This file photo taken on Jan 8, 2023 shows applicants waiting for the beginning of the civil service exam in Hefei, East China's Anhui province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China plans to recruit 39,600 civil servants to work for central agencies and institutions directly attached to them in the 2024 civil servant recruitment, the National Civil Service Administration announced Saturday.

Online applications can be submitted from Oct 15 to 24, the administration said, adding that a written exam will be held simultaneously in cities across the country on Nov 26.

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Some 26,000 vacancies were specially set for university and college students due to graduate next year, with an aim to promote employment among college graduates, according to the administration.