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Free practice questions, mock exams, flashcards, and a DCAS study guide for New York City civil service exams — no subscriptions, no payments, no sign-up required to start.
Your NYC civil service career starts here. NYCExamPrep is a free study site built around original practice questions, timed mock exams, flashcards, and study guides for 23 New York City exams — covering the 13 abilities DCAS tests. Everything is free, with no sign-up and no payments, so you can start preparing today and track your progress as you go.
1,000
Practice Questions
23
Job Tracks
8
Subjects
13
DCAS Abilities
Daily Practice
A fresh set of questions every day to keep your skills sharp.
Practice today →Mock Exams
Timed exams that mirror the real DCAS format, with a score report against the 70% pass mark.
Start a mock exam →Practice by Subject
1000 original practice questions across 8 subjects — plus track-specific questions for 23 job tracks.
Mathematics
95 questionsNumber facility and mathematical reasoning: arithmetic, percentages, ratios, and word problems.
Reading Comprehension
93 questionsWritten comprehension and expression: read passages and answer questions about what they say and mean.
Logical Reasoning
100 questionsDeductive and inductive reasoning, problem sensitivity, and information ordering.
Clerical Skills
86 questionsAttention to detail: filing, alphabetizing, checking names and numbers, and spotting errors.
Vocabulary
87 questionsWord meanings, synonyms, and usage you will meet in written civil service material.
Problem Solving
89 questionsPractical on-the-job problems: scheduling, quantities, priorities, and best courses of action.
Situational Judgment
90 questionsHow to handle real workplace situations with residents, coworkers, and supervisors.
Memory and Observation
101 questionsMemorization, spatial orientation, and visualization: recall details and notice what changed.
Practice Tests — Timed Subject Sets
100 timed sets of 10 questions, grouped by subject and by the DCAS abilities they train. Pick a subject, pick a set, and get a score against the 70% pass mark with a full review of the questions you missed.
Browse all 100 practice test sets →Study Guides — 23 Exams
A free guide for every exam track: what the exam typically tests, a topic checklist, preparation drills, sample questions, and a free 25-question practice test.
Find your exam guide →Job Tracks
Prepare for the exam behind the job you want — tap a track to open its study guide.
Firefighter (FDNY) is marked provisional: no current open-competitive FDNY notice was available in full when this track was added.
Important disclaimer
All questions on NYCExamPrep.com are original practice questions written for study purposes. They are not official DCAS questions, and this site is not affiliated with the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) or the City of New York.