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Key Facts: Taiwan Senior Civil Service Examination Level 3 Exam

NTD 1,800

2026 standard written registration fee

2026 Level 3 handbook, fees section

8% / 14% / 78%

Chinese / Legal Knowledge and English / professional average for ordinary written-only categories

Examination Rules, Article 7

11 hours

2026 General Administration testing time over July 5–6

2026 official subject timetable, category 301

Study General Administration concepts for 高考三級 through independent English MCQs, with original Chinese reading and essay-planning exercises. This compact bank samples the subjects rather than providing a full mock examination.

Sample Taiwan Senior Civil Service Examination Level 3 Practice Questions

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1Read this original practice passage:『公開資料只是起點；若資料難以理解，人民仍難以監督政府。』Which interpretation best preserves its argument?

A.Publishing data makes public oversight unnecessary

B.Oversight requires both access to data and understandable information

C.Understandable information should replace public access

D.Publication and comprehension are unrelated

Explanation: Disclosure is described as a starting point, while incomprehensible data still obstruct oversight. The passage distinguishes making information available from making it usable.

2For an essay on『效率與公平如何兼顧』, which plan most directly develops the assigned issue?

A.Define efficiency and list technologies without discussing fairness

B.Describe fair procedures without considering their resource costs

C.Compare speed and distributional effects, examine a conflict, and justify a workable balance

D.Assume fairness and efficiency mean the same thing

Explanation: The prompt asks how to accommodate two values, so the response should examine their relationship and justify its conclusion. A focused structure develops interpretation and independent judgment, both relevant to the official composition marking criteria.

3Which constitutional guarantee most directly concerns access to a public-service career through examination and appointment?

A.The duty to pay taxes according to law

B.Freedom to change residence

C.The right to petition and litigate

D.The right to take public examinations and hold public office

Explanation: The Constitution expressly protects taking public examinations and holding public office. This concerns access to public service rather than an entitlement to appointment regardless of lawful qualifications.

4An executive regulation contradicts a governing statute. Which analysis follows the constitutional hierarchy of norms?

A.The conflicting regulation is invalid; a later issue date does not empower it to override the statute

B.The later instrument always prevails

C.The agency may choose either because both have equal rank

D.The regulation prevails within the issuing ministry's field

Explanation: The Constitution makes an order invalid if it conflicts with the Constitution or a statute. Chronology and administrative expertise do not elevate a subordinate instrument above legislation.

5Choose the grammatically correct completion: 'The report, together with its appendices, ___ available online.'

A.is

B.are

C.have been

D.were

Explanation: The subject is the singular noun 'report'. The phrase 'together with its appendices' adds information without changing the subject's number.

6Read: 'Applicants may submit missing documents until Friday. This extension does not change the eligibility requirements.' Which inference is justified?

A.Submitting any document makes an applicant eligible

B.Every selection stage has been postponed

C.Eligibility will be assessed only after appointment

D.The deadline changes while substantive qualifications remain in force

Explanation: The notice distinguishes a procedural extension from substantive eligibility. Extra time for documents does not change qualifications or necessarily affect other dates.

7Two lawful measures achieve an administrative objective equally well. Which aspect of proportionality requires choosing the one causing less harm to people's rights?

A.Legal certainty

B.Necessity, or the least-injurious effective means

C.Protection of reliance

D.Suitability alone

Explanation: The Administrative Procedure Act requires the least harmful measure among equally effective alternatives. Suitability asks whether a measure helps achieve the objective, which both already do here.

8A licensing agency issues a binding refusal of a named applicant's permit under public law. How is the refusal ordinarily classified?

A.An administrative disposition (行政處分)

B.An internal administrative rule (行政規則)

C.Nonbinding administrative guidance (行政指導)

D.A bilateral administrative contract (行政契約)

Explanation: The refusal unilaterally determines a concrete public-law matter and directly affects the applicant externally. These features distinguish a disposition from internal rules, advice, and agreements.

9An agency finds evidence both supporting and undermining a benefit application. What does the Administrative Procedure Act require?

A.Consider adverse evidence only because investigation is solely the applicant's responsibility

B.Attend to both favorable and unfavorable circumstances within its procedure

C.Disregard favorable evidence unless counsel submitted it

D.Treat the first document received as conclusive

Explanation: The Act requires attention to circumstances favorable and unfavorable to the party. Investigation must be objective rather than selecting evidence for a preferred outcome.

10A discretionary permit may lawfully carry ancillary provisions. Which proposed burden most clearly fails the Administrative Procedure Act's required connection to the disposition?

A.A safety requirement addressing the permitted activity's risks

B.Reporting needed to check compliance with permit conditions

C.Funding an unrelated agency social event as the price of approval

D.Restoring damage caused by the permitted activity

Explanation: Ancillary provisions must be consistent with the disposition's purpose and reasonably connected to it. Discretion does not authorize unrelated exchanges for approval.

About the Taiwan Senior Civil Service Examination Level 3 Exam

Independent practice by OpenExamPrep for 高考三級. This English-language MCQ study adaptation uses General Administration (一般行政) topics and selected foundational skills. The official assessment uses Chinese, an English component, essays and objective papers; other specializations have different subjects and may include oral or field assessment. These questions are not an official translation, a language-environment or format simulation, or a substitute for Chinese essay writing, complete syllabus study, specialist preparation or required training.

Exam sponsor: Ministry of Examination (考選部 / MOEX), Examination Yuan. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

General Administration: 國文, 法學知識與英文, 行政法, 行政學, 政治學 and 公共政策. Chinese has composition/objective items; Administrative Law and Public Administration are mixed essay/MCQ papers; Political Science and Public Policy are essay papers. Other categories can add individual oral or field assessment. Required training and a passing training result complete the examination procedure; there is no universal pre-exam assignment or case-study submission.

Time Limit

General Administration in 2026: 11 testing hours on July 5–6, excluding breaks. Other categories use the July 5–7 cycle and any separately scheduled oral/field components.

Passing Score

Ordinary written-only scoring: Chinese 8%, Legal Knowledge and English 14%, professional average 78%. At least 50 overall and no zero subject score are necessary, but selection also requires the category's competitive cutoff. Specialist practical/oral and subject minimums apply where prescribed.

Exam / Certification Fees

2026: NTD 1,800 for written testing; NTD 3,700 for categories combining written and field tests; NTD 1,500 for a required second-stage oral test.

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

2026 Level 3 candidate handbook · Source checked 2026-10-22Independently downloaded and read: current fee, dates, eligibility routes, oral/field exceptions, scoring, and required post-selection training.
2026 Level 3 subjects and timetable · Source checked 2026-10-22General Administration row: six papers, 11 testing hours, July 5–6; the wider cycle includes July 7.
Senior Level 3 and Junior Examination Rules · Source checked 2026-10-22Articles 2–4, 7–8 and 10, plus subject and qualification annexes. Scoring is Article 7; Article 9 is deleted. The Level 3 common-paper split is 20/20/60.
Constitution and Additional Articles · Source checked 2026-10-22Political institutions, appointments, impeachment, no-confidence and dissolution; read with the original Constitution at pcode=A0000001 for rights and hierarchy of norms.
Administrative Procedure Act · Source checked 2026-10-22Content cluster: proportionality, objective investigation, dispositions, ancillary provisions, and legal effect/nullity.
Civil Service Administrative Neutrality Act · Source checked 2026-10-22Content cluster: impartial administration and restrictions on campaign use of public resources.
MOEX professional-subject outline index · Source checked 2026-10-22Official search-index evidence for administrative organization, management, ethics, political science and public policy scope; detailed coverage is category-specific.
Ministry of Digital Affairs: social impact evaluation · Source checked 2026-10-22Content cluster: stakeholders, inputs, outputs, outcomes, attribution and avoiding overstated benefits. Numerical appraisal examples are original hypothetical exercises.
Examination Grading Regulations · Source checked 2026-10-22Article 25 composition criteria: interpretation, judgment, wording/punctuation and structure. Chinese passages are original practice text.
Civil Service Examination Act · Source checked 2026-10-22Article 10 requires Chinese written responses except foreign-language subjects, technical terms and specially prescribed cases; an English section is not an English-medium sitting.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

2 practice items (8%); official paper 8%

Chinese composition and reading

Original Chinese passage interpretation and essay planning; actual composition practice remains necessary.

4 practice items (16%); official paper 14%

Legal Knowledge and English

Constitutional rights, legal hierarchy, English grammar and reading. Small-bank rounding gives one constitutional, one jurisprudence and two English items.

5 practice items (20%); official 19.5%

Administrative Law

Proportionality, investigation, dispositions, ancillary provisions and nullity.

5 practice items (20%); official 19.5%

Public Administration

Neutrality, coordination, supervision, delegation and performance measurement.

5 practice items (20%); official 19.5%

Political Science

Appointments, constitutional institutions and executive-legislative accountability.

4 practice items (16%); official 19.5%

Public Policy

Outcomes, stakeholders, appraisal arithmetic and causal attribution. Distribution approximates the selected category at this compact size.

Preparing for the Taiwan Senior Civil Service Examination Level 3 Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Ordinary written-only scoring: Chinese 8%, Legal Knowledge and English 14%, professional average 78%. At least 50 overall and no zero subject score are necessary, but selection also requires the category's competitive cutoff. Specialist practical/oral and subject minimums apply where prescribed.
Assessment: General Administration: 國文, 法學知識與英文, 行政法, 行政學, 政治學 and 公共政策. Chinese has composition/objective items; Administrative Law and Public Administration are mixed essay/MCQ papers; Political Science and Public Policy are essay papers. Other categories can add individual oral or field assessment. Required training and a passing training result complete the examination procedure; there is no universal pre-exam assignment or case-study submission.
Time limit: General Administration in 2026: 11 testing hours on July 5–6, excluding breaks. Other categories use the July 5–7 cycle and any separately scheduled oral/field components.
Exam / certification fees: 2026: NTD 1,800 for written testing; NTD 3,700 for categories combining written and field tests; NTD 1,500 for a required second-stage oral test. Official sources

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Taiwan Senior Civil Service Examination Level 3: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use the subject table for your exact category; the professional subjects here use General Administration.

2Write complete Chinese essays in addition to evaluating plans and passages.

3Practice the official Legal Knowledge and English paper's 20/20/60 subtopic split.

4For legal scenarios, distinguish the legal basis, procedure, effect and remedy before choosing an answer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Level 3 the highest civil service examination level?

No. 高考三級 is Level 3 of the Senior Examination; Senior Levels 1 and 2 also exist. This bank concerns Level 3 and uses the General Administration category for its professional-subject examples.

Is this an official English exam or translation?

No. Chinese is the main examination language and English is tested in the common paper. This is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation; the Chinese text retained in reading and composition exercises is integral to the skill being studied.

Does a score of 50 guarantee selection?

No. It is a necessary minimum alongside other disqualification rules. Selection depends on the category's competitive cutoff and vacancies, followed by successful required training.

Are all categories written-only?

No. The current rules and 2026 handbook prescribe oral or field assessment for specified categories, including Hakka affairs, overseas affairs, aviation and designated specialist routes. General Administration is written-only before the required training stage.