CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2019 (Online Application Link , Rules for CSS Exams, Syllabus and Subjects for CSS , Age , and all relevant Information for CSS Examination 2018-19 ) in islamabad

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CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2019

(Apply online on or before 12th December 2018 and send hardcopy of online

application alongwith documents so as to reach FPSC Headquarters within 10 days
of online submission date, otherwise candidature will be rejected).
The Federal Public Service Commission will hold the CSS Competitive Examination-2019 with effect from
Thursday, 14th February, 2019 for recruitment to posts in BS-17 in following Occupational Groups/Services under
the Federal Government:
Commerce & Trade Group, Foreign Service of Pakistan, Information Group, Inland Revenue Service, Military
Lands & Cantonments Group, Office Management Group, Pakistan Administrative Service, Pakistan Audit and
Accounts Service, Pakistan Customs Service, Police Service of Pakistan, Postal Group, Railways (Commercial &
Transportation) Group
2. The number of vacancies to be filled on the basis of CSS Competitive Examination-2019 will be announced later.
3. The examination is likely to be held at following centres depending upon the number of candidates:
(1) Abbottabad (2) Bahawalpur (3) D.G. Khan (4) D.I.Khan (5) Faisalabad
(6) Gilgit (7) Gujranwala (8) Hyderabad (9) Islamabad (10) Karachi
(11) Lahore (12) Larkana (13) Multan (14) Muzaffarabad (15) Peshawar
(16) Quetta (17) Rawalpindi (18) Sargodha (19) Sukkur
4. ELIGIBILITY: Both male and female including special persons having at least 2nd Division Bachelor’s degree
between the ages of 21 to 30 years as on 31.12.2018 are eligible. The upper age limit may be relaxed by two years in
categories mentioned in Rule 6 of CSS Competitive Examination Rules-2019, subject to fulfillment of documentary
requirements. The cut off date for determining the eligibility of the candidate in terms of age, qualification,
domicile etc, is 31st December, 2018.
5. PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: All aspirants may apply online for CSS examination
during the period 28th November to 12th December, 2018, followed by submission of hardcopy of online form along
with all attested documents and original Treasury Receipt of Rs.2200/-, so as to reach the FPSC Headquarters,
Islamabad within 10 days of the closing date, as per procedure stipulated in Rule-11 of CSS Competitive Examination
Rules-2019.
6. Online Application facility, Challan Form, Rules & Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination-2019 are available on
FPSC Website www.fpsc.gov.pk
7. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION IS 12th DECEMBER 20185
8. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO: TO;
(i) Carefully fill the online form and check it before online submission. Take printout and dispatch hardcopy to
FPSC on or before closing date. Any correction in the printed hardcopy of online form may be made by hand and
initialled, before dispatch/submission to FPSC. Thereafter, no request for change in any entry of online
application or its hardcopy would be accepted.
(ii) Deposit, before the closing date, Rs.2200/- as examination fee in the nearest Govt. Treasury/State Bank of
Pakistan/National Bank of Pakistan under the account head “C02101-Organs of State Exam fee (FPSC Receipt).
(iii) Ensure that attested copies of all required documents, photographs & original treasury receipt of Rs.2200/- are
attached with the hardcopy of online application form, before dispatching to Secretary FPSC, Islamabad.
(iv) Choose the optional subjects correctly in accordance with Appendix-I of the Rules for CSS Competitive
Examination-2019.
(v) Download computer generated Admission Certificates from FPSC website i.e. www.fpsc.gov.pk. In this regard
no intimation shall be sent through post.
(vi) Be informed that optional subjects & examination centre once selected shall not be changed. No request in this
regard shall be entertained after receipt of hardcopy.
(vii) Correctly enter CNIC No. & date of birth in online form and in its hardcopy. Wrong entry shall lead to rejection
of candidature.
(viii) Strictly comply with the rules of CSS Competitive Examination-2019 otherwise their candidature shall lead to
rejection.
(ix) Hardcopy of the online application, must be dispatched in a separate envelope. Two or more applications in one
envelope are not acceptable.
(x) Be aware that detailed scrutiny of the applications will be carried out after conduct of written part of
CSS Competitive Examination. If any candidate is found ineligible in any respect under rules for the
examination, his/her candidature will be cancelled/ rejected regardless of the fact whether he/she has
appeared in the examination or qualified therein, however his/her chance shall stand consumed.
Therefore, to avoid inconvenience candidates are advised in their own interest to make sure before
appearing in the examination that they fulfil all requirements of the rules, relating to the examination.
(xi) Contact at the following numbers for further information or queries;
051-9223282, 051-9210296, 051-9219845, OR UAN 051-111-000-248
Director General
Aga Khan Road Sector F-5/1, Islamabad
UAN 051-111-000-248 Phone No.051-9205075, Fax: 051-9213386, 051-9203410
e-mail: fpsc@fpsc.gov.pk, Website: www.fpsc.gov.pk
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RULES FOR CSS EXAMS :
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Government of Pakistan
Cabinet Secretariat
Establishment Division
Federal Public Service Commission
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Islamabad, the 27th November, 2018.
NOTIFICATION
S.R.O. No. 1452(I)/2018.– In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7A and 10 of
the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (XLV of 1977), the Chairman of the
Federal Public Service Commission, with the approval of the Federal Government, is pleased to
make the following rules, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules shall be called the CSSCompetitive
Examination Rules, 2019.
(2) These rules shall come into force at once for competitive examination for the years
2019 and onwards.
2. Definitions.– Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,–
(a) ?Act? means the Civil Servant‘s Act 1973(LXXI of 1973);
(b) ?Annexure? means an annexure to these rules;
(c) ?Appendix? means an appendix to these rules;
(d) ?candidate? means a person who opts by making application in soft or
written form, as the case may be, to appear for competitive examination
under these rules;
(e) ?competitive examination? means the competitive examination conducted
under these rules in respect of the occupational groups and services;
(f) ?Occupational Groups or Services? means the Occupational Groups and
Services as specified in the Occupational Groups and Services (Probation,
Training and Seniority) Rules, 1990; and
(g) ?Ordinance? means the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977
(XLV of 1977);
3. Competitive examination.– (1) The competitive examination shall be conducted
by the Commission in respect of the Occupational Groups and Services consisting of–
(a) Commerce and Trade Group;
(b) Foreign Service of Pakistan;
(c) Information Group;
(d) Inland Revenue Service;
(e) Military Lands and Cantonments Group;
(f) Office Management Group;
(g) Pakistan Administrative Service;
(h) Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service;
(i) Pakistan Customs Service;
(j) Police Service of Pakistan;
(k) Postal Group; and
(l) Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group.
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(2) The competitive examination shall comprise the following, namely:-
(a) written examination;
(b) medical examination:
(c) psychological assessment; and
(d) viva voce.
(3) Written examination shall be conducted annually by the Commission
simultaneously at Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Faisalabad,
Gilgit, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Larkana, Multan, Muzaffarabad,
Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Sukkur and any other place as the Commission may
determine depending on the number of applicants for each centre.
(4) Written examination under sub-rule (2) shall be held after schedule thereof is
advertised by the Commission in leading newspapers and uploaded at its website.
(5) Depending on the number of applicants, the viva voce shall be held at Islamabad,
Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and such other place as the Commission may
determine.
4. Change of centre.– Written examination‘s centre once selected by the candidate
shall not be changed, unless allowed by the Commission or a committee thereof on an application
made in this behalf by the candidate.
5. Cut-off date for determination of eligibility.– The cutoff date for determining the
eligibility of the candidate in terms of age, qualifications, domicile shall be the 31st day of
December of the year preceding the year of competitive examination.
Explanation.– For competitive examination 2019 the cut-off date thereof shall be the 31st
day of December, 2018.
6. Age-limits.– (1) No candidate shall be eligible for admission to the competitive
examination unless he is neither below the age of twenty-one years nor above the age of thirty years
on the cut-off date.
Explanation.– A candidate born on or before the 31st day of December, 1988 and on or
after the 2nd day of January, 1998 shall not be eligible for the competitive examination of the year
2019.
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(2) Two years relaxation in upper-age limit of a candidate shall be admissible in respect
of the following categories, namely:–
(a) the candidates belonging to the scheduled caste and Buddhist community
subject to production of a certificate, in support of their claim, as set out in
the application form prescribed by the Commission from time to time and
issued by Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate or such other person by
whatever name called and authorized in this behalf;
(b) the candidates belonging to the recognized Tribes who are permanent
residents of the areas mentioned-below and whose families have been living
in these areas, subject to production of a certificate, in support of their claim,
as set out in the application form prescribed by the Commission from time to
time and issued by Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate or such other
person by whatever name called and authorized in this behalf:–
(i) Baluchistan;
(ii) Tribal Areas of D.I.Khan and Peshawar Divisions (including former
Frontier States of Dir, Swat, Chitral and Amb);
(iii) former excluded (Baloch) area forming part of the Dera Ghazi Khan
and Rajanpur Districts;
(iv) former Tribal Areas of Mardan and Hazara Divisions; and
(v) Upper Tanawal Area of Hazara Division;
(c) the candidates who are permanent residents of Azad Kashmir Territory,
subject to production of a certificate in support of their claim, as set out in
the application form prescribed by the Commission from time to time and
issued by the Division to which business of Azad Jammu and Kashmir stands
allocated;
(d) the candidates who are permanent residents of Gilgit-Baltistan including
Gilgit, Diamir, Baltistan, Ghizer and Guanche, subject to production of a
certificate in support of their claim, as set out in the application form
prescribed by the Commission from time to time and issued by the Deputy
Commissioner, District Magistrate or such other person by whatever name
called and authorized in this behalf;
(e) the special candidates, namely, physically impaired, hearing or speech
impaired and visually impaired, subject to production of certificate of
disability in support of their claim issued by an officer of the Federal
Government or, as the case may be, Provincial Government duly authorized
in this behalf;
(f) in-service Government servants, armed forces personnel, contract
employees, including the Government servants of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir, who possess a minimum of two years continuous Government
service as on the cut-off date subject to production of departmental
permission certificate from the competent authority as set out by the
Commission from time to time. Employees of nationalized banks, State
Bank of Pakistan, Water and Power Development Authority, regulatory
authorities, autonomous bodies and other semi-autonomous bodies are not
entitled to the age-relaxation under these rules:
Provided that period of extraordinary leave (EOL) shall not be
considered as period spent on duty under Fundamental Rule-9(6) for grant
of age-relaxation under these rules.
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(3) The relaxation in upper age-limits prescribed in these rules shall be permitted upto
the maximum period of an individual concession and not by the total period of the concessions
taken together, if admissible in any case.
(4) Except as provided in these rules, a candidate shall not be entitled to further
relaxation in age-limit under any other rule for the time being in force or on any other ground.
7. Date of birth.– (1) The date of birth entered in the following documents shall be
accepted by the Commission:–
(a) matriculation certificate;
(b) secondary or higher secondary school leaving certificate;
(c) certificate of birth from the principal or headmaster of the school from where
a candidate has passed his general certificate of education (GCE), ?O‘ level
or equivalent examination, showing the date of birth in the school admission
register;
(d) in case of Christian candidates, Baptismal or birth registration certificate.
(2) The decision as to which certificate may be accepted for the purpose of date of birth
rests with the Commission.
(3) Once a date of birth has been claimed by a candidate and accepted by the
Commission for the purpose of admission to a competitive examination, no change shall be
allowed at a subsequent examination or selection.
8. Educational qualifications.– (1) A candidate for competitive examination 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 the Higher Education Commission (HEC), subject to production of equivalence
certificate issued by HEC.
(2) Where a candidate does not hold the required degree on or before the cut-off date, he
shall be required to produce a certificate from the duly authorized officer of the concerned degree
awarding institution, to the effect that the candidate has fulfilled all the requirements of the said
degree and has cleared and passed the examination for the said degree on or before the cut-off date.
The candidate however would be required to produce the said degree before the final result is
declared by the Commission.
(3) A candidate who has obtained a third division or ?D‘ grade in his bachelor‘s degree
shall be eligible for the competitive examination in cases where he has obtained a higher division or
grade in master‘s degree.
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9. Nationality.– (1) Candidates for competitive examination must be a citizen of
Pakistan or a person deriving his nationality from the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(2) A candidate who has married a person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall not be
eligible for appointment provided that a person who marries a foreign national of any country
recognized by Federal Government with the prior permission of Government may be regarded as
eligible for appointment.
10. Domicile.– (1) Seats in respect of the Occupational Groups and Services shall be
allocated in accordance with the policy as may be prescribed by the Federal Government before
finalizing the appointments and for that purpose the candidates shall produce domicile certificate
issued by the competent authority in accordance with the law and the rules.
(2) A candidate who has acquired the citizenship of Pakistan by registration under the
Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951) and the rules made thereunder shall produce along
with the application an attested copy of the certificate of citizenship. A candidate who has not been
registered as a citizen of Pakistan but claims that he should be deemed to be citizen of Pakistan
under the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951) shall produce proof to the effect that he
fulfills the conditions on the basis of which he claims to be deemed as a citizen of Pakistan. A
candidate who derives his nationality from the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall produce along
with the application a certificate issued by the Division to which business of the Azad Jammu and
Kashmir stands allocated duly signed by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary
in support of his claim.
(3) Candidates of Azad Jammu and Kashmir shall produce domicile certificate
alongwith permanent residence certificate along with the application forms issued by the
Division to which business of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir stands allocated duly signed by an
officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary in support of his claim. No such certificates
shall be accepted at any later stage.
(4) Domicile once claimed by a candidate and accepted by the Commission for the
purpose of admission to competitive examination shall be final. No change will be allowed at a
subsequent examination or selection.
(5) Domicile claimed by a candidate and accepted at the time of his first entry into
Government service shall be treated as final for the purpose of candidature and allocation and no
subsequent change in his domicile shall be accepted.
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11. Application for and admission to the competitive examination.– (1) All
applications for the competitive examination must be made online through the Commission‘s
website www.fpsc.gov.pk.
(2) Online applications under sub-rule (1) must be made on or before the closing date as
advertised by the Commission.
(3) Printed copy of duly filled online application form (i.e. hardcopy) may be obtained
and after signing it, copies of all documents and certificates as mentioned in application form
alongwith original treasury receipt may be attached with it and dispatched to the Secretary of the
Commission, so as to reach the Commission‘s headquarters within ten days of the closing date.
(4) An online application received incomplete, wrongly filled in or its hardcopy not
accompanied with any one of the documents mentioned in the application form, shall be rejected.
(5) Hardcopy of the online application, if reached to the Commission after the stipulated
period of ten days from the closing date, it shall not be accepted and online form already submitted
to the Commission shall stand rejected.
(6) Any correction in the printed hard copy of online form may be made by hand and
initialled before dispatch or submission to the Commission, whereafter no request for change in any
entry of online application or its hard copy shall be accepted.
(7) No plea that hardcopy of online application form or any document attached
therewith has been lost or delayed in the post shall be entertained.
(8) The candidate shall have to pay or deposit two hundred and fifty Rupees in the
Commission‘s head of account as fine, if hard copy of online application is received without
signature, subject to no other deficiency in application or attached documents, otherwise his
application shall stand rejected.
(9) Hardcopy of the online application must be dispatched in a separate envelope. Two
or more applications in one envelope shall not be acceptable.
(10) Candidate shall pay two thousand two hundred Rupees, or such other fee as the
Commission may determine from time to time, as application fee for competitive examination as
per procedure prescribed in Appendix-II and deposited in the nearest Government‘s treasury or in
State Bank or National Bank of Pakistan under the head of account ?C02101-Organs of State Exam
Fee (FPSC Receipt)?. Cash, postal orders, bank drafts and cheques shall not be accepted by the
Commission.
(11) Original treasury receipt for written examination must be attached with the
application form to be deposited to the Commission. Without providing original treasury receipt,
the application of the candidate shall be rejected.
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(12) Subjects for the competitive examination shall comprise compulsory papers of 600
marks and optional papers of 600 marks as specified in Appendix-I.
(13) Optional subjects must be selected carefully, as wrong selection of subjects shall
lead to rejection of candidature.
(14) Combination of optional subjects once chosen before closing date for submission of
online application or corrected in hard copy of online application shall be treated as final and no
request for change in subjects shall be allowed thereafter.
(15) A candidate who misses any compulsory or optional subject of written examination
for medical or any other reasons shall neither be allowed to appear in the remaining subjects nor
separate examination for re-appearing in that missed paper shall be allowed.
(16) No candidate shall be eligible to avail more than three chances of the competitive
examination within prescribed age-limits.
Explanation.- A candidate shall be deemed to have attempted the examination and his
chance stand consumed, if he actually appeared in any one or more papers of the competitive
examination and even if he tendered blank answer book or sheet and even if rejected subsequently.
(17) A candidate who conceals the number of previous attempts, shall be liable to
prosecution leading to his disqualification under these rules.
(18) No candidate shall be admitted to the examination hall who does not hold original
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and admission certificate generated or downloaded
from the Commission‘s website i.e. www.fpsc.gov.pk as admission certificate shall not be sent
through post.
(19) A candidate who arrives at examination hall or centre late, than the time mentioned
in admission certificate and date sheet, he shall not be allowed to sit in the examination.
(20) Candidates shall be admitted to the examination provisionally at their own risk
subject to their being found eligible in all respects. On detailed scrutiny of the applications after the
announcement of result of the written examination, if any candidate is found ineligible in any
respect under these rules his candidature shall be cancelled and rejected regardless of the fact
whether he has appeared in the examination or qualified therein.
(21) To avoid inconvenience, candidates shall ensure before appearing at the examination
that they fulfill all requirements of the rules, relating to the examination.
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12. Qualifying marks in written examination.- (1) A candidate who fails to secure at
least 40% marks in any of the compulsory subjects, 33% marks in any of the optional subjects and
50% marks in the aggregate shall be considered to have failed in written examination and shall not
be eligible for medical examination, psychological assessment and viva voce.
(2) Only the candidates declared qualified in the written examination and found eligible
shall be called for subsequent medical examination, psychological assessment and viva voce.
13. Medical examination.- (1) All candidates must be in good mental and bodily health
and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of their duties. The
candidates who after such medical examination which the Commission and the appointing authority
may prescribe are found not to satisfy these requirements shall not be appointed except special
candidates as mentioned in sub-rule (2).
(2) Special candidates in the categories of physically impaired, hearing or speech
impaired and visually impaired shall be eligible to compete for competitive examination against all
Occupational Groups and Services according to his choice.
(3) Special candidates who are visually impaired or physically impaired shall be
provided helper (writer), if they have been, by any Federal or a Provincial Council for
Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons, declared permanently incapacitated with respect to writing and
a disability certificate in that regard has been attached by them with application form and also
requested for provision of helper in their application form. The Commission shall arrange the
helper from within the available staff of the Commission deputed at the examination centre. The
role of the helper would merely be to reproduce in writing the words so uttered by the special
candidate. No intellectual contribution by the helper shall be permissible. The educational level of
the helper would be graduation, intermediate or matriculation as per availability at the examination
centre. No request for helper of choice or venue of the examination shall be entertained. The special
candidate alongwith helper shall remain within the examination hall till conclusion of the paper.
(4) Extra time of 15 minutes per hour shall only be allowed to visually impaired
candidates. The other categories of special candidates shall not be allowed extra time.
(5) The special candidate referred to in sub-rules (3) and (4) may attempt the question
paper on computer, as the case may be, for which facility shall only be provided at the
Commission‘s headquarters and its provincial offices, however, no TA/DA shall be admissible.
Such computer literate candidates shall fill the relevant entries in the online application form, else
they shall not be allowed to attempt the paper on computer.
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(6) No application or medical certificate regarding claim for disability or request for
provision of helper or computer on medical grounds or sudden accident, shall be accepted after the
closing date, except where the claim has been made in the application form before the closing date and
certificate of disability as aforesaid attached as an evidence.
(7) Candidates who qualify the written examination shall be medically examined by the
medical board constituted for the purpose. If any candidate remains absent twice in his medical
examination, his candidature shall automatically stand rejected and no appeal in this regard shall be
entertained and his chance shall be considered as consumed.
(8) In order to prevent disappointment, candidates may get themselves examined by a
Government‘s medical officer of the standing of a civil surgeon before applying for admission to
the examination, however, they shall abide by the instructions set out in Annex-A.
14. Psychological assessment.- (1) All candidates called for viva voce shall be required
to undergo psychological assessment, comprising written tests and group tasks, designed to assess
abilities, attitude and personality characteristics of the candidates with special regard to their
aptitude for the civil services. Separate marks are not awarded for the psychological assessment.
However, 300 marks assigned to viva voce also reflect the performance on psychological
assessment. Candidates must bring their CNIC and two recent photographs when summoned for
psychological assessment. If a candidate remains absent in the psychological assessment, he shall
not be allowed to appear for viva voce.
15. Viva voce.- (1) A candidate who is declared qualified in written examination shall
be interviewed by a board who shall have before them a record of his career, both academic and
extramural and he shall be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the
interview is to assess his suitability for the services for which he is entered and in framing their
assessment the board shall attach particular importance to the moral and ethical qualities of the
candidates, his intelligence and alertness of mind, his vigour and strength of character and his
potential qualities of leadership. The board shall take into consideration his extramural activities
such as sports, debates, hobbies, etc., and their effect on his physique and character, in assessing his
merit.
(2) All candidates are expected to have basic knowledge regarding Islam and Pakistan.
Questions may be asked in the viva voce on these subjects. Persons securing less than pass marks in
these subjects shall not be considered for appointment, irrespective of their proficiency in other
fields. However, the non-Muslim candidates shall not be asked any question regarding Islam.
(3) Viva voce shall be of 300 marks. A candidate who fails to secure at least 100 marks
in viva voce shall be considered to have failed and shall not be eligible for appointment.
(4) The result of viva voce shall be intimated to all candidates in due course of time.
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16 General provisions regarding competitive examination.- (1) A candidate must
satisfy the Commission that he is suitable in all respects for employment under the Government.
(2) The candidates who pass the written examination shall be intimated individually as
well as through website but the candidates who fail in written examination shall not be informed
individually, they may download detailed marks sheet from website.
(3) Decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for
admission to the examination shall, subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and rules made there
under, be final.
(4) A candidate who knowingly furnishes particulars which are false or suppresses
material information or attempts to influence the Commission or officers or members of the staff of
the Commission or tries to obtain support for his candidature by improper means or deliberately
submits forged certificates or tampers with the entries in his age, educational and other
certificates or misbehaves in the examination hall or uses unfair means including possession of
cellular phone or other electronic device for use or attempted use for copying or is found guilty of
misconduct during examination or medical or viva voce tests and uses filthy and unethical language
in the answer book during written examination, shall be liable to disqualification for this and
subsequent examinations or selections held by the Commission including debarring him from
employment under the Federal Government and shall, however, not absolve him from prosecution for
a criminal offence if any in accordance with the law in force.
(5) If during the conduct of examination at an examination centre or hall, any candidate
is found in possession of cellular phone or likewise devices, he shall be disqualified for the instant
examination.
(6) The result of any candidate whose candidature is rejected on any ground shall not
be declared, irrespective whether he failed or passed the examination.
(7) A candidate who even after his appointment is found to have knowingly furnished
particulars which are false or to have suppressed material information shall be liable to dismissal
from government service.
(8) Certificates of age and educational qualifications in which any entry is overwritten,
altered, erased, mutilated or tampered with in any way or the genuineness of which is otherwise
doubted shall be liable to be impounded till such time as the Commission considers it necessary.
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(9) All communication to the Commission should be addressed to the Secretary thereof
by each candidate separately quoting his roll number and CNIC number. If roll number has not yet
been allotted, serial number of the application may be quoted. Candidates must make their own
arrangements for communications addressed to them at the addresses stated in their applications to
be redirected to their new addresses, when necessary. However, any change of address should be
communicated at once to the Secretary of the Commission. Candidates should not write their postal
addresses care of post box number etc. as postal authorities do not accept registered letters at such
address.
(10) As provided in Article 260 (3)(b) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, non-Muslim means a person who is not Muslim and includes a person belonging to the
Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Budhist or Parci community, a person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori
group (who call themselves ?Ahmadis? or by any other name), or a Bahai and a person belonging
to any of the scheduled castes. Only those candidates shall be considered for vacancies reserved for
non-Muslims whose application forms for the competitive examination are accompanied by
certificate to this effect issued by the Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate. No such
certificate shall be accepted at any later stage.
(11) Subject to the maximum three chances under these rules, applications of Government servants
shall be governed by the Government Servants (Application for Services and Posts) Rules, 1966.
(12) Government servants who fulfill conditions laid down in these rules shall be eligible
for admission to the examination if permitted by the competent authority in their departments or
offices. However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the closing date to
avoid rejection. Candidates who join Government service after submitting their applications for
admission to the examination shall submit the departmental permission certificate immediately
thereafter.
(13) Armed forces‘ candidates should route their applications through proper channel.
Applications not routed through proper channel shall be rejected. Released or retired personnel
should produce a clearance certificate from Military Secretary Branch for employment in civil
services of Pakistan. However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the
closing date to avoid rejection.
(14) A candidate who after submitting such departmental permission, joins Civil
Services Academy or is transferred to another department, should obtain the permission of that
department and submit it to the Commission as soon as possible.
(15) A candidate who has left Government service should submit with his application an
attested copy of his discharge or service certificate. A candidate who has been dismissed from
Government or semi Government service shall not be eligible for admission to the examination.
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(16) If marks of a candidate are less than 40% in any of the compulsory subjects, less
than 33% marks in any of the optional subjects and less than 100 marks out of 300 in viva voce,
these shall not be counted and credited in the total marks.
(17) The marking of answers shall be in order of consecutive answers and over
attempted question shall not be evaluated and credited.
(18) Writing on question paper shall be considered as cheating and delinquent candidate
shall be prosecuted under these rules.
(19) If any candidate writes his roll number, except in the space provided for this
purpose on the cover of the answer book, or writes his name or makes any distinguishing mark
at any place in his answer book or additional answer book he shall be awarded zero marks in
that paper, besides any other punishment which the Commission may decide to award.
(20) A candidate who rips the pages or does not cross out empty pages of answer book
or additional answer book or does not hand over his answer books or additional answer book to the
supervisory staff, he shall be proceeded against for disciplinary action under these rules as the
Commission may deem appropriate.
(21) A candidate who has received and read the question paper shall not be allowed to
leave his seat or examination hall without marking his attendance and until half the time is over.
However, the candidate will not be allowed to take question paper with him until conclusion of the
examination in that paper.
(22) Use of calculators shall only be allowed in applied mathematics, pure mathematics,
accountancy, statistics, business administration, physics and chemistry. Use of calculator shall not
be allowed in the paper of general science and ability.
(23) Paper containing multiple choice questions (MCQs) shall be attempted on optical
mark reader (OMR) sheet provided separately for the purpose. Both MCQs paper and OMR sheet
shall be collected back after the allotted time. The number of MCQs in each paper may be
attempted in the same sequence at the space reserved on OMR sheet. Any answer given beyond the
reserved space or not corresponding with question number of MCQ paper shall not be marked or
taken into account.
(24) 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.
However, question relating with translation from respective language into English or vice versa,
may be answered as directed in the question paper.
(25) The question paper in Islamic studies or comparative study of major religions is to be
answered in English or Urdu only.
(26) The non-Muslim candidates shall have the option either to take Islamic studies or
comparative study of major religions.
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(27) Candidates must use blue or black ink only in their answer books otherwise zero
marks may be awarded.
(28) Answer books in all subjects of examination are confidential documents and cannot,
therefore, be permitted to be seen by candidates or their representatives nor re-examination of
answer books and scripts shall be allowed under any circumstances. A candidate desirous of getting
his marks, awarded by the examiners, re-counted may submit his request for the purpose, within
one month from the date of issue of result card or marks sheet alongwith a treasury challan of five
hundred Rupees per paper as fee for re-counting of marks only. Thereafter, no such request shall
be entertained.
(29) Re-evaluation of marks awarded by the viva voce board shall not be allowed under
any circumstances.
(30) Grace marks shall not be allowed.
(31) Answer books of candidates shall be retained in the office of the Commission for
one year only and thereafter destroyed. Any query relating to answer books should be made within
the specified period, thereafter, no request in this regard shall be entertained.
(32) No claim for refund of any fee shall be entertained nor can the fees paid be held in
reserve for another examination or selection.
(33) If a candidate who appeared in previous competitive examination, wishes to apply
in the next competitive examination, he must submit an application by the prescribed date without
waiting for the result of the previous competitive examination. If subsequently it is not necessary
for him to appear in the next examination, his examination fee shall not be refunded.
(34) The Commission reserves the right to change the schedule of the examination as
well as to cancel any paper or papers or the entire competitive examination without assigning any
reason.
17. Representation and review petition.- (1) A candidate aggrieved by any decision
of the Commission shall be entitled to make a representation or, as the case may be, a review
petition in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the rules made thereunder and no
such representation or review petition shall be entertained unless accompanied with an original
treasury receipt evidencing payment of fee of five hundred Rupees or such other fee as the
Commission may determine from time to time.
18. Determination of final merit and announcement of result.- (1) The candidates
who qualify in written examination and viva voce, their final merit shall be determined by adding
marks obtained in the written examination and viva voce.
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(2) When total marks of written examination and viva voce of more than one candidate
are equal, the one who gets more marks in viva voce shall be treated as higher in merit. If marks in
viva voce are also equal, the one who gets more marks in compulsory subjects shall be treated as
higher in merit. If marks in compulsory subjects are also equal the one who is older in age shall be
treated as higher in merit.
(3) No authority, accept the Commission shall be authorized to announce the result.
19. Vacancies.- Actual number of vacancies in BS-17 to be filled on the results of
competitive examination shall be announced with the approval of the Establishment Division.
20. Appointments.- (1) Subject to Rule 10 (1), candidates securing the highest places
on the combined results of the written examination, psychological assessment and viva voce and
eligible for appointment shall be recommended by the Commission in order of merit up to the
number of vacancies available. However, appointments shall be made by the respective appointing
authorities. No candidate shall be considered for appointment to any of the Occupational Groups
and Services for which he has been declared not suitable by the Commission at the time of viva
voce.
(2) Success in the examination confers no right to appointment. Appointments shall be
made only after the appointing authority is satisfied, after such enquiry as may be necessary, that
the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the public service and subject to the
availability of vacancies.
(3) Candidates shall be considered for those Occupational Groups and Services only
which they indicate in the application form. No candidate shall be considered for the Occupational
Groups and Services which he will not mention in the form. Candidates shall be given a chance to
revise their choice of Occupational Groups and Services at the time of the viva voce. Preferences so
revised at the time of viva-voce shall be treated as final and no subsequent change shall be allowed
under any circumstances. Candidates may opt for an Occupational Group and Service irrespective
of the fact whether there is a vacancy therein or not.
(4). The Commission reserves the right to allocate a candidate against any Occupational
Group and Service irrespective of his preferences, in the public interest and decision of the
Commission in this respect shall be final.
21. Unfilled vacancies and waiting merit list.- (1) Once the process of allocation has
been accomplished, the vacancies remained unfilled due to non-availability of qualified candidates
shall be carried over to next competitive examination in accordance with the quota policy as may
be prescribed by the Federal Government.
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(2) The Commission shall maintain the waiting merit list till commencement of
Common Training Programme (CTP). Therefore, if any nominee of the Commission does not join
and intimation in this regard reaches to the Commission through Establishment Division prior to
commencement of CTP, the Commission shall nominate the next candidate on merit against an
Occupational Group or Service according to his merit position, preferred choice and in accordance
with the quota policy as may be prescribed by the Federal Government.
(3) The vacancies of non-joiner, reported to the Commission after commencement of
CTP shall be carried over to next competitive examination.
(4) Once the process of allocation or re-allocation according to time lines given in these
rules is over, the waiting merit list shall no longer be valid and the process of that competitive
examination shall stand completed and closed.
APPENDIX-I
[see rules 2(c) and 11(12) ]
SUBJECTS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION (1200 MARKS)
1. The examination will include the following subjects and each subject will carry the marks
shown against it.
2. 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.
3. The candidates should expect some objective type questions (MCQs) in compulsory and
optional papers except in the papers of essay, applied mathematics and pure mathematics.
4. A Guideline of the syllabus of the subjects in alphabetical order is given in Annex B to
these rules.
5. The three papers of general knowledge (GK-I, GK-II and GK-III) are to be passed
collectively by scoring 120 marks out of 300.
6. Compulsory subjects (600marks) are-
(1) Essay 100
(2) English (Precis and Composition) 100
(3) General Knowledge:-
(a) Paper-I General Science and Ability 100
(General Science: (MCQs = 20 marks, subjective = 40 marks)
Ability: subjective = 40 marks)
(b) Paper-II Current Affairs 100
(c) Paper-III Pakistan Affairs 100
300
(4) Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions
(for non-Muslims)
100
Total 600
Note:- MCQs are to be attempted on computerized OMR Answer Sheet, whereas
subjective questions are to be attempted on Answer Book.
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7. Optional subjects (600 marks)
The minimum standard of optional subjects will be that of an honour‘s degree of a
university in Pakistan. The candidates are required to select optional subjects carrying a
total of 600 marks from the following groups as per rules given in column-1 below:—
Rules Code
No.
Subject Marks
Group-I
(One subject carrying 200 marks from code No. 11-
15 can be opted)
11 Accountancy & Auditing 200
12 Economics 200
13 Computer Science 200
14 Political Science 200
15 International Relations 200
Group-II
(One subject carrying 200 marks from code 16-17
OR two subjects carrying 100 marks each from code
18-21 can be opted)
16 Physics 200
17 Chemistry 200
18 Applied Mathematics 100
19 Pure Mathematics 100
20 Statistics 100
21 Geology 100
Group-III
(One subject carrying 100 marks from code 22-25
can be opted)
22 Business Administration 100
23 Public Administration 100
24 Governance & Public Policies 100
25 Town Planning & Urban
Management
100
Group-IV
(One subject carrying 100 marks from code 26-30
can be opted)
26 History of Pakistan & India 100
27 Islamic History & Culture 100
28 British History 100
29 European History 100
30 History of USA 100
Group-V
(One subject carrying 100 marks from code 31-37
can be opted)
31 Gender Studies 100
32 Environmental Sciences 100
33 Agriculture & Forestry 100
34 Botany 100
35 Zoology 100
36 English Literature 100
37 Urdu Literature 100
Group-VI
(One subject carrying 100 marks from code 38-44
can be opted)
38 Law 100
39 Constitutional Law 100
40 International Law 100
41 Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 100
42 Mercantile Law 100
43 Criminology 100
44 Philosophy 100
Group-VII
(One subject carrying 100 marks from code 45-55
can be opted)
45 Journalism & Mass
Communication
100
46 Psychology 100
47 Geography 100
48 Sociology 100
49 Anthropology 100
50 Punjabi 100
51 Sindhi 100
52 Pashto 100
53 Balochi 100
54 Persian 100
55 Arabic 100
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APPENDIX-II
[see rules 2(c), 11(10), 16(28), 17]
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS)
RATE OF FEES
1 . The following fees must be paid by the candidates :—
(A) To the Federal Public Service Commission:—
(i) Rs.2200 for written competitive examination (Application fee)
(ii) Rs.500 for each representation or review petition which a candidate wants to submit
against any decision of the Commission.
(iii) Rs.500 per paper as fee for re-counting of marks.
Note.- The procedure for payment of fee is as under: -
(a) The amount should be deposited in the National Bank of Pakistan, or in the
nearest Government Treasury or in State Bank of Pakistan under the Head of
account ?C02101 Organs of State – Exam Fee (FPSC Receipts)?. Cash, postal
orders, bank drafts and cheques will not be accepted by the Federal Public
Service Commission;
(b) The name of the bank/treasury office at which the fee has been deposited should
be clearly entered in the treasury receipt. The treasury receipt should be on the
form prescribed for the Federal Government transactions and should be
obtained from the treasury at which the fee is deposited; and
(c) Candidates outside Pakistan may submit their applications without paying the
prescribed examination fee. They must, however, arrange to pay the fees and
send the receipt before the date of the examination.
(B) To the Medical Board:—
(i) Rs.100 to be deposited by all the candidates in the Government Treasury or State
Bank of Pakistan under Head of Accounts ?C—02839-Health Fee for
Medical Examination.? The original copy of the Treasury Challan should be
handed over to the President of the Central Medical Board at the time of
Medical Examination;
(ii) Rs. 1400 before examination by a Medical Board in the case of candidates
who qualify in the written examination. Payment of this fee will be required to
be made in cash to the Medical Board concerned at the time of physical
examination of the candidates. Candidates will present their National Identity
Cards & Admission Certificates to the Medical Authorities concerned; and
(iii) A Candidate who is medically deferred will have to make the full payment again to
the Medical Board at the time of re-examination.
2. Candidates must see the rules and must decide definitely before depositing the fee in the
Treasury or Bank that they are eligible in all respects to apply for the examination. Fee once
deposited in the Treasury or Bank will not be refunded nor will it be held in reserve for any
other examination or selection under any circumstances.
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Annex A
[see rules 2(b) and 13(8)].
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
OF THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
1. These instructions are published for the convenience of candidates enabling them to
ascertain the probability of their coming up to the required physical standards. However,
Government of Pakistan reserve to themselves an absolute discretion to reject as unfit any
candidate whom they may consider, on the report of the Medical Board, to be physically
disqualified for the Services and that their discretion is in no respect limited by these
regulations.
2. If any change is made in these instructions including standards of physical fitness, an
announcement will be made accordingly.
3. Special candidates in the categories of physically impaired, hearing or speech impaired and
visually impaired will be considered eligible to compete for all Occupational Groups and
Services.
4. For appointment a candidate must be in good mental and bodily health and free
from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties of
his appointment. Candidates whose height is less than 1524 millimeters will not be
considered physically fit for appointment to any of the BS 17 post under the Federal
Government. In the case of female candidates, this standard will be reduced to 1473
millimeters for posts which are completely sedentary provided the weight of such
candidates is not less than 43.5 kilograms except special candidates.
5. (a) In the matter of the correlation of age, height and chest-girth of candidates, it is left to the
Medical Board to use whatever correlation figures are considered most suitable as a guide in
the examination of the candidates except for the Police.
(b) For the Police, the correlation of age, height and chest-girth will not be less than that given
in the following Table:—
PHYSICAL EQUIVALENTS
Height Without Shoes
Chest
Breath when full
expanded
Range of expansion
not less than
Millimeters Millimeters Millimeters
1626 and under 1651 ……………………………. 851 51
1651 and under 1727 ……………………………. 864 51
1727 and under 1778 ……………………………. 876 51
1778 and under 1829 ……………………………. 890 51
1829 and upwards ……………………………….. 902 51
6. The candidate‘s height will be measured as follows:—
He will remove his shoes and be placed against the standard with his feet together
and the weight thrown on the heels and not on the toes or outer sides of the feet. He
will stand erect without rigidity and with the heels, calves, buttocks and shoulders
touching the standard, the chin will be depressed to bring the vertex of the head level
under the horizontal bar and the height will be recorded in millimeters.
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7. The candidate‘s chest will be measured as follows:—
He will be made to stand erect with his feet together and to raise his arms over his
head. The tape will be so adjusted round the chest that its upper edge touches the
interior angles of the shoulder blades behind and lies in the same horizontal plane
when the tape is taken round the chest. The arms will then be lowered to hang
loosely by the side and care will be taken that the shoulders are not thrown upward
or backwards so as to displace the tape. The candidate will then be directed to take a
deep aspiration several times and the maximum expansion of the chest will be
carefully noted and the minimum and maximum will then be recorded in millimeters
838—890, 864—927, etc. In recording the measurements fractions of less than 13
millimeters should not be noted.
8. The candidate will also be weighed and his weight recorded in kilograms. Fractions of a
kilogram should not be noted.
9. The candidate‘s eye sight except special candidates i.e. visually impaired will be tested in
accordance with the following rules. Result of each test will be recorded:—
(i) General—The candidate‘s eyes will be submitted to a general examination
directed to the detection of any disease of abnormality. The candidate will be
rejected if he suffers from any squint or morbid conditions of eyes, eye lids or
contiguous structures, or such a sort as to render, or to be likely at a future date
to render him/her unfit for service.
(ii) Visual Acuity.— The examination for determining the acuteness of vision includes
two tests—one for distant, the other for near vision. Each eye will be examined
separately.
I. POLICE
10. The Army test types will be used for the test for distant vision without glasses at a distance of
6096 millimeters and for the test for near vision, without glasses, at any distance selected by
the candidate.
11. No candidate will be considered fit for the service whose Visual Acuity falls below the
following standards:—
Standard I
Right eye Left eye
Distant Vision V. 6/6 ……………………………………………..V. 6/6
Near Vision––0.6………………………………………………Reads 0.6
Standard II
Better eye Worse eye
Distant Vision, V. 6/6 …………………… V, without glasses, not below 6/60 and after
correction with glasses not below 6/24.
Near Vision––0.6………………………..… Reads 1.
Better eye Worse eye
Distant vision––V, without glasses:––not below
6/60 and after correction with glasses–– not below
6/6.
V, without glasses, not below 6/60 and
after correction with glasses–– not below
6/24.
Near Vision––Reads 0.8 Reads 1.
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12. No relaxation of the standards of vision will be allowed.
(a) Each eye will be examined separately and the lids must be kept wide open during the
test.
II. RAILWAYS
13. No candidate will be accepted whose Visual Acuity falls below the following standards:—
Better eye Worse eye
Distant vision without glasses 6/12 6/19
Corrected with glasses 6/6 6/9
Near vision with or without glasses 0.6 0.6
Colour perception, night blindness and field vision:
14. The candidates will be examined, with the apparatus and according to the methods prescribed
by the Railway Board‘s Standing Advisory Committee of Medical Officers. Any defect of
colour perception or in regard to field vision will be a cause for rejection of the candidate.
The candidate under the condition of ordinary test for Visual Acuity having 6/6 vision with
both eyes open with or without glasses, will be rejected, if, under the conditions of the Night
Blindness Test his/her vision with both eyes open, with or without glasses; falls below 6/24.
III. OTHERS (EXCEPT SPECIAL CANDIDATE i.e. VISUALLY IMPAIRED)
15. Snellen‘s test types will be used for the test for distant vision, without glasses at a distance of
6096 millimeters, and for the test for near vision, without glasses, at any distance selected by
the candidate.
16. No candidate will be accepted whose Visual Acuity falls below the following standard:-
Better eye Worse eye
Distant vision without glasses *6/24 *6/24
Corrected with glasses 6/6 6/12
Near vision with or without glasses 0.8 1
* Temporarily lowered to 6/60
17. Colour perception, night blindness and field of vision:-
(a) Each eye will be examined separately and the lids must be kept wide open during
the test.
(b) Inability to distinguish the principal colours will not be regarded as a cause for
rejection but the fact will be noted in the proceedings and the candidates will be
inform ed.
(c) Each eye must have full field of vision as tested by hand movements.
18. The degree of acuteness of vision of all candidates for appointment will be entered in the
proceedings in the manner:-
V.P.........................................................with glasses...............................................Reads
V.L........................................................with glasses...............................................Reads
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19. In cases of serious abnormality the opinion of an ophthalmic specialist should be obtained.
20. No candidate will be accepted for appointment if his/her vision doesnot come upto the
requirements specified above without the use of contact glasses.(Av contact glass or lens is
defined as a glass shell, the concavity of which is in contact with the globe of the eye, a
layer of liquid being interposed between the lens and the cornea. The meaning of the word
?glasses? wherever used above is to be interpreted as not covering contact glasses.)
21. The urine (passed in the presence of the examiner) should be examined and the result
recorded.
22. Following additional points should be observed:—
(a) that the candidate‘s hearing in each ear is good except special candidates i.e.
hearing/speech impaired and that there is no sign of disease of the ear ;
(b) that the candidate‘s speech is without impediment except special candidates i.e.
hearing/speech impaired;
(c) that the candidate‘s teeth are in good order and that he/she is provided with
dentures where necessary for effective mastication (well-filled teeth will be
considered as sound). Candidates for the Police Service of Pakistan must have 10
sound teeth in the upper jaw, functionally opposed to 10 sound teeth in the lower
jaw. Two of these teeth in each jaw must be molars. Well-filled teeth will be
considered as sound;
(d) that the candidate‘s chest is well-formed and his/her chest expansion sufficient;
and that his/her heart and lungs are sound ;
(e) that there is no evidence of any abdominal disease ;
(f) that the candidate is not ruptured ;
(g) that the candidate does not suffer from hydrocel, a severe degree of varicocele,
varicose veins or polyps. A candidate for the Police Service of Pakistan who has
been successfully operated on will be accepted ;
(h) that the candidate‘s limb, hands and feet except special candidates i.e. physically
impaired are well formed and developed and that there is no shortening of any
limbs and that there is free and perfect motion of all joints;
(i) that the candidate does not suffer from any inveterate skin disease ;
(j) that there is no congenital malformation or defect ;
(k) that the candidate does not bear traces of acute or chronic disease pointing to an
impaired constitution ;
(l) that the candidate bears marks of efficient vaccination ; or in the case of the Police
Service of Pakistan he has been vaccinated (twice unsuccessfully) within the last
five years.
(In support of this the candidates will be required to produce certificate signed by
a Medical Officer); and
(m) that the candidate is free from communicable disease.
23. When any defect is found it must be noted in the certificate and the medical examiner
should state his opinion whether or not it is likely to interfere with the efficient performance
of the duties which will be required of the candidate if the condition is remediable by
operation it should be so stated.
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24. If a candidate is declared medically unfit by the Central Medical Board, he/she will be
informed by the Federal Public Service Commission that he/she has been declared medically
unfit. The candidate will also be informed of the particular defect or defects for which he/she
has been declared medically unfit. The candidate may prefer an appeal against the decision
of the Central Medical Board to the Federal Public Service Commission, Islamabad,
within 14 days of the receipt of the information. The appeal must be supported by two
certificates from the doctors of standing stating inter alia that:—
(a) They are in full knowledge of the facts that the candidate has been examined by the
Central Medical Board and declared unfit; and
(b) That they have read the Rules and Regulations for physical fitness required of
the candidates for the Competitive Examination.
25. Commission, however, reserve the right to deal with the appeal as they deem fit and do not
bind themselves to constitute a second Medical Board for the medical examination of the
candidate concerned. No further appeal shall be entertained against the decision of the
Appellate Board and the case shall be treated as closed.
Note: This issue with the approval of the Federal Government vide Cabinet decision in case
No. 693/Rule-19/18, dated 23.11.2018
Ramiz Ahmad
Director General

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REVISED SYLLABI FOR
CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, CE-2016
FPSC, F-5/1, AGA KHAN ROAD, ISLAMABAD
Updated on: 7th July, 2015
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Sr. No. Subjects Page No.
1. Revised Scheme of CSS Competitive Examination 01-03
2. English Essay 04
3. English (Precis and Composition) 05-06
4. General Science & Ability 07-09
5. Current Affairs 10-11
6. Pakistan Affairs 12-14
7. Islamic Studies 15-19
8. OR Comparative Study of Major Religions (For non
Muslims) 20-22
9. Accountancy & Auditing 23-27
10. Agriculture & Forestry 28-29
11. Anthropology 30-33
12. Applied Mathematics 34-35
13. Arabic 36-38
14. Balochi 39-40
15. Botany 41-43
16. British History 44-46
17. Business Administration 47-50
18. Chemistry 51-55
19. Computer Science 56-59
20. Constitutional Law 60-61
21. Criminology 62-64
22. Economics 65-67
23. English Literature 68-69
24. Environmental Science 70-72
25. European History 73-75
26. Gender Studies 76-78
27. Geography 79-81
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No. Subjects Page No.
28. Geology 82-85
29. Governance & Public Policies 86-89
30. History of Pakistan & India 90-91
31. History of USA 92-93
32. International Law 94-95
33. International Relations 96-99
34. Islamic History & Culture 100-103
35. Journalism and Mass Communication 104-107
36. Law 108
37. Mercantile Law 109-112
38. Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 113-114
39. Pashto 115-118
40. Persian 119-124
41. Philosophy 125
42. Physics 126-127
43. Political Science 128-131
44. Psychology 132-133
45. Public Administration 134-136
46. Punjabi 137-138
47. Pure Mathematics 139-140
48. Sindhi 141-144
49. Sociology 145-146
50. Statistics 147-149
51. Town Planning & Urban Management 150-151
52. Urdu Literature 152-153
53. Zoology 154-155
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Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REVISED SCHEME OF CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
MAIN EXAMINATION (1200 MARKS)
A: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS (600 MARKS)
Code No. Subjects Marks
1. English Essay 100
2. English (Precis and Composition) 100
3. General Science & Ability 100
4. Current Affairs 100
5. Pakistan Affairs 100
6. Islamic Studies OR Comparative Study of
Major Religions (For Non Muslims)
100
Total 600
B: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (600 MARKS)
Group-I: (To select one subject of (200 marks) only)
Code No. Subject Marks
11. Accountancy & Auditing 200
12. Economics 200
13. Computer Science 200
14. Political Science 200
15. International Relations 200
Group-II: (To select subject(s) of 200 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
16. Physics 200
17. Chemistry 200
18. Applied Mathematics 100
19. Pure Mathematics 100
20. Statistics 100
21. Geology 100
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Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination
Group-III: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
22. Business Administration 100
23. Public Administration 100
24. Governance & Public Policies 100
25. Town Planning & Urban Management 100
Group-IV: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
26. History of Pakistan & India 100
27. Islamic History & Culture 100
28. British History 100
29. European History 100
30. History of USA 100
Group-V: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
31. Gender Studies 100
32. Environmental Sciences 100
33. Agriculture & Forestry 100
34. Botany 100
35. Zoology 100
36. English Literature 100
37. Urdu Literature 100
Group-VI: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
38. Law 100
39. Constitutional Law 100
40. International Law 100
41. Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 100
42. Mercantile Law 100
43. Criminology 100
44. Philosophy 100
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Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination
Group-VII: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)
Code No. Subject Marks
45. Journalism & Mass Communication 100
46. Psychology 100
47. Geography 100
48. Sociology 100
49. Anthropology 100
50. Punjabi 100
51. Sindhi 100
52. Pashto 100
53. Balochi 100
54. Persian 100
55. Arabic 100
Note-1: The question papers in Urdu or other Pakistani
regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi),
Persian and Arabic should be answered in the respective
languages. However, quest