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WhatisCSS?
Whoiseligibletoappearfortheexam?
Whetherfemalesareeligibleforthepostsannounced
bytheCommission?
Whatisthefeefortheexam?
HowmanysubjectsdoIneedtochoose?
HowmanyattemptscanImake?
Wouldmysubjectcombinationaffectmychoiceofany
occupationalgroup?
HowshouldIselectthesubject?
Whatarethecompulsoryandoptionalsubjects?
Atwhichcentresexamsareheld?
Whenandforhowmanygroupstheexamisheld?
Whatistheformatoftheexam?
WhatsortofpreparationisrequiredforPsychological
andarethereanymarksforPsychologicalAssessment?
WhatistheRecruitmentPolicy?
WhatisthefurtherprocedureAfterselection?
Whataretheaddress,phonenumbersandemail
addressofFPSC,it'sregionalbranchofficesand
Informationcentres?
WhatisCSS?
ThePublicServiceCommissionwassetupforthefirsttimein
BritishIndiain1926.Afterindependence,theCommissionwas
establishedinPakistanin1947undertheprovisionof
GovernmentofIndiaAct,1935.Atpresent,thecommissionis
functioningunderarticle242oftheconstitutionofIslamicRepublic
ofPakistan.IthasbeenprovidedautonomyundertheRulesof
Business,1973andFPSCRegulations,1978initsworking.The
Commissionhasalsobeengivenadministrativeaswellas,to
someextent,financialautonomytoperformitsfunctions
independently.
Whoiseligibletoappearfortheexam?
ToapplyforCSSExamination,acandidateshouldbe
AcitizenofPakistan.
MustholdatleastaBachelorsDegreewiththesecond
divisioninanyFaculty/DisciplinefromoneofthePakistani
Universitiesoranequivalentdegreeorcomparable
educationalqualificationsofaforeignUniversity.
NocandidatewhohasobtainedaThirdDivision(orD
gradewhereresultisdeclaredunderSemesterSystem)in
hisBachelorsDegreewillbeeligiblefortheExamination
exceptincaseswherehe/shehasobtainedahigher
DivisioninMastersDegree.
TheagelimitforadmissioninCSSExaminationis2128
years,whichisrelaxableupto2yearsforthosewhoare
alreadyinGovernmentServiceandhavecompleted2years
service.Therelaxationisalsoavailabletocandidates
belongingtocertainremoteareasasdefinedby
Government.
Whetherfemalesareeligibleforthepostsannouncedbythe
Commission?
ForCSStheyareeligible.
Whatisthefeefortheexam?
ThecurrentfeeisRs.1000/.
HowmanysubjectsdoIneedtochoose?
Subjectscarrying600marksarecompulsorywhileyouhaveto
choosesubjectscarrying600marksamongoptionalsubjects.
HowmanyattemptscanImake?
Youcanmakenotmorethanthree(03)attemptsfortheCSS
exam.
Wouldmysubjectcombinationaffectmychoiceofany
occupationalgroup?
No,yoursubjectcombinationdoesnotaffectyourchoiceforany
specificoccupationalgroup.Youcanchoseanysubjectsandbe
consideredforanygroupaccordingtoyourmarksandmerit.
HowshouldIselectthesubject?
Forsubjectselection,keepinmindthefollowingpoints:
Trytohavethesubjectsthatyouhavestudiedbefore.
Dontevergoforthateasysubject,trytofindoutits
scoringvalue.
Previousstatisticsshowthatsubjectswith100marksgive
morescorethansubjectswith200marks.
Sciencesubjectsaremorescoringthantheirarts
counterparts.
Peopleevenhavescored2marksinsomesubjectslike
ConstitutionalLawbecausetheythoughtitwastooeasy.
Languagesareusuallyhighscoringsubjects.
IndoPakHistorydoesnotusuallyresultinahighscore
avoidingitasgenerallyhelpful.
However,otherhistorysubjectshavebetterscoring
averages.
Whatarethecompulsoryandoptionalsubjects?
CompulsorySubjects
Marks
1)Essay
100
2)English(preciseandcomposition)
100
3)GeneralKnowledge1(everyday
100
science)
GeneralKnowledge2(current
100
affairs)
GeneralKnowledge3(Pakistan
100
Affairs)
4)Islamiat(optionalforonlynon
100
Muslims)
Subject
Code
OptionalSubjects
Marks
11
AccountancyandAuditing
200
12
Economics
200
13
BusinessAdministration
100
14
PublicAdministration
100
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
PoliticalScience
Agricultural
Forestry
Sociology
Journalism
PureMathematics
AppliedMathematics
ComputerScience
Statistics
Physics
Geology
Geography
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Islamichistoryand
culture
IndoPakHistory
BritishHistory
EuropeanHistory
USAHistory
Law
ConstitutionalLaw
MercantileLaw
MuslimLawand
Jurisprudence
200
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
100
100
100
100
200
200
100
100
Rules
Subject(s)carryingnot
morethan200marks
(CodeNo.1114)canbe
choosed.
Note:Business
Administrationcannotbe
optedincombinationwith
PublicAdministration.
Subject(s)carryingnot
morethan200marks
(CodeNo.1519)canbe
choosed.
Subject(s)carryingnot
morethan200marks
(CodeNo.2023)canbe
choosed.
200
200
200
200
200
Sciencesubject(s)
carryingnotmorethan
200marks(CodeNo.24
29)canbechoosed.
200
200
200
200
200
Historysubject(s)
carryingnotmorethan
200marks(CodeNo.30
34)canbechoosed.
100
Lawsubject(s)carrying
notmorethan200marks
(CodeNo.3540)canbe
100
opted.
100
38
Note:InternationalLaw
cannotbeoptedin
100
39
InternationalLaw
combinationwith
40
InternationalRelations 100
InternationalRelations.
Philosophy/Psychology
200
41
Philosophy
subject(s)carryingnot
morethan200marks
(CodeNo.4142)canbe
200
42
Psychology
opted.
100
43
Sindhi
Regionallanguagesnot
100
44
Pushto
morethanoneofthe04
100
45
Punjabi
subjects(CodeNo.43
100
46
Balochi
46)canbeopted.
National/Foreign/Classical
200
47
EnglishLiterature
languagesnotmorethan
oneof04subjects(Code
200
48
Urdu
No.4750)canbeopted.
Note:Urducannotbe
optedincombinationwith
200
49
Persian
regionallanguages(Code
No.43Sindhi,46
200
50
Arabic
Balochi)
NOTE:Thecandidatesmustselectfromtheoptionalsubjects
carryingatotalof600marks.
v
200
100
Atwhichcentresexamsareheld?
CSSexamsareheldbytheFPSCsimultaneouslyatIslamabad,
Karachi,Lahore,PeshawarandQuetta.Thereusedtobeacentre
inLondonaswellbutithasbeenabolished.
Whenandforhowmanygroupstheexamisheld?
CompetitiveExaminationisheldbytheFPSCeveryyearin
October/NovemberforinductionofofficersinBasicPayScale17
intotheCivilservicesoftheFederation,forthefollowing10
Groups/ServicesundertheFederalGovernment.
AccountsGroup
CommerceandTradeGroup
CustomsandExciseGroup
DistrictManagementGroup
ForeignserviceofPakistan
InformationGroup
IncomeTaxGroup
PoliceServiceofPakistan
PostalGroup
Railways(CommercialandTransportation)Group
Whatistheformatoftheexam?
TheCompetitiveExaminationcomprisesofthefollowingformat
WrittenExamination
TheWrittenExaminationforCSSconsistsof1200marks
(600marksforcompulsorysubjectsand600marksfor
optionalsubjects).Theexaminationisnormallyheldduring
themonthofOctober/Novembereveryyearin5maincities
ofPakistan.QualificationmarksinwrittenExamination:
ThequalificationmarksinCSSwrittenexaminationareas
under:
a)CompulsorySubjects40%ineachsubjects
b)OptionalSubjects33%ineachsubjects
c)AggregateMarks50%
MedicalandPsychologicalTest
TheCandidates,whoqualifythewrittenexaminationasper
criteria,havetoappearfortheirmedicalTestbefore
centralMedicalBoard,accordingtothescheduleprescribed
bytheMinistryofHealth.Thenthemedicallyqualified
candidatesaregivenpsychologicalTests,inindividualas
wellasinGroups,toaccesstheiraptitudeandpersonality
traitsfordifferentGroups/Services,beforetheVivaVoce.
VivaVoce
ThevivaVocetestsconsistsof300marksandminimum
qualificationmarksare100.Nocandidateisconsideredfor
appointmenttoanyoftheGroup/Serviceforwhichhe/she
isdeclarednotsuitablebytheVivaVoceBoard.Theviva
voceisconductedbyalargerboard(mostlyfivemembers)
headedbythechairmanatIslamabadandatallProvincial
headquarters.
WhatsortofpreparationisrequiredforPsychologicalandare
thereanymarksforPsychologicalAssessment?
NopreparationisrequiredforPsychologicalTests.Expressyour
truefeelings,opinions,andjudgmentsastheyareandrespondto
thequestionsfreely.ThereareNOMARKSforPsychological
Assessment,howeverthemarksassignedtoVivaVocealso
reflecttheperformanceonPsychologicaltest.
WhatistheRecruitmentPolicy?
Theallocationofpoststomeritandprovincial/regionalquotais
madeaccordingtotheexistingpolicyofthegovernmentas
under:
Merit10%
Punjab50%
Sindh19%(Urban7.6%,Rural11.4%)
Sindh(Urban)refersonlytothecityareaofKarachi,
HyderabadandSukkur.Cantonmentareasarecountedas
partofthecity.TheareasundertheJurisdictionofthe
DistrictCouncilsofthesedistrictsaretheruralareas.
NWFP11.5%
Baluchistan3.5%
NAFATA4%
AJK2%
WhatisthefurtherprocedureAfterselection?
Afterselectionthereis9monthbasictrainingattheCivilService
Academy,Lahoreandafterthisdepartmentaltrainingstarts.In
totalthistrainingperiodisoftwoyearsduration.Afterthis
period,candidatesarepostedasgrade17officers.
5yearsarerequiredforthefirstpromotioni.e.tograde18
providedtherearevacantpostsavailableforit.Promotionto
grade19furtherrequires7yearswhilepromotiontograde20
requirescompulsorytrainingatnationalInstituteofPublic
Administration(NIPA)atLahore,Karachi,PeshawarandQuetta.
Fivemonthtrainingisrequiredtobepromotedtograde21.This
trainingisconductedatAdministrativeStaffCollege,Lahore.Grade
22isthelastrunginthisladderofgrades.
Whataretheaddress,phonenumbersandemailaddressof
FPSC,it'sregionalbranchofficesandInformationcentres?
FPSCHeadOffice
Address:S5/1AgaKhanroad,Islamabad.
Tel:+92519207130,+92519214181,2,4
Email:fpsc@comsats.net.pk
FPSCRegionalBranchOffices:
Lahore:
Karachi:
Address:321upperMall,
Address:H.M.2BathIsland.
Oppositegymkhana.Tel:+92
Tel:+92219250926
425751284
Fax:+92219250159
Fax:+92425759504
Peshawar:
Address:H.No:106,St.No:6,
SectorNo:N3,PhaseIV,
Hayatabad.
Tel:+92919217337
FPSCInformationCentres:
UniversityofAgriculture,
Faislabad
Dr.MuhammadAbdullah,
AssistantProfessor,Deppt.of
LivestockManagement&
Incharge.
Tel:+9251920016169
Quetta:
Address:SundaesCenter,Opp.
HajiSangeenKhanHospital,
AirportRoad.
Tel:+92819202955
IslamiaUniversity,
Bahawalpur
Mr.RahimYarAbbasi,Dy.
Registrar(PublicRelation)&
Incharge.
Tel:+9262180131,+92621
875503
UniversityofSindh,
Jamshoro
Mr.AllahWasayaRajar,
AssistantProfessorof
Economics&Incharge.
Tel:+92221771248,+92221
77168190
BahuddinZakariyaUniversity,
Multan
Prof.Dr.AbdulHafeez
Chaudhry,Departmentof
Economics&Incharge.
Tel:+92612243714ext.
220135
ShahAbdulLatifUniversity,
Khairpur(Sindh)
SyedFarzandAliShah,Head
DepartmentofEnglish&
Incharge.
Tel:+9279246934,+92792
4603,+927924808
12.RegionalofficeNawabshah regoffns@hyd.paknet.com.pk
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