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Key Facts: Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Exam

90 Minutes

Total test time (60 min Module 1 + 30 min Module 2)

Art. 72(3) НПКПМДС

80 Points

Minimum total score when results are grounds for elimination

Art. 72(6) НПКПМДС

50 / 30

Minimum points required on Module 1 and Module 2 respectively

Art. 72(6) НПКПМДС

Not Compulsory

The appointing authority decides whether to include the test in a competition

ИПА / Art. 33(2) НПКПМДС

EUR 0

No candidate fee is provided for in НПКПМДС

НПКПМДС

5 Years

Validity of the jobs.government.bg registration and PIN

Art. 71(1) НПКПМДС

100 Questions

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The Test for General Competencies and Knowledge of the State Administration is organized by the Institute of Public Administration (ИПА) under Chapter 4 of НПКПМДС and has run since 1 January 2022. It lasts 90 minutes across two modules — General Competencies (60 min) and Knowledge of the State Administration (30 min) — each scored out of 100 points. Including it in a competition is the appointing authority's decision; where its results are grounds for elimination, a candidate must score at least 50 on Module 1, at least 30 on Module 2 and at least 80 overall. This 100-question English MCQ bank is a study adaptation, not an official simulation.

Sample Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Practice Questions

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1A regional administrative directorate received 4,000 electronic service requests in the first quarter (Q1) and 5,200 electronic service requests in the second quarter (Q2). What was the percentage increase in electronic service requests from Q1 to Q2?

A.+30.0%

B.+23.1%

C.+12.0%

D.+35.0%

Explanation: The percentage increase is calculated as ((5,200 - 4,000) / 4,000) * 100 = (1,200 / 4,000) * 100 = 30.0%. This measures the quarterly expansion of digital service adoption.

2A municipal administrative unit was allocated an operational budget of 250,000 EUR for the financial year. At the end of the year, actual audited expenditures totaled 235,000 EUR. What is the budgetary variance expressed as a percentage of the original allocation?

A.-6.0% (under budget)

B.-15.0% (under budget)

C.+6.4% (over budget)

D.-3.8% (under budget)

Explanation: Budget variance percentage is calculated as ((Actual Expenditure - Budget Allocation) / Budget Allocation) * 100 = ((235,000 - 250,000) / 250,000) * 100 = (-15,000 / 250,000) * 100 = -6.0%. A negative variance indicates underspending relative to the approved budget.

3A departmental directorate receives 600 citizen applications per month. The directorate employs 5 experts, and each expert processes exactly 5 applications per working day over a 20-day working month. If this operational capacity remains constant, what will be the total accumulated backlog of unprocessed applications after 3 months?

A.300 applications

B.100 applications

C.600 applications

D.150 applications

Explanation: Monthly processing capacity is 5 experts * 5 applications/day * 20 days = 500 applications per month. With 600 applications arriving monthly, the deficit is 600 - 500 = 100 unprocessed applications per month. Over 3 months, the total accumulated backlog is 100 * 3 = 300 applications.

4An administrative audit of case processing times across 7 regional inspectorates revealed the following average durations (in days): 12, 14, 14, 15, 18, 22, and 45. Why is the median processing time (15 days) a more reliable indicator of central operational performance than the arithmetic mean (20 days)?

A.The median is robust against extreme outliers such as the single 45-day delay, which distorts the arithmetic mean upward

B.The median always equals the statutory maximum deadline established under the Administrative Procedure Code

C.The arithmetic mean can only be calculated when data is normally distributed across even numbers of inspectorates

D.The median represents the cumulative sum of all files divided by total staff headcount

Explanation: In skewed administrative datasets with extreme outliers (such as an anomalous 45-day case), the arithmetic mean (20 days) is pulled significantly upward. The median (15 days) represents the 50th percentile and reflects typical performance without being distorted by atypical extreme cases.

5Branch Office X processed 500 document filings with an error rate of 4.0%, while Branch Office Y processed 1,500 document filings with an error rate of 2.0%. What is the combined weighted error rate for all 2,000 filings processed across both branch offices?

A.2.50%

B.3.00%

C.3.25%

D.2.00%

Explanation: Errors in Branch X = 500 * 0.04 = 20 errors. Errors in Branch Y = 1,500 * 0.02 = 30 errors. Total errors = 20 + 30 = 50 errors across 2,000 filings. The combined weighted error rate is (50 / 2,000) * 100 = 2.50%.

6When synthesizing data from conflicting administrative reports to evaluate the impact of a public service reform, which source should a civil servant treat as having the highest evidentiary reliability?

A.Primary transactional data extracted directly from the authenticated state base registers via the RegiX data exchange environment

B.An informal self-reported satisfaction survey conducted among internal departmental staff

C.A press release published by a regional municipal association without underlying raw datasets

D.An unverified commentary thread on social media regarding public counter waiting times

Explanation: Primary administrative transactional data recorded in authenticated state base registers and accessed through the RegiX data exchange environment provides objective, complete, and verifiable evidence of public administration activity, because each record is generated by the administrative act itself rather than reported after the fact.

7A ministry launched a new digital portal on 1 May. In May, telephone inquiries dropped by 40%. A policy analyst claims the portal caused the entire 40% reduction. What critical analytical flaw exists in this conclusion?

A.The analyst committed a false causal attribution (post hoc ergo propter hoc) by failing to control for seasonal holiday closures and concurrent administrative changes in May

B.The analyst should have multiplied the telephone reduction percentage by total website server visits

C.The conclusion is mathematically invalid because telephone inquiries can never decrease when digital services expand

D.Administrative regulations prohibit drawing inferences from monthly operational statistics

Explanation: Assuming that an event following another is entirely caused by it ignores confounding variables such as seasonal holiday patterns (e.g. Easter / May holidays in Bulgaria) or simultaneous communication campaigns. Rigorous analysis requires controlling for external baseline factors.

8In a municipal administration, processing an in-person building permit at a physical counter costs 15.00 EUR in staff time and paper documentation. Delivering the same permit via an automated electronic service portal costs 0.50 EUR in server marginal cost. What is the total net cost savings if 10,000 permits transition from physical counters to the electronic portal?

A.145,000 EUR

B.150,000 EUR

C.14,500 EUR

D.15,000 EUR

Explanation: Savings per permit = 15.00 EUR - 0.50 EUR = 14.50 EUR. For 10,000 permits, total net savings = 10,000 * 14.50 EUR = 145,000 EUR. This quantitative analysis illustrates the fiscal efficiency of e-government services.

9An administrative department uses a 3-quarter weighted moving average to forecast future quarterly document volume. The weights are: Q1 = 0.20, Q2 = 0.30, and Q3 = 0.50. The actual volumes were: Q1 = 1,200 files, Q2 = 1,400 files, and Q3 = 1,800 files. What is the forecasted file volume for Q4?

A.1,560 files

B.1,467 files

C.1,380 files

D.1,800 files

Explanation: Forecast = (1,200 * 0.20) + (1,400 * 0.30) + (1,800 * 0.50) = 240 + 420 + 900 = 1,560 files. The weighted moving average places greatest emphasis on the most recent quarter (Q3).

10A public procurement commission evaluates tender proposals using three weighted criteria: Technical Proposal (weight 40%), Financial Price (weight 40%), and Delivery Schedule (weight 20%). Bidder Alpha scores 80/100 on Technical Proposal, 90/100 on Financial Price, and 70/100 on Delivery Schedule. What is Bidder Alpha's total weighted composite score?

A.82.0 points

B.80.0 points

C.85.0 points

D.78.0 points

Explanation: Composite Score = (80 * 0.40) + (90 * 0.40) + (70 * 0.20) = 32 + 36 + 14 = 82.0 points out of 100.

About the Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Exam

The Test for General Competencies and Knowledge of the State Administration (Тест за общи компетентности и познания за държавната администрация) is the standardized computer-based test that the Institute of Public Administration (ИПА) has organized since 1 January 2022 under Chapter 4 of the Ordinance on the Conduct of Competitions and Selection for Mobility of Civil Servants (НПКПМДС). It is sat in Sofia in computer-equipped rooms in the presence of invigilators, on a platform maintained by the Administration of the Council of Ministers, and candidates access it with an email, password and personal identification number obtained by registering on jobs.government.bg. Importantly, sitting the test is not a compulsory part of the competition procedure: the appointing authority that announced the competition decides whether to include it, and whether its results eliminate candidates or simply help the commission assess their professional and business qualities. The test runs 90 minutes across two modules — Module 1 'General Competencies' (60 minutes), covering data analysis, evaluation of conclusions, figure sequences and workplace cases; and Module 2 'Knowledge of the State Administration' (30 minutes), drawn from normative acts including the Constitution, the Administration Act, the Civil Servant Act, the Administrative Procedure Code, the Закон за противодействие на корупцията сред лица, заемащи публични длъжности (in force 5 June 2026) and the Code of Conduct. Note: this 100-question practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation; the official test is administered in Bulgarian.

Assessment

Two sequential timed modules on the Council of Ministers platform. Module 1 'General Competencies' (60 minutes) sets four task types under Art. 73(3): assessing the correctness of conclusions drawn from a given text; analysing data presented as tables or graphs using the platform's built-in calculator; identifying the ordering logic in a sequence of figures; and cases with candidate solutions where the most correct and the least correct must be marked. The senior civil servant version omits the figure-sequence type. Module 2 'Knowledge of the State Administration' (30 minutes) sets multiple-answer questions drawn from normative acts.

Time Limit

90 minutes (60 min Module 1 + 30 min Module 2); 20% longer for candidates with dyslexia

Passing Score

Where results are grounds for elimination (Art. 72(6) НПКПМДС): at least 50 points on Module 1, at least 30 points on Module 2, and at least 80 points overall — all three must be met

Exam Fee

No candidate fee (EUR 0); registration on jobs.government.bg is free (Institute of Public Administration (Институт по публична администрация — ИПА), on a platform maintained by the Administration of the Council of Ministers)

Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Exam Content Outline

18%

Analytical Thinking & Data Interpretation (Аналитична компетентност)

Module 1 task type under Art. 73(3)(2) НПКПМДС: analysis of data presented as tables or graphs, for which the platform provides a built-in calculator. Covers ratios, percentage and percentage-point change, weighted averages, backlog and capacity arithmetic, and reading distributions in an administrative context.

12%

Logical & Abstract Reasoning (Логическо мислене)

Module 1 task types under Art. 73(3)(1) and (3): assessing whether conclusions drawn from a given text are correct, and identifying the ordering logic in a sequence of figures in order to supply the missing element. The figure-sequence type is omitted from the senior civil servant test (Art. 73(6)).

20%

Workplace Competencies & Situational Judgment (Поведенчески компетентности и казуси)

Module 1 task type under Art. 73(3)(4): cases presented with candidate solutions, where the most correct and the least correct must be identified. Partially correct options are those that are slower, need more resources, or do not deliver the same effectiveness or sustainability (Art. 73(4)).

14%

Constitutional Foundations & Structure of the Administration (Конституционно устройство и Закон за администрацията)

Module 2 subject matter: the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (separation of powers, National Assembly, Council of Ministers, President, judiciary, local self-government) and the Administration Act (ЗА) covering central vs territorial administration, political cabinets, general vs specialized administration, inspectorates, and regional governors.

16%

Civil Servant Status & Employment Relationships (Закон за държавния служител)

Module 2 subject matter: the Civil Servant Act (ЗДСл) and НПКПМДС — the mandatory competition under Art. 10, inadmissibility grounds under Art. 7(2), the Art. 27 notification duty, the principles in Art. 18, ranks under Arts. 73–75, annual appraisal under Art. 76, disciplinary liability under Arts. 89–94, mobility, and termination.

10%

Administrative Procedure & Service Delivery (Административнопроцесуален кодекс и административно обслужване)

Module 2 subject matter: Administrative Procedure Code (АПК) principles, official initiative (служебно начало), individual administrative acts and their required form, statutory deadlines, tacit refusal, administrative and judicial appeal, the grounds for annulment, and complex administrative service delivery standards.

10%

Ethics, Anti-Corruption, Transparency & Data Protection (Етика, антикорупция, ЗДОИ и ЗЗЛД)

Module 2 subject matter: the Code of Conduct for employees in the state administration, conflict of interest and recusal under the Закон за противодействие на корупцията сред лица, заемащи публични длъжности (in force 5 June 2026, replacing the 2023 ЗПК), declarations of property and interests, whistleblower protection, the Access to Public Information Act (ЗДОИ), and personal data protection under ЗЗЛД/GDPR.

How to Pass the Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Where results are grounds for elimination (Art. 72(6) НПКПМДС): at least 50 points on Module 1, at least 30 points on Module 2, and at least 80 points overall — all three must be met
Assessment: Two sequential timed modules on the Council of Ministers platform. Module 1 'General Competencies' (60 minutes) sets four task types under Art. 73(3): assessing the correctness of conclusions drawn from a given text; analysing data presented as tables or graphs using the platform's built-in calculator; identifying the ordering logic in a sequence of figures; and cases with candidate solutions where the most correct and the least correct must be marked. The senior civil servant version omits the figure-sequence type. Module 2 'Knowledge of the State Administration' (30 minutes) sets multiple-answer questions drawn from normative acts.
Time limit: 90 minutes (60 min Module 1 + 30 min Module 2); 20% longer for candidates with dyslexia
Exam fee: No candidate fee (EUR 0); registration on jobs.government.bg is free

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Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master the statutory framework: the Civil Servant Act (ЗДСл), the Administration Act (ЗА), and the Administrative Procedure Code (АПК) supply most of the Module 2 subject matter.

2Practice data interpretation under time pressure: Module 1 gives 60 minutes for all four task types, so rehearse percentage change, percentage points, weighted averages and ratios until they are quick.

3Learn how partial credit works: a task may have several correct answers, a fully correct answer scores 1 point and a partially correct one 0.5, so guessing blindly across options is not free.

4Know the exact statutory deadlines: 14 days to issue an individual administrative act under the АПК, 14 days to appeal it administratively, and 7 days to notify a newly arising incompatibility under Article 27 ЗДСл.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test?

It is the standardized computer-based test (Тест за общи компетентности и познания за държавната администрация) that the Institute of Public Administration (ИПА) has organized since 1 January 2022 under Chapter 4 of the Ordinance on the Conduct of Competitions and Selection for Mobility of Civil Servants (НПКПМДС). It measures general intellectual and behavioural competencies plus core knowledge of the normative acts governing Bulgarian public administration.

Is the test compulsory for every civil service competition?

No. ИПА states expressly that taking the test is not a compulsory part of the competition procedure. The appointing authority that announced the competition decides whether to include it. The notice also states whether the results are grounds for eliminating candidates or are only there to help the commission assess candidates' professional and business qualities.

What is the structure and duration of the test?

The test lasts 90 minutes across two sequential modules: Module 1 'General Competencies' (60 minutes), which sets tasks on evaluating conclusions from a text, analysing tables and graphs with a built-in calculator, completing figure sequences, and choosing the most and least correct solution to a workplace case; and Module 2 'Knowledge of the State Administration' (30 minutes), which sets questions drawn from normative acts. Candidates with dyslexia receive 20% more time.

What is the passing score?

Where a competition notice makes the test results grounds for elimination, Article 72(6) НПКПМДС requires at least 50 points on Module 1, at least 30 points on Module 2, and at least 80 points in total. All three thresholds must be met — a candidate who reaches 80 points overall but misses a module minimum has not passed. Each module is scored out of 100 points, with a correct answer worth 1 point and a partially correct answer 0.5.

How do candidates register, and how much does it cost?

Candidates register with their own email and password on the Portal for Work in the State Administration (jobs.government.bg), where they receive a personal identification number (PIN); that registration is valid for 5 years. НПКПМДС provides for no candidate fee. ИПА schedules the session no earlier than 7 days and no later than 20 days after the administration's HR unit marks the candidate for the test.

Does this English-language practice bank replace official Bulgarian materials?

No. The official test is administered in Bulgarian on the Council of Ministers platform at ИПА test rooms in Sofia. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation covering the statutory content and reasoning task types described in Chapter 4 of НПКПМДС; it is not an official translation, not a simulation of the ИПА platform, and results here carry no official standing.