Exam Denials and Appeals
If you receive a rejection letter for an exam, you have the right to appeal the rejection decision.
Two documents provide direction on the appeal process:
General Letter 35 (relates to reviewing your exam score) http://das.ct.gov/HRDocs/Letters/GL%2035%20Examination%20Review%20and%20Appeal%202013%2006%2020.pdf
General Letter 36 (relates to the appeal procedures) http://das.ct.gov/HRDocs/Letters/GL%2036%20Application%20Rejection%20Appeals%202013%2006%2020.pdf
Written appeals must be received within 12 calendar days of the mailing of the denial notice.
Appeals can be:
E-mailed to: Exam.appeals@ct.gov
Faxed to: 860/622-2863
Mailed to: DAS Statewide Human Resources Management
Exam Rejection Appeals
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 404
Hartford, CT 06106
Appeals will be the burden of the applicant to demonstrate the rejection was unreasonable.
Appeals must include the following information:
Applicant’s name
Mailing address
Email address
Daytime phone number
Exam title and exam number
and
Any supplementary information regarding your experience and/or education and how such experience and education meets the minimum qualifications of the exam.
The supplemental information should consist of past experience not on the original application or a clarification of duties in past or present experience…this information should be included when the request to appeal is submitted and must be submitted within the 12 day window.