Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 332.101 - General policy of competition.

(a) Examinations for entrance into the competitive service shall be open competitive, except that OPM may authorize noncompetitive examinations when sufficient competent persons do not compete.

(b) An examination for promotion, demotion, reassignment, transfer, or reinstatement may be a noncompetitive examination.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 1103,1104,1302,2108,3301,3302,3304,3312,3317,3318,3319; sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 114-137, 130 Stat. 310; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218
source: 33 FR 12426, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 332.101