Civil servant examination positions can generally be divided into provincial (including sub-provincial) or city (prefecture) according to the attributes of applicants. Provincial level (including sub-provincial level) refers to the positions of the state, central government, ministries and commissions, provincial governments and administrative departments, and below the city level refers to the positions of administrative departments in the municipal government and departments below the municipal government, which can be divided into Class A comprehensive management and Class B administrative law enforcement according to the work content of the positions. Candidates can see their position and orientation on the admission ticket.

Job category

Class A jobs mainly include those who are engaged in the research and drafting of policies, laws, regulations and plans, and those who guide, supervise and inspect the implementation of policies, laws, regulations and plans, and those who are engaged in comprehensive management within the organs.

Class B jobs mainly include jobs that engage in professional and technical work in central state organs, state organs, agencies stationed by central state administrative organs and institutions affiliated to the central vertical management system, and provide professional and technical support for the business work of the organs.

The specific provisions are directly applicable to the administrative law enforcement posts of citizens, legal persons and other organizations in the administrative organs that implement the vertical management of the central government (such as the posts of grassroots customs engaged in maritime anti-smuggling or on-site inspection).

According to the classification of the positions applied for, the examination settings of public subjects have been adjusted accordingly. Specifically, the written subjects of candidates applying for Class A positions are Administrative Professional Ability Test (A) and Application (that is, on the basis of reading basic materials, discussing a certain point in the materials in combination with reality); Candidates who apply for post B have only one subject (B) in the written test of public subjects. Both types of exams canceled the relatively rigid course "Basic Knowledge of Public Affairs" and the designated books for the exams.