NAPOLCOM Announces Special Police Examinations

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) today announced the conduct of a Special Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations on December 14, 2014 in designated schools in Makati City and six (6) other testing centers nationwide.

“The Commission is at the forefront in its campaign for an improved quality of police service. Hence, the conduct of the special exams for police entrants is in consonance with the PNP’s thrust to hire the most competent and qualified applicant to enter the police service and to attain the ideal police to population ratio of 1:500,” NAPOLCOM Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer Eduardo U. Escueta said.

Escueta said that the period of filing of application for the Special Entrance Examination started today, November 24, and will end on December 3, 2014.

“Only applicants with printed letter-reply/corresponding reference number confirming their scheduled appointment shall be entertained,” Escueta said.

The PNP Entrance Examination is open to all Filipino citizens who are not more than 30 years old, bachelor’s degree holder, and 1.57 meters (female) and 1.62 meters (male) in height.

Police Officers I (PO1) whose appointments are temporary for lack of appropriate eligibility are also required to take the PNP Entrance Examination.

Escueta emphasized, however, that the Special Promotional Examination shall be administered only to all police officers who are candidates for attrition due to non-promotion for 10 years or more because of lack of appropriate eligibility. The police examinees who have been pre-identified by the PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM) shall be processed through “walk-in” by the NAPOLCOM Regional Offices concerned.

Director Josephmar B. Gil, Acting Service Chief of the NAPOLCOM Personnel and Administrative Service, said that each examination center is allocated a quota of 1,000 applicants for the entrance examination and is open nationwide. Applicant has the option to choose the examination center where he/she will take the examination. The selected testing centers are located in the cities of Makati, Calamba and Baguio (Luzon), Cebu and Iloilo (Visayas), and Davao and Zamboanga (Mindanao).

Application forms and index cards can be obtained for free at any NAPOLCOM Regional Office nationwide. They may also be downloaded from www.napolcom.gov.ph.

Civilian applicants must bring the printed letter-reply/corresponding reference number confirming the scheduled appointment; two recent, identical and color 1”x1” ID pictures with white background and complete name tag (for PNP members, the name tag should indicate the rank before the name); one legal size window envelope with P12 worth of mailing stamp (for NCR, CAR and Region 4A) and P15 (for Regions 6, 7, 9 and 10); transcript of scholastic record with Special Order issued by CHED or diploma; and birth certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar or National Statistics Office (NSO). For a PO1 with temporary appointment, a certified true copy of Attested Appointment/Plantilla Appointment or Special Order is also required for submission.

Applicants for the Special Promotional Examinations should submit their applications together with their College diploma and letter issued by DPRM, to the center of their choice of preference.

Examination fee is P400 for the PNP Entrance and Police Officer Examinations; P450 for Senior Police Officer Examination; P500 for Police Inspector Examination; and P600 for Police Superintendent Examination.

The coverage for the PNP Entrance Examination consists of general information, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and logical reasoning; while the PNP Promotional Examinations include general information, police administration and operations, and police customs and traditions/values and ethical standards.

The NAPOLCOM issued Memorandum Circular No. 2013-007 last October 30, 2013 to deter examinees from committing any form of cheating.

“Civilian examinees shall now be permanently barred from taking the PNP entrance examination instead of just barring them from taking the said exam for a period of three (3) years. In addition, if these anomalous acts were committed by a police officer, he/she shall be charged with dishonesty and, if found guilty, be meted the penalty of dismissal from the service,” Escueta said.

Source: test.napolcom.gov.ph