How a NYC Civil Service Exam Actually Works (DCAS, in 7 Steps)

Every NYC civil-service exam, with dates and free practice: https://dutyrank.com/exams?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=dcas-explainer Candidates' Facebook group — new dates and notices as they come out: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072812710036667 How a New York City civil-service exam actually works: the Notice of Examination, the exam number, filing, the test, the eligible list, and the rule that decides who gets appointed off it. One process behind 8 different DCAS exams. THE SEVEN STEPS 1. The Notice — One PDF is the entire contract for an exam. Read the notice for YOUR number, not last cycle's. 2. The Number — The unit is the exam number, not the job title. Missing a number costs a cycle, not a career. 3. Filing — A window of a few weeks, and a fee that varies. File on the first day — the window is the whole chance. 4. The Test — Multiple choice at a terminal. 70% passes. Nobody publishes the length — treat claims of it as guesses. 5. The List — Passing puts you on a ranked list with a number. Your score buys your position, not your job. 6. The Rule of Three — Hiring picks among the top three who will accept. A few points decide reachable versus never called. 7. Credits and Appeals — Extra points exist, and they expire. Claim everything BEFORE the list is established. PASSING IS NOT THE FINISH LINE — Seventy per cent puts you on the list. Where you sit on it is what decides whether you are ever reached, and appointments run from the top down under Civil Service Law section 61. WHERE THE EXAMS DIFFER — Calculators, fees and residency credit differ between notices. Traffic Enforcement permits a basic calculator; School Safety and Police Officer permit none. Two of them carry no residency credit at all. THE EXAMS THIS COVERS 6303 — NYC Correction Officer. Tests August 13, 2026. 6305 — NYC Environmental Police Officer. Filing opens December 2, 2026. 6327 — NYC Special Officer. Last tested April 22, 2026. 6328 — NYC Special Officer (Health + Hospitals). Last tested April 22, 2026. 6329 — NYC Police Communications Technician. Tests September 8, 2026. 7313 — NYC Police Officer. Tests October 5, 2026. 7323 — NYC School Safety Agent. Tests October 20, 2026. 7331 — NYC Traffic Enforcement Agent. Tests October 22, 2026. Sources: each exam's Notice of Examination, and New York Civil Service Law § 56 (how long an eligible list runs) and § 61 (selection from a certified list). Where the notices differ from each other, this video says so instead of generalising — and where something is not published, it says that instead of guessing. How we build the mocks, and what we do not claim: https://dutyrank.com/methodology?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=dcas-explainer CHAPTERS 0:00 Start 0:19 1. The Notice 1:05 2. The Number 1:51 3. Filing 2:31 4. The Test 3:05 5. The List 3:46 6. The Rule of Three 4:25 7. Credits and Appeals 5:05 Passing is not the finish line 5:39 Where the exams differ 6:26 The exams this covers 7:14 Where to start An independent study product. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, any of the agencies whose exams it describes, or any government agency. #dcas #nycjobs #civilservice #nycexam #examprep