Only 30% passes PNP entrance exams

A total of 11,363 or 30.01 percent of the 37,859 examinees hurdled the police examinations conducted by the National Police Commission last 17 to 18 June in 30 designated testing centers nationwide.

The announcement came after the Napolcom En Banc issued Resolution No. 2023-1056, dated 18 September 2023, approving and authorizing the release of the results of the PNP Entrance and Promotional Examinations.

The total number of passers is distributed, as follows: 5,641 passers of the PNPE Examination representing 20.21 percent of the 27,908 PNPE examinees, and the combined 5,722 passers constituting 57.50 percent of the 9,951 in-service police officers who took the PNP Promotional Examinations.

The 5,722 police officers who successfully passed the promotional examinations per category are broken down, as follows: Police Officer 1st Class Examination for Police Major and Police Lieutenant Colonel (60 passers); Police Officer 2nd Class Examination for Police Lieutenant and Police Captain (231 passers); Police Officer 3rd Class Examination for Police Master Sergeant, Police Senior Master Sergeant, Police Chief Master Sergeant and Police Executive Master Sergeant (3,099 passers); and Police Officer 4th Class Examination for Police Corporal and Police Staff Sergeant (2,332 passers).

The eligibility conferred upon passing the PNPE Examination is one of the requirements for appointment in the PNP as a Patrolman/Patrolwoman, while passing the corresponding promotional examination is a requirement for promotion to a higher rank.

The Napolcom assures the public of its readiness, through its Police Examination System, to detect and address examination anomalies using answer pattern analysis, and thereby warns examinees to refrain from committing any form of irregularity, such as cheating, impersonation, perjury, or violation of examination rules, otherwise, they shall be sanctioned with perpetual disqualification from taking future Napolcom examinations.

The list of successful examinees will be posted at the Napolcom One-Stop Shop, 7th Floor, Napolcom Central Office located at DILG-Napolcom Center, Napolcom Building, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City and can be viewed at the Napolcom website at www.napolcom.gov.ph. Individual Certificate of Eligibility or Report of Rating will be sent by mail to all examinees.

Certification of successful examinees may be issued upon request by the Napolcom Central and Regional Offices.