Bulgarian Civil Servant General Competencies Test study plan

Map the structure of the Civil Servant Act into a one-page outline covering entry, career progression, rights, obligations, and termination

Distinguish the categories of civil service positions and the legal grounds for each appointment type by writing short definitions in your own words

Identify the constitutional articles that anchor the rule of law, separation of powers, and the status of public administration

Solve 40 practice questions on domain 1 and log every error with the specific legal provision it tested

Summarise the disciplinary liability regime, including the catalogue of disciplinary offences and the corresponding sanctions, in a flowchart

Sequence the stages of a disciplinary proceeding from initiation to final decision, noting the procedural guarantees at each stage

Outline the lifecycle of an administrative act under the Administrative Procedure Code: issuance, form, motives, service, entry into force

Compare the grounds for nullity with the grounds for voidability and give one hypothetical example of each

Complete 50 mixed questions on domains 1 and 2 and rework every missed item into a corrected flashcard

Detail the rules on service of documents, including electronic service, and list the consequences of defective service

Draft a short model appeal against an administrative act, naming the competent authority, the deadline, and the grounds

Explain the hierarchy of normative acts and test it by placing five hypothetical provisions at the correct level

Interpret three constitutional fundamental-rights provisions and state what limits the state may lawfully impose

Answer 45 practice questions on domains 2 and 3 and score at least 80 percent

Consolidate domains 1 and 2 by writing a 300-word summary of each from memory, then correcting it against your notes

Apply official Bulgarian orthography rules to a set of 60 deliberately corrupted administrative sentences

Edit a poorly drafted official letter for clarity, concision, and consistent register, cutting length by at least 20 percent

Draft a formal internal memo of 250 words using correct administrative style and punctuation

Complete a timed 60-question mixed set spanning domains 1, 2, and 4

Review the grammar topics most frequently tested in official-text editing: agreement, verb forms, participle use, and comma placement

Rewrite ten verbose administrative passages into plain but formal Bulgarian without losing legal precision

Practise deductive and syllogistic reasoning by solving 30 inference items and justifying each conclusion in one sentence

Work through 20 sequencing and ordering puzzles, recording the method used for each

Identify your three weakest reasoning item types and build a targeted drill set for each

Interpret tables and charts under time pressure by completing 15 data-interpretation items in 30 minutes

Compute percentages, percentage change, ratios, and weighted averages without a calculator across 40 problems

Solve 20 word problems involving proportional reasoning and verify each answer by an independent method

Review basic descriptive statistics, including mean, median, mode, and range, and apply them to two small datasets

Complete a timed 50-question set on domains 5 and 6 and analyse errors by category

List the main state institutions, their constitutional competences, and the EU institutions with which national administrations interact

Summarise the core obligations of EU membership that shape everyday administrative practice

Demonstrate competence in a word processor and spreadsheet by producing a formatted report with an embedded table and a simple formula-driven calculation

Apply information-security basics by drafting a checklist for handling personal data and recognising phishing attempts

Resolve three situational scenarios on prioritisation, conflict handling, and integrity, writing the chosen action and its justification

Run two full-length simulated exams under strict timing and record the score for each domain

Re-teach your ten most frequent error patterns by writing a short corrective note for each

Rehearse the highest-yield legal provisions from domains 1 and 2 until you can recite them without notes

Finalise a one-page exam-day strategy covering time allocation, question triage, and guessing policy

Verify that every domain has been practised at least twice and close any remaining gap with a focused two-hour session