An A to Z Guide to CSS
General Info
The competitive examination CSS is held annually by the Federal
Public Service Commission for recruitment to posts in BS-17 in various
departments of the Government of Pakistan. The successful candidates embark on
an illustrious career in following Groups/Services under the Federal
Government.
1.
Commerce & Trade Group
2.
District Management Group
3.
Foreign Service of Pakistan
4.
Information Group
5.
Inland Revenue Service
6.
Military Lands & Cantonments Group
7.
Office Management Group
8.
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
9.
Pakistan Customs Service
10.
Police Service of Pakistan
11.
Postal Group
12.
Railway (Commercial & Transportation) Group
Age Limit
A candidate for admission to the examination must have
attained the age of 21 years and not over 28 years at the cut-off date, except
the candidate falling in the categories mentioned in Rule-4 (ii) of the RULES
FOR COMETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS) issued by Federal Public Service Commission.
Education
A candidate must hold at least a Second Division or Grade “C”
Bachelor’s degree in any faculty of one of the Pakistani Universities or an
equivalent degree or comparable educational qualification of foreign University
recognized by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad.
Segments of the Exam
1.
Written Examination
2.
Psychological Assessment & Viva Voce
Subjects for Written Exam
·
The examination will include the following
subjects and each subject will carry the marks shown against it.
·
There will be two papers of 100 marks each of
the subjects which carry 200 marks. In other subjects there will one paper.
·
Each paper will be of 3 hours duration.
·
The candidates should expect some objective type
question (MCQ’s) in compulsory and optional papers.
·
The Question Papers in Urdu or other Pakistani
regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto and Balochi) Persian and Arabic
should be answered in the respective languages or in Urdu/English unless
otherwise directed in the question paper. The question paper in Islamiat is to
be answered in English or Urdu only.
·
All others papers must be answered in English
unless otherwise directed in the Question Paper.
·
Contravention of these instructions will result
in the cancellation of the papers and award of ZERO marks in the paper(s)
concerned.
Notes
The Non-Muslim candidates have the
option either to take Islamiat as one of the compulsory subject or otherwise
Pakistan Affairs (G.K. Paper-III) will be treated of 200 marks in their case
and half of the total marks obtained by them in the paper on Pakistan Affairs.
(G.K. Paper-III) will be counted in lieu of Islamiat.
