For those who want to join the the Civil Services of Pakistan
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CSS..Central Superior Services
of Pakistan
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION..FPSC
The Competitive Examination
is held by the Federal Public Service Commission for recruitment to
posts in BS-17 for the following Groups/Services under the Federal
Government:—
CSS
Groups/Services
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Commerce & Trade Group
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Customs & Excise Group
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District Management Group
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Foreign Service of Pakistan
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Income Tax Group
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Information Group
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Pakistan Audit & Accounts
Service
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Police Service of Pakistan
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Postal Group
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Railways (Commercial &
Transportation) Group
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Military Lands & Cantonment
Group
The Competitive Examination
comprises the Following:—
Composition
of CSS Examiniation
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Written Examination,
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Medical Test,
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Psychological Test; and
-
Viva Voce.
CSS
Examiniation Rules
The examination is
conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission in accordance with
the following Rules.
QUALIFICATIONS
AGE-LIMITS:
A candidate for admission to
the examination must have attained the age of 21years
Age Relaxation
The upper age limit will be
relaxed by two years up to the age of 30 years in respect of :—
EDUCATION
A candidate must hold at
least a Second Class or Grade “C”
bachelor’s degree
in any faculty of
one of the Pakistani Universities or an equivalent degree or comparable
educational qualifications of a foreign University recognized by
Higher
Education Commission, Islamabad.
NATIONALITY
The candidate must be a
citizen of Pakistan or a person deriving his/her nationality from the
State of Jammu and Kashmir.
MEDICAL TEST
All candidates except
disabled must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any
physical defect
Disabled candidates in the
categories of physically impaired, hearing/speech impaired (deaf & dumb)
and visually impaired (blind) are allowed to compete for Competitive
Examination against four Occupational Groups/ Services viz:
Disabled candidates viz
visually impaired (Blind), physically impaired, hearing/speech impaired
(Deaf & Dumb) will be provided helper such as Writer, if so requested by
them in their application forms.
Extra time viz 15 minutes
per hour will be allowed to the visually impaired (Blind) candidates.
Request of Computer literate candidates for provision of computer
equipment etc. to attempt question papers will be entertained.
Examination for such candidates will be held at Islamabad only. However,
no TA/DA etc. will be admissible.
VACANCIES
The approximate number of
vacancies in BS-17 to be filled on the results of this examination will
be announced later. The Government, however, reserves the right to fill
a smaller or larger number of vacancies than that announced.
APPOINTMENTS
Candidates securing the
highest places on the combined results of the written Examination,
Psychological assessment and Viva Voce Tests and eligible for
appointment will be appointed up to the number of vacancies available.
CSS SUBJECTS FOR WRITTEN
EXAMINATION (1200 MARKS)
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 be one paper. Each Paper will be of 3 hours duration.
The candidates should expect
some objective type questions (MCQ’s) in compulsory and optional papers.
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.
CSS COMPULSORY SUBJECTS (600
MARKS)
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1 |
Essay
|
100 |
|
2 |
English (Précis and Composition)) |
100 |
|
3 |
Islamiat |
100 |
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4 |
General Knowledge :
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300 |
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Paper
- Every Day Science |
100 |
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Paper
- Current
Affairs |
100 |
| |
Paper
- Pakistan
Affairs |
100 |
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Total: |
600 |
CSS OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (600
MARKS)
The minimum standard of
optional subjects will be that of an honours degree of a university in
Pakistan. The candidates are required to select optional subjects
carrying a total of 600 marks, but not more than 200 marks from any
box/columns. The groupings of optional subjects are as under:—
Psychological Test
All candidates called for
Viva Voce will be required to undergo Psychological Test, comprising
written tests and group tasks. Such tests are designed to assess
abilities, attitude and personality characteristics of the candidates
with special regard to their aptitude for the Civil Services.
Viva Voce (300 Marks)
Viva Voce:—
each candidate who qualifies
the written part of the exam will be interviewed by a Board who will
have before them a record of his/her career, both academic and
extra-mural. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general
interest. The object of the interview is to assess his/her suitability
for the services for which he/she is entered and in framing their
assessment the Board will attach particular importance to the moral and
ethical qualities of the candidates, his/her intelligence and alertness
of mind, his/her vigor and strength of character and his/her potential
qualities of leadership. The Board will take into consideration his/her
extra-mural activities such as sports, debates, hobbies, etc., and their
effect on his/her physique and character, in assessing his/her merit.
All candidates are expected
to have basic knowledge regarding Islam and Pakistan. Questions will be
asked in the Interview on these subjects. Persons securing less than
pass marks in these subjects will not be considered for appointment to
Government jobs, irrespective of their proficiency in other fields.
However, the Non-Muslim candidates will not be asked any question
regarding Islam.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION,
2008
RECRUITMENT POLICY
The following merit and
provincial/regional quotas shall be observed in filling vacancies
|
Merit
|
7.5% |
|
Punjab (including Federal Area of Islamabad |
50% |
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Sindh |
19% |
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NWFP
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11.5% |
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Balochistan
|
6% |
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Northern Areas and Federally
Administered Tribal Areas |
4% |
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AJK |
2% |
Useful Links:
www.fpsc.gov.pk
www.spsc.gov.pk
www.ppsc.gov.pk
www.npsc.gov.pk
www.bpsc.gov.pk
Further Information:
Head office
Federal Public Service
Commission
Chokhtai Plaza, Blue area,
Islamabad.
Regional Office
Regional office Karachi
office
H-M-2, Bath Island, Karachi
Regional Office Lahore
321, Upper Mall, Opp Lahore
Gymkhana, Lahore
Regional Office Peshawar
54 Gul Bihar Colony No
1, Peshawar
Regional Office QUETTA
Opp Controller Office Seryab
Road, QUETTA
