2024 Department of Correction Captain Examination

Please find the key dates and other information for the promotional examinations.

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Key Dates

Application Opening: September 30, 2024
Application Deadline: November 05, 2024
Notice to Appear for Examination: November 22, 2024
Examination Date: December 07, 2024
Experience & Education (E&E) Application Deadline: December 14, 2024
Score Release Date: January 16, 2025
Experience & Education (E&E) Last Day to Appeal: February 2, 2025
Eligible List Establishment Date: TBD

Written Examination Fee: $150
Location: Various Sites across the state
Eligibility: This is a departmental promotional examination. Please refer to the examination poster/application for specific information.

Additional Resources

The Human Resources Division does not recommend or endorse any third-party private business, service, or school offering preparation courses and/or publications for examinations and is not responsible for any misleading or inaccurate representations, or advertising claims.

Next Steps

  1. Create your Civil Service online account.
     
  2. Read texts on the reading list.
     
  3. Applications for the for the 2024 Department of Correction Captain Examination: September 30, 2024
  4. Notice to Appear for Examination: November 22, 2024

    Two weeks before the examination date you will receive a notice to appear by e-mail.  The notice will tell you the location and the time to appear for your examination.  Please check your junk or spam mail folder for the e-mail before contacting this office.
  5. Examination Date: December 07, 2024
  6. Experience & Education (E&E) Application Deadline: December 14, 2024

    Promotional examination candidates are required to file their E&E Claim application online; it is a mandatory examination component and will result in a failing score if the claim is not completed online.  Supporting documentation will be accepted up to 7 calendar days following the examination date by mail or email: civilservice@mass.gov

  7. Score Release Date: January 16, 2025
  8. Experience & Education (E&E) Last Day to Appeal: February 2, 2025
    Before filing an appeal regarding your E&E claim, please ensure that your submitted documentation supports the information referenced on your online E&E claim.
  9. Eligible List Establishment Date: TBD

Note

Please ensure that your email address is current on your account. If you need to change anything on your account, please see here for instructions: Update Your Account Contact Information. All notices are sent by email. Please check your junk or spam mail folder for the email before contacting this office. You are also able to view all email notices sent to you from our office by logging into your Civil Service account and viewing your inbox.

Contact   for 2024 Department of Correction Captain Examination

Date published: July 17, 2024
Last updated: January 16, 2025

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