Special Examination Information

• The examination is administered in three stages. The first stage is the written examination; the second stage is the physical examination; the third stage is the oral examination. Only candidates that qualified in the first stage may enter the second stage and only candidates that qualified in the second stage may proceed to the third stage.
• The score in the first-stage written examination accounts for 80%; the score in the third-stage oral examination accounts for 20%. The sum of the scores is the total score of the test.
• The written examination score for Grade Three Special Examination is calculated as follows: the score of general subjects shall be calculated based on the sum of the scores of each subject multiplied by 10%; the score of professional subjects shall be calculated based on the total score of each subject divided by the number of subjects and then multiplied by the remaining percentage. The scores of Grade Four Special Examination shall be calculated based on the average score of all subjects.
• The second-stage physical examination shall be based on a cardiorespiratory endurance test of 1,200-meter run; male candidates must complete the course within five minutes and fifty seconds and female candidates within six minutes and twenty seconds.
• Candidates shall be disqualified if they receive a score of zero in any subject of the first-stage written examination, if any subject score in written test is less than 50 in the first stage, if they fail to pass the second-stage physical examination test, or if they fail to score at least sixty points in the third-stage oral examination.

Physical Examination Regulations

• After candidates qualify in the first stage, they shall be required to receive a physical examination in a designated medical institution (public hospital, teaching hospital, or an outpatient Center of the National Health Insurance Administration). Candidates that fail to pass the physical examination or fail to submit the physical examination report within the specified time may not proceed to the second stage.
• After candidates report for duties and accept the training, they may be required to undergo a second physical examination in a public hospital designated by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau. The physical examination standards shall be the same as those set for the examination.

Physical examination standards (a candidate shall be disqualified under any of the following conditions)

• Body mass index: Where the candidate weight (in kg) divided by the square of the candidate's height is below 18 or above 31.
• Vision: Uncorrected vision of either eye is less than 0.2. However, this restriction shall not apply if the corrected vision reaches 1.0.
• Color vision: Inability to distinguish between red, yellow, and green.
• Hearing: Loss of hearing of more than 90 decibels in the ear with superior hearing.
• Blood pressure: The high blood pressure continuously exceeds 140 mmHg and the low blood pressure continuously exceeds 95 mmHg.
• Positive response in tuberculosis sputum test.
• The candidate loses a thumb, an index finger, or more than two of the three other fingers or cannot open or clench the fist normally.
• The candidate's arm cannot bend and straighten at will or the two arms cannot bend normally.
• The candidate's lower limbs exhibit evident obstacles for squatting, standing up, or jumping on the same spot at will.
• The candidate is certified by an teaching hospital to be suffering from a mental disease or other mental impairment that makes the candidate unable to fulfill his/her duties.
• The candidate has severe facial damage which cannot be rectified by cosmetics, wearing assistive instruments, or other means.
• The candidate suffers from other severe illness that cannot be cured and makes the candidate unable to fulfill his/her duties.

Note: The aforementioned restrictions on body mass index and facial features shall not apply in the physical examination of candidates registering for the chemical forensic division and medical forensic division.

Training

• Grade Three Special Examination: Recruits shall be trained by the Training Academy of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (hereinafter referred to as “the MJIB Training Academy”) for one year; during the training period, the recruits shall receive allowances based on grade five basic pay for junior grade five employees.
• According to Article 4 of the Civil Service Examinations Act, qualified candidates may not request an extension except for compulsory military service, studying towards a Master's Degree, preparing a Doctoral Degree, illness, pregnancy, childbirth, parental illness, severe conditions of their children, rearing children under three years, and other force majeure reasons. Candidates who passed training must receive the approval of the Civil Service Protection and Training Commission to complete examination procedures. The approval shall be submitted to the Examination Yuan which shall issue an examination qualification certificate. The candidates shall be assigned to the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau for appointment.

Scope of the Services (Q&A)

Q: What is future scope of duties to be provided by candidates of the Grade Three Special Examination?

A: Successful candidates of this examination must undergo a one-year non-position training program at the MJIB Training Academy. Those who pass the training will, regardless of gender, be assigned in principle to the MJIB and its subordinate field units, including remote areas such as mountainous regions and outlying islands.Personnel will serve as National Investigative Agent, performing duties that include:

• Countering infiltration by foreign forces
• Investigating corruption and malpractice
• Preventing major economic crimes and money laundering
• Drug enforcement and interdiction
• Investigating computer and cybercrimes

Regardless of gender, examination division, or specific type of investigation work, all personnel must obey orders and accept task assignments. The MJIB encourages agents to gain experience across various positions to build a comprehensive professional background. Consequently, new agents are generally required to undergo front-line field work experience to apply their professional expertise to investigation tasks.

Successful candidates in specialized categories—including Information Science, Electronic Science, Chemical/Medical Forensic Science, Construction Engineering, and the Investigation Task Force divisions (Optional special languages)—shall be reassigned to relevant specialized internal units following their field experience in accordance with the MJIB's operational needs. Some personnel may be directly assigned to specialized internal units immediately upon graduation.

Q: What are the future tasks of candidates of the Grade Three Special Examination?

A: The main tasks of investigative agents are as follows (assigned based on mission requirements):

• Case investigation tasks: The tasks include preliminary evidence collection, case execution planning, inquiries, searches, surveillance and stakeout, detention of suspects, arrests, prisoner transfers, prisoner transport and return operations, communication surveillance, production of investigation reports, assistance in public prosecution in court, and other investigation and evidence collection tasks.
• Work at designated locations: Comprehensively mastering the conditions of the assigned jurisdiction, collecting intelligence data, and discovering case clues related to national security, corruption and malfeasance, election interference, drug prevention, economic crimes, and digital technology crimes.

Q: What is the future work environment like for candidates of the Grade Three Special Examination?

A: The work environment of investigative agents includes:

1. Characteristics of both teamwork and independent assignments: Cases often require teamwork and working at designated locations requires independent intelligence collection in the jurisdiction and interacting and establishing relations with different kinds of people. Promoting international cooperation is similar to field office work, utilizing various contact opportunities to establish collaborative channels.
2. Dangerous and physically demanding: For instance, agents are often required to conduct surveillance and stakeout, detention of suspects, arrests, and other covert investigation operations in mountain areas or by the sea in the night or early in the morning.
3. High operational mobility: Agents must often perform field work and must be on standby 24 hours a day.
4. Long duty hours: The investigation of cases and the management of conditions in the jurisdiction must be completed continuously. Therefore, the time required for the performance of missions often start early in the morning and end late in the night. Missions may sometimes continue for days or more than one week.

Candidates must therefore be fit and have high levels of endurance to complete the rigorous training courses (in addition to professional courses, the training also includes swimming, shuttle runs, 3,000-meter runs, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, mountain training, and other physical training) to meet the demands of future field investigative work. Candidates are advised to consider all these factors carefully and make preparations before registering for the examination.

Q: Are dangerous missions such as surveillance, detention of suspects, and making arrests conditions that only drug enforcement agents must face?

A: Physically demanding and dangerous operations for investigative agents are not restricted to drug enforcement. Investigative agents are responsible for first-line investigative tasks. Regardless of case categories, their missions include onsite surveillance and stakeout, detention of suspects, arresting suspects, and other field work. All these tasks consume significant physical effort and require agents to respond quickly.

Q: Can candidates freely choose their service units for assignments?

A: The Bureau operates units across Taiwan (including mountain areas, remote islands, and other remote areas). The actual work place for candidates shall be determined by the Bureau's operational requirements which shall be the top priority. The Bureau will then reference the training score rankings, preferences of the candidates, and openings and requirements for talents in each unit for assignments. Candidates may only apply for transfers to other units of the Bureau after working at least two years after the assignment. However, the assignment shall still be determined by the openings and requirements of each unit. Therefore, there is a higher level of uncertainty with regard to the actual work place.

Q: Can candidates choose the categories of missions based on their interests and preferences after acceptance and assignments?

A: As a principle, the Bureau assigns work based on the requirements and work arrangements of the units as well as the expertise, strengths, and preferences of the candidates to account for individual differences and work targets. However, investigative agents must obey orders and accept tasks assigned by the Bureau. They cannot choose their operations with complete freedom. Candidates are advised to carefully consider whether they truly intend to become a comprehensive investigative agent of the nation.

Q: What personal traits make people suitable for investigative work?

A: The Bureau is open to young people with passion for investigative work and strong professional commitment. However, as investigative work often requires contact and communication with others and requires compliance with laws, discipline, and teamwork, the work pressure can be immense. Therefore, people who do not like communicating with others or those who have a low tolerance for pressure are advised to carefully consider whether they can adapt to the work environment in the Bureau.

Note

The organizing body of this examination is the Ministry of Examination. For information regarding eligibility requirements such as age, military service, and educational background, as well as required documents, candidates may first visit the "Examinee Area" on the Ministry of Examination website to download the examination guidelines for the current year, which contain detailed information.
If you have further questions, please contact the Special Examinations Department of the Ministry of Examination, R.O.C. at 02-22369188, extensions 3741, 3742, 3743, or 3109.