China's civil servants are formally called national civil servants, and both the central and local governments are national civil servants, which are divided into central state organs and local state civil servants.
The central civil service examination refers to the examination of the central organs, state organs, agencies stationed by the central state administrative organs, institutions affiliated to the vertical management system, and national civil servants.
The local civil service examination refers to the local examination for the staff of recruitment agencies and national civil servants organized by local party and government organs and associations at all levels.
The central and local examinations are conducted separately, and there is no affiliation. Candidates can choose the exam they want to take according to the government department they want to apply for, or they can apply for it at the same time without affecting each other.
Second, from the nature of the exam.
The central civil service examination, like the local examination, belongs to recruitment. Candidates fill in the corresponding positions for examination, and once accepted, they will become the staff of the position.
Local examinations are divided into qualification examinations and recruitment examinations. For example, the civil service examination in Beijing is a kind of qualification examination. Those who pass the examination will be issued with civil servant qualification certificates, and candidates can recruit in specific institutions such as Beijing, districts and counties with this certificate. Some need to take some exams in specific departments, and some need direct interviews. In other places, the civil service examination takes the form of recruitment. Candidates choose a position to register for the exam, and after passing the exam, they are directly admitted to the civil servants of the department, which is the same as the central civil servants.
Third, from the perspective of recruitment targets,
The central civil service examination is for the whole country, and the local civil service examination is mainly for local residents, local college students and college students in this province. But now most provinces do not require hukou, mainly some coastal developed areas, such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Beijing. Other places do not have household registration restrictions, but also face the whole country.
Fourth, from the examination subjects.
The central civil service examination includes written examination (public and professional subjects) and interview. The public subjects are "Administrative Professional Ability Test" and "Shen Lun". The written test and interview time of professional subjects are determined by the recruitment department. Except for those who have special requirements for certain skills, most of them do not need professional subject examinations.
The examination subjects in various places are self-determined, which are generally divided into written examination and interview. The written test subjects are different. Beijing takes the Orientation Test of Administrative Professional Ability and Basic Knowledge of Public Affairs. Shanghai and Guangdong took the "Administrative Professional Ability Orientation Test" and "Shen Lun"; The written test subjects in Zhejiang Province are Comprehensive Basic Knowledge and Administrative Professional Ability Orientation Test. Students who want to apply for the local civil service examination should pay attention to the recruitment brochures issued by the local government for targeted review. At present, the trend is to test and apply administrative professional aptitude.
Fifth, from the examination time.
Since 2002, the recruitment time of civil servants in central and state organs has been fixed: the registration time is fixed on the first Saturday of June 1 1, and the examination time is fixed on the third Saturday of February 1.
The examination time of civil servants varies greatly from place to place, and there will be some changes in the recruitment time every year. Some provinces have spring and autumn exams. In addition, the government will organize some examinations to send cadres to the grassroots, and some departments will recruit students separately. In addition to provincial exams, there will be some exams scattered in various cities. The current trend is to gradually realize the unified examination in the whole province, and cities or units do not organize examinations separately.