state_job.htm   (1104 words)

  
 Civil Service Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A copy of the "Summary of Civil Service Examinations" is available by accessing the SCSC web site at http://www.scsc.state.pa.us and selecting "Job Opportunities," or by obtaining a paper copy from any SCSC or agency recruitment office.
Civil service employment opportunities are available for unskilled and skilled workers, high school graduates, and college graduates with associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and master’s degrees.
Civil service information, procedures, Summaries of Examinations, and individual test announcements are also available on the Internet at http://www.scsc.state.pa.us.
www.dpw.state.pa.us /General/JobOppInternships/003670060.htm   (1088 words)

  
 Firefighter/Paramedic Examination
Public notice is hereby given by the Civil Service Commission of the City of Avon, Ohio of an open-competitive examination to establish an eligibility list for original appointments to the position of full-time Firefighter/Paramedic in the Avon Fire Department.
Veterans: A Military Service credit of five (5) points will be added to the passing grade if the applicant was in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, was on continuous active military duty for a minimum of eighteen (18) months, and was honorably discharged.
Service Credits: Five (5) points will be awarded to the passing score of Avon’s current part time firefighter/paramedics who have successfully completed their probationary period.
www.cityofavon.com /COAnews2.asp?NewsNumber=38   (448 words)

  
 Civil Service Exams FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Examinations are given for all jobs for which the City anticipates vacancies.
All examinations are administered by the Personnel Department even though the vacancies are situated in the different City departments.
These examinations are open only to current City of Philadelphia Civil Service employees who have successfully passed their 6-month probationary period and have a performance rating of satisfactory or better.
www.phila.gov /personnel/mainfaq.htm   (727 words)

  
 Chinese examination system — Infoplease.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Chinese examination system, civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. 220) until it was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
In the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) the commentaries of the Sung Neo-Confucian philosopher
Nineteenth-century Vietnamese Confucianization in historical perspective: evidence from the palace examinations (1463-1883).
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0811913.html   (492 words)

  
 EMPLOYMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE
Civil Service examinations are given to fill existing or anticipated vacancies in the competitive class of the public service.
Applications must be completed and submitted to the Personnel/Civil Service Department on or before the deadline posted on the formal announcement.
Examinations are prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service.
www.madisoncounty.org /per/service.htm   (548 words)

  
 confucian education
The civil service examination was thus a means for creating such a body of men, and it became a meritocratic strategy that was emulated by France and Britain in the nineteenth century when these countries began needing public servants for their far-flung imperial outpost.
The Chinese civil service exams began around the sixth century; by 115 CE a set curriculum had already become established for the so-called First Generation of exam takers.
At the provincial level examinations candidates were tested on the breadth of their studies in the Classics, and these examinations often last up to seventy-two hours.
www.csupomona.edu /~plin/ls201/confucian3.html   (545 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There is no out-of-pocket expense to covered members for a Civil Service Examination Preparation Course provided by the Educational Fund, and there is no limit to the number of courses a covered member may take.
Note: Civil Service examination filing fees are not covered by the educational fund.
Civil Service Examination Preparation Courses provided by the Educational Fund are announced in the Union newspaper, The Unionist; and information regarding these courses may be obtained from the Fund, from the Union Tape Recorded News, 212.674.7670, and from the SSEU Local 371 newsletter.
www.sseu371.org /benefits/educational/other.php   (340 words)

  
 Imperial examination
The Imperial Examinations in dynastic China determined positions in the civil service, which had promoted upward mobility among the people for centuries.
It was abandoned for a time in the Yuan Empire and the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, and compeletely after the fall of the Qing Empire, although similar institutions and procedures, such as the Examination Yuan in the Republic of China (on Taiwan) continue to exist.
Elites all over China, even in the disadvantaged peripheral regions, had a chance at succeeding in the examinations and achieving the rewards of officeholding.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/i/im/imperial_examination_1.html   (482 words)

  
 Ulster County Civil Service Exam Information
Most civil service written tests do not require the use of a calculator or slide rule; however, candidates have the option of bringing a quiet, hand-held, programmable, or non-programmable solar or battery powered calculatoror a slide rule to the test room unless specifically notified that their use is prohibited.
Promotion Examinations - Other examinations are "promotional" which means that only those employees already in permanent competitive positions in civil service in certain agencies, who meet the minimum requirements, may apply to take the examination.
Promotion by non-competitive examination is possible whenever there are no more than three persons eligible to compete in a promotion examination for a vacant competitive class position.
www.co.ulster.ny.us /personnel/examinfo.html   (903 words)

  
 California State Civil Service Examination Process
After your application is received by the testing personnel office, a letter normally will be sent to you within 30 days notifying you that your application was received and whether you qualify to take the exam.
After you have taken a State examination, you will receive a letter indicating your results from the examination.
The examination bulletin (under the heading "Eligible List Information") states the length of time the list will be valid before being abolished.
www.dds.cahwnet.gov /jobs/examprocess.cfm   (498 words)

  
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The civil service examination for each differently titled competitive class position varies, and the tests being offered by Chenango County change periodically.
The eligible list established as a result of each civil service examination is used to fill competitive class vacancies in Chenango County departments, or towns, villages, special districts, and certain school districts within the county.
Applications for examinations must be postmarked or submitted to the Chenango County Personnel Department by the Date Shown in the "Last Day to Apply" column of the following chart in order to receive consideration.
www.co.chenango.ny.us /Personnel/Examinations/Examinations.htm   (156 words)

  
 M.G.L. - Chapter 31, Section 70   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The question and answer sheets of examination papers, other than essay questions and answers, shall not be open for inspection and may be destroyed as determined by the administrator.
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, an applicant’s examination papers may be inspected only by such applicant or his designated representative upon presentation of a written authorization from the applicant.
Such inspection may take place only while a request by such applicant for a review of a marking or finding in relation to such examination or an appeal from the decision of the administrator after such review is acceptable or pending pursuant to sections twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-four.
www.mass.gov /legis/laws/mgl/31-70.htm   (203 words)

  
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- Examination announcements are distributed to various local service agencies throughout the city, various departments in the city, and are posted at the Civil Service Office.
Applications must be received at the Civil Service Commission Office by close of business (4:00 p.m.) on the final day of the application period.
Entry level examinations are generally multiple choice exams that are 100 questions in length.
www.cityofyoungstownoh.org /departments/civil/Prep.asp   (391 words)

  
 Dong Qichang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The examiner explained that his papers were excellent, but his calligraphy poor.
By the time he passed the highest level of the imperial civil service examination, at the age of 35, in 1589, he had become a recognized master of calligraphy, particularly skilled in grass and running hand.
Upon passing the highest level of the imperial civil service examination, he went to Peking to serve in the Imperial Academy, where he became tutor to a prince who later took the throne as emperor of China.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~pearce/dong.htm   (453 words)

  
 City of Massillon - Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission schedules and conducts examinations for various classified positions for the City of Massillon.
Examinations are held for the positions of Police Officer, Firefighter/Paramedic, Laborer, Custodian, Clerk/Secretary, and certain other classified positions.
After taking and passing the examination, the candidate is placed on an eligibility list according to his/her grade on the examination.
www.massillonohio.com /civil%20service/civil_svc.html   (143 words)

  
 General Information - Civil Service Examinations
The civil service system of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago was created by enactment of a statute of the Legislature of the State of Illinois (70 ILCS 2605/4.7) (1992).
All examinations, including provisions relating to the meeting of qualifications, the filing of applications, the administration of the examination, Veterans’ Preference, and the issuance and use of eligible lists, is in accordance with this statute.
Employees may not hold civil service status in more than one classification, Therefore, achievement of civil service status in a classification will result in the loss of eligibility for promotional examinations resulting from the possession of civil service status in any former classification.
www.mwrdgc.dst.il.us /Personnel/positions/generalinfo.htm   (670 words)

  
 Philippines : Gov.Ph : News : CSC grants executive eligibility to 429 applicants (Printer friendly version)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
THE CIVIL Service Commission (CSC) recently conferred the Career Service Executive Eligibility, the eligibility required for third level or managerial positions in the government, to 429 individuals or only 13% of the 3,315 applicants.
Meanwhile, the CSC disclosed that the November 2004 Career Service Executive examination (CSEE) was the last examination to be administered by the Commission due to the adoption of a unified third level examination system.
Previously, the CSEE and the CESE or Career Executive Service Examination were separately conducted and conferred; the CSEE was administered by the CSC, the CESE by the Career Executive Service Board.
www.gov.ph /news/printerfriendly.asp?i=12752   (279 words)

  
 SCSC: Veterans' Preference in State Civil Service Employment
If you take and pass a civil service examination, you may be entitled to receive additional benefits in recognition of your military service.
Persons who take a civil service examination BEFORE being honorably discharged from their military service commitment will never be entitled to receive an additional ten points added to that test score.
The preference may be recovered by the disabled veteran if the spouse is not on a current civil service list with veterans’ preference or is not currently employed in a civil service position achieved as a result of veterans’ preference.
www.scsc.state.pa.us /scsc/cwp/view.asp?a=377&q=126871   (795 words)

  
 TOMPKINS COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
The eligible list resulting from this continuous recruitment examination may be used to fill any appropriate full-time, part-time, and/or temporary vacancies in the title of Emergency Medical Technician which may occur in any of the various Towns or Villages within Tompkins County's jurisdiction.
You must notify all local government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application of where you wish to sit for your examination(s).
If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duties in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination.
www.tompkins-co.org /personnel/crexams/e39oc.htm   (1453 words)

  
 The New Municipal Fire Fighter Examination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The new Municipal Fire Fighter Examination is based on a nationwide study of the job of fire fighter.
We would be pleased to discuss your other examination needs with you, and to give a written or oral quotation for one or more other examination services.
The Civil Service Examination Company is a division of Applied Personnel Research, founded in 1977, and is organized as a sole proprietorship in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
www.personnelselection.com /ff.htm   (435 words)

  
 Department of Personnel :: Broome County, NY
As the New York State Civil Service Commission schedules examinations on a statewide basis, it is very rare for one to be cancelled for any reason.
Civil service law specifies the procedures for selecting employees based upon their qualifications and competence.
If you are interested in applying for a position which does not require a civil service examination, you will find the general employment application here.
www.gobroomecounty.com /community/Personnel.php   (478 words)

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