820 pass second-stage exam for Grade 7 national civil service jobs; share of women rises to 38.5%

[Financial News] This year, 820 people passed the second-stage exam for open competitive recruitment to Grade 7 national civil service positions. The number was up by 107 from last year, while women accounted for 38.5% of successful candidates, and the number aged 35 or older also rose by more than 60%. The average age of successful candidates was 28.7, up 0.4 years from last year.
On the 28th, the Ministry of Personnel Management announced the list of successful candidates in the second-stage exam for the 2026 open competitive recruitment of Grade 7 national civil servants.
By job group, 620 candidates in the administrative group and 200 in the science and technology group passed, increases of 98 and 9, respectively, from last year. The overall number of successful candidates rose by 15.0%.
A total of 316 women passed, up 74 (30.6%) from last year. Women’s share of all successful candidates rose by 4.6 percentage points, from 33.9% to 38.5%. The share of women increased by 4.5 percentage points in the administrative group, to 41.5%, and by 3.8 percentage points in the science and technology group, to 29.5%.
The largest age group was 25–29, with 428 candidates (52.2%). They were followed by those aged 30–34, with 191 (23.3%), and those aged 20–24, with 115 (14.0%). Notably, the number of successful candidates aged 35 or older rose 63.5%, from 52 last year to 85 this year. Their share of all successful candidates also increased, from 7.3% to 10.4%.
Among recruitment units in the administrative group, Audit and Criminal Law Enforcement had the highest cutoff scores, at 91 each. Protection scored 85, while Statistics and Corrections each scored 84. In the science and technology group, Computer Development had the highest score, at 89, followed by Data at 88, General Environment at 84, and General Machinery at 81.
Under the Regional Talent Recruitment Target System, 22 additional candidates across six recruitment units passed, while 11 additional candidates across five units passed under the Gender Equality Recruitment Target System. In the separate recruitment category for people with disabilities, 38 of the 54 planned positions were filled by successful candidates.
The planned number of final hires this year is 668, up 73 (12.3%) from last year. The administrative group will hire 501, an increase of 72, while the science and technology group will hire 167, up by one. The number who passed the second-stage exam exceeds the planned number of hires by 152.
Interviews will be held from Nov. 23 to 26, and the final list of successful candidates will be announced on Dec. 11. Candidates withdrawing from the interview must register in advance on the National Civil Service Recruitment System on the 29th or 30th of this month.

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