Civil service fast stream 2026

tabbyyy123

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Hi! Is there a thread for the civil service fast stream for 2026, as it opens in a few days?

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raheemab

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by tabbyyy123

Hi! Is there a thread for the civil service fast stream for 2026, as it opens in a few days?

nope i haven’t seen any other thread

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ajehduwwbnx

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Say what you applied for and how you found the online tests!

I applied for cyber security and I’m ngl the online tests were way too long and boring

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DonaldBanks

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It’s live. Ow

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Ty_ae1

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I applied for Digital with Commercial and Government Policy as my 2nd and 3rd choice. Haven’t got a email about the online test yet though.

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Mwhelan136

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Just submitted my application, with my preferences being Finance, Commercial and Operational Research. Not sure what stages my Fast Pass allows me to skip though

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raheemab

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by Mwhelan136

Just submitted my application, with my preferences being Finance, Commercial and Operational Research. Not sure what stages my Fast Pass allows me to skip though

if you dont mind me asking, whats the fast pass?

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guest10101010

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by ajehduwwbnx

Say what you applied for and how you found the online tests!
I applied for cyber security and I’m ngl the online tests were way too long and boring

What did you get in your feedback for the work based scenarios and case study? I got excelling and refining respectively.

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miwaaa

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I also applied - Cybersecurity

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miwaaa

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I applied for cybersecurity as well.... doing the test tomorrow - hopefully

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ajehduwwbnx

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by guest10101010

What did you get in your feedback for the work based scenarios and case study? I got excelling and refining respectively.

refining and refining

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SwedishFarts

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Applied for Commercial, Data & Cyber. Is anyone else's tests locked? Also the application said I have a 7 day limit for the tests. It wasn't like this the previous year

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Aysha98x

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by SwedishFarts

Applied for Commercial, Data & Cyber. Is anyone else's tests locked? Also the application said I have a 7 day limit for the tests. It wasn't like this the previous year

Mine unlocked straight away. I’ve applied for Digital, Project Delivery and Policy.
Scored Refining range for work based scenarios and developing stage for case studies. I last applied for fast stream 3 years ago and there were multiple tests at the time. I prefer this way where it’s just 2 tests with prompt feedback.

Reply 13

y4rna

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has anyone got any recommendations for resources that helped them prepare?

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Mwhelan136

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by raheemab

if you dont mind me asking, whats the fast pass?

It allows you to skip the initial stages of the application due to completing the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme. We skip the first stages because we passed them last year when applying for the internship.

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noahfence1

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by ajehduwwbnx

Say what you applied for and how you found the online tests!
I applied for cyber security and I’m ngl the online tests were way too long and boring

applied for project delivery, finance & government policy. tests took me ages but got excelling on WBS and developing on case study so not feeling too confident 😮*💨

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jimddd9

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by Aysha98x

Mine unlocked straight away. I’ve applied for Digital, Project Delivery and Policy.
Scored Refining range for work based scenarios and developing stage for case studies. I last applied for fast stream 3 years ago and there were multiple tests at the time. I prefer this way where it’s just 2 tests with prompt feedback.

Less time/stress with just 2 tests 👍️.

We''ll see but with the amount of people applying, I think a top score will be needed in both to get through. Atleast when there was lots of tests it was possible to get through with an average in some.