What is the Impact of Postponing CPNS Appointment?

Why is there a delay in the appointment of CPNS and PPPK?

Before the decision to postpone the appointment of civil servant candidates (CPNS) and government employees with work agreements (PPPK) from the 2024 selection results, the appointment of CPNS was scheduled to take place from February 22 to March 23, 2025. Meanwhile, the appointment of PPPK participants for phase 1 was scheduled for February 2025, and phase 2 for July 2025.

However, this plan changed after a meeting between the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemenpan and RB) and Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR). Following the meeting, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Rini Widyantini announced the postponement of the recruitment of civil servant candidates (CPNS) and government employees with work agreements. The recruitment of CPNS has been postponed to a simultaneous schedule on October 1, 2025, while the recruitment of government employees with work agreements will take place on March 1, 2026.

Based on data from the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, there are a total of 248,970 CPNS and 1,017,111 PPPK candidates who must be appointed.

Rini Widyantini stated that there are several reasons behind the decision to conduct the appointment of civil servant candidates (CPNS) simultaneously on October 1, 2025. First, she observed that the determination of the effective start date (TMT) for each institution has varied, resulting in civil servants within the same cohort sometimes not having the same TMT.

The second reason is technical factors. Rini revealed that several agencies still require time to align their civil servant candidate (CPNS) data. Even now, there are some agencies that have not submitted complete CPNS data to BKN. Furthermore, there are also regions requesting delays or postponements of the effective date (TMT) for CPNS appointments because they still need time for adjustments, especially as some regions have just concluded their local election processes.

What is the impact of postponing the appointment of CPNS?

After hearing that the appointment of civil servant candidates, or CPNS, was postponed, N (34), a resident of Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, immediately became anxious. This single parent lost her income as she had already resigned from her previous job.

"At my previous workplace, I was always asked when I would resign. It wasn’t for any particular reason; they needed to find my replacement. Upon hearing information from the Regional Civil Service Agency (BKD) that April would be the effective start date (TMT), I decided to resign as of March 1," said N when contacted from Jakarta on Sunday (9/3/2025).

The mother of three had been hoping to start working as soon as possible because she must provide for her children on her own. Not only does she need to cover daily expenses, but she also has to think about the school fees for her three children.

"My husband passed away five years ago. I have been striving to take the civil servant recruitment test at this maximum age and am very happy because this is for the future of my children," she revealed.

However, alas, N had to swallow a bitter pill as the appointment of civil servant candidates (CPNS) was postponed to October 2025. Initially, the CPNS appointments were scheduled for February 22 to March 23, 2025.

What is the impact of postponing appointment to PPPK?

On the steps of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives building, La Lintasi (50) attentively followed the speeches of several of his colleagues on Monday (10/3/2025). Occasionally, he shouted to voice his aspirations. He was disappointed when the government had yet to confirm his and thousands of others' graduation.

La Lintasi, along with her colleagues, is part of the Forum for Solidarity of CASN/PPPK 204 Phase 1 Southeast Sulawesi. They are among the 1.2 million prospective civil servants and PPPK who have been declared successful in the selection process since the end of 2024.

"We have worked the longest, almost 20 years, when there was an appointment it was not approved either. In fact, we have not been paid since January because our names have not been extended as contract workers," said the father of five.

Since January, he said he has been looking for loans from relatives to cover his needs. Moreover, he has to take care of the completeness of the files as a PPPK worker who has been declared to have passed.

What is the DPR's demand regarding the problem of delaying the appointment of CPNS and PPPK?

Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the House of Representatives Zulfikar Arse Sadikin said that there is actually no need for simultaneous appointments for CPNS or PPPK candidates. If there are agencies that have almost completed the personnel administration process, these agencies should be able to appoint their employees more quickly.

"Well, it makes CASN friends calmer and certainly will not create polemics, let alone chaos. If they get peace, certainty, of course when they are working, they will be enthusiastic, right," said Arse.

Moreover, they will later become bureaucrats. Bureaucrats are policy implementers and public servants. If the government can ensure their fate, of course they will also be ready to ensure the fate of the people in their area.

For that, he hopes that Kemenpan and RB will listen to the input of CASN and Commission II of the DPR. Commission II of the DPR proposed that the appointment be gradual and the final deadline be October 2025 for CPNS, then no later than March 2026 for PPPK candidates.

What was President Prabowo's response after the public rejected the postponement of the appointment of CPNS and PPPK?

Minister of State Civil Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN RB) Rini Widyantini said that the issue of delaying the appointment of state civil apparatus candidates (CASN) had been reported to President Prabowo Subianto. Rini was met at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday (10/3/2025), after a closed meeting regarding public schools.

"It has been reported to the President. There will be a Presidential decision, yes," he said briefly, while getting into the car and immediately leaving the reporters, while his staff blocked the reporters who were trying to get information about the continuation of the CASN appointment.

Komnas HAM member Anis Hidayah assessed that the government certainly has its own considerations for postponing the appointment of CASN. However, because it impacts the livelihoods of 1.2 million people, Komnas HAM assessed that it is important to provide certainty about their fate.

"It is important for the government to provide certainty about how long this delay will last? Then, is it true that this is a delay or elimination of ASN, it must be firm. Because, certainty is very important for the fate of millions of people who are in a situation where finding work is not easy in Indonesia," said Anis.