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CSS Examinations
Rules and Regulations

Posting Departments
Recruitment to posts in BS-17 for the following Groups/ Service
under the federal Government.
Commerce & Trade Group
Pakistan Administrative Services
Foreign Service of Pakistan
Information Group
Inland Revenue Service
Military Lands & Cantonments Group
Office Management Group
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
Pakistan Customs Service
Police Service of Pakistan
Postal Group
Railways (Commercial & Transportation) Group

Place of Examination
CSS examinations are conducted in the following cities of
Pakistan: Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, D.I. Khan,
Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi,
Lahore, Larkana, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar, Quetta,
Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Sukkur.

The Competitive Examination comprises the

following :

 Written Examination,
 Medical Test,
 Psychological Test; and
 Viva Voce

Age Limits
21 to 30 years
The age limit for candidate applying for CSS Exam is 21 to 30
years. The age limitis relaxed by two years (making 32 years as
maximum age) for candidates currently serving as government
employee or belonging to recognized tribes and areas.

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
qualifications of a foreign University recognized by Higher
Education Commission,

A candidate who has obtained a Third Division(or ‘D’ grade) in

his/her Bachelor’s Degree will be eligible for the Examination in
cases where he/she has obtained a higher Division in Master’s
Degree.

The matter as to which foreign degree is comparable and

equivalent to corresponding Pakistani degree shall be decided by
HEC. Therefore, an equivalence certificate issued by HEC may be
attached with application form.
 Subjects Selections
Compulsory Subjects

1. English Essay 100

2. English (Precis and Composition) 100
3. General Science & Ability 100
4. Current Affairs 100
5. Pakistan Affairs 100
Islamic Studies OR Comparative Study of Major
6. 100
Religions (For Non Muslims)
Total Marks: 600

Optional Subjects:

(subjects carrying a total of 600 marks to be selected)

Group A

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

Note: Business Administration cannot be opted in combination with Public
Administration

1. Accounting & Auditing 200

2. Economics 200
3. Business Administration 100
4. Public Administration 100

Group B

Subject/s carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

1. Political Science 200

2. Agriculture 100
3. Forestry 100
4. Sociology 100
5. Journalism 100
Group C

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

1. Pure Mathematics 200

2. Applied Mathematics 200
3. Computer Science 100
4. Statistics 100

Group D (Science Subjects)

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

1. Physics 200
2. Geology 200
3. Geography 200
4. Chemistry 200
5. Botany 200
6. Zoology 200

Group E (History Subjects)

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

1. Islamic History & Culture 200

2. Indo Pak History 200
3. British History 200
4. European History 200
5. History of the USA 100

Group F

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

Note: International Law CANNOT BE opted in combination with International
Relations.

1. Law 200
2. Constitutional Law 100
3. Mercantile Law 100
 4. Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 100
5. International Law 100
6. International Relations 100

Group G

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

1. Philosophy 200
2. Psychology including Exp. Psychology 200

Group H (Regional Languages)

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

Regional Languages: Not more than one of the 4 subjects can be opted.

1. Sindhi 100
2. Pashto 100
3. Punjabi 100
4. Blochi 100

Group I:- (National and Foreign Languages)

Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

National/Foreign/Classical Languages: Not more than one of 4 subjects can be opted.
Note: Urdu can not be combined with Regional Languages.

1. English Literature 200

2. Urdu 200
3. Persian 200
4. Arabic 200

Passing Criteria
Compulsory subjects: 40/100
Optional Subjects: 33/100
In Total: 600/1200
Viva Voice: 150/300
One have to obtain 600 Marks and pass all subject to get Interview Call.
and in Viva Voice one must need 50% marks to get Allocation.