5 CFR § 332.101 - General policy of competition.

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title: "5 CFR § 332.101 - General policy of competition."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "332.101"
section_name: "General policy of competition."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "332"
part_name: "RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12426, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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.