Standards for passing examinations
Compiled text through Jan 31, 2026
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Department of Civil Service
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jan 31, 2026
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
[Statutory authority: Civil Service Law, § 7] No candidate shall be passed in an examination or have his name entered upon an eligible list who fails to attain a passing mark in the examination as a whole, or who fails to meet minimum standards prescribed for any subject or parts of subjects of the examination; provided, however, that a candidate whose performance rating is unsatisfactory may be passed in a promotion examination if he meets minimum standards and receives a passing mark in all other subjects and parts of subjects of the examination.