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中央机关及其直属机构考试录用公务员(国考)

National civil service exam (Guokao)

The national exam for recruitment into China's central government bodies and their directly affiliated agencies, the written stage before interviews for a civil service post.

The exam

Set by
China's National Civil Service Administration
The paper
Administrative aptitude test: about 120 to 135 multiple-choice questions in 120 minutes; plus a written essay paper (shenlun)
How it is sat
Once a year in late November or early December, on paper at centres across China; interviews follow for those shortlisted
Where
China, in Chinese

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