Can I reuse a banked Civil Service test score for another vacancy?
How Banked Civil Service Test Scores Are Reused
Hello,
I passed a Civil Service Verbal Test recently and the result page says the score has been banked. I am now applying for another vacancy at a similar grade and would prefer to take the test again because I think I could improve the percentile.
The new application has not sent me a test invitation yet. I am also unsure whether the score follows me across departments.
Will the old result be reused automatically?
Quick Answer
Civil Service Jobs checks for an applicable banked score and normally reuses it automatically, so you may not be offered a retake. For the Verbal and Numerical tests, the current guidance uses grade groupings and says a banked score can expire after six months or sooner if the benchmark or platform changes. It can apply across vacancies when the test and grade grouping match.
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