This is the complete guide and information about CSS in Pakistan. I have tried to cover your every question about CSS 2023. The new preliminary test system has been introduced by FPSC.
Here we will discuss all and every aspect of CSS in Pakistan. We will cover the details like eligibility, syllabus, marks, selection procedure, age, qualification, important dates, books and subjects, total marks, how to apply, and some preparation tips here. So, this is going to be your handbook for CSS.
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CSS in Pakistan: Complete information and guide 2022 -2023
Before we start the actual topic, let me tell you that this post is being written in November 2022. So, the information provided here may be changed over time. Although this post will be updated if any changes are made in the information provided here, yet this is your responsibility to verify the information before you act upon this advice.
So, let us start the discussion here.
1. What is CSS?
Before we go to the details, it is better to know what actually CSS is.
CSS stands for Central Superior Services. Here in Pakistan, it is the exam that is taken to fill bureaucratic posts and high-profile jobs in the country.
The candidate who passes this exam are deployed in Cabinet offices to take the role of executives, managers, directors, and district-level officers. The exam is divided into two phases: the written exam and the interview.
The candidates have to pass both two phases to be eligible for one of the sanctioned posts.
2. Eligibility Criteria for CSS in Pakistan
The eligibility criteria for CSS include the following items:
- The Candidate must be a citizen of Pakistan
- The candidate must have at least a bachelor-level qualification or higher
- The candidate should have 2nd division in bachelor degree or at least 2nd division in master or higher degree
- The age of the candidate on the last date to apply for the exams should be between 21 year and 30 years
- The candidates who are either Govt employees or they belong to the Ex-FATA region are given 2 years of relaxation in the upper age limit. Hence they can apply till the age of 32 years.
- The candidate must not have failed 3 times in this exam before.
3. CSS Exams complete procedure
CSS exams follow the following procedure and scheme of activities:
1. Preliminary Test
This test is held to shortlist the candidates for written exams. The applications are invited for this test by issuing a notification and advertisement in all national-level newspapers in Pakistan.
The applications open for Preliminary tests in August every year. The candidates have to get 33% marks in this test to qualify for the written exam. The result of the test is valid for CSS written exams for the same year. This test comprises 200 MCQs of 200 marks. The syllabus for this test includes Civics, Ethics, and Urdu Grammar.
Eligibility:
Eligibility for the preliminary test is at least 2nd division bachelor's degree and age between 21 to 30 years. Any citizen of Pakistan can apply for a preliminary test.
2. Written Exams
After the preliminary test, the candidates who pass the test are invited to apply for the written CSS exam. The further process of CSS includes the following steps:
- New applications for written exams are announced in newspapers
- Candidates apply for the written exams online through the FPSC website
- Written Test dates and exams center locations are sent to the candidates through email and post.
- The written exam is conducted on the given schedule
- The result of the written exam is announced
3. The interview
The candidates who pass the written exam are given a schedule for their interview. The interview is conducted and potential candidates are shortlisted. The names of candidates who pass the interview are displayed on the Official FPSC website.4. Appointment Letters
In the final step, the candidates who pass both the written exam and interview are given appointment letters for their desired posts.
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4. CSS exam syllabus and subjects details
The exam is conducted according to a specific scheme and the subjects are covered in group shape. So, I have written a separate detailed post on CSS Syllabus, marks, and subject combinations. You can read that post to get all information about how to select subjects for CSS.
5. CSS Applications and exams dates
Applications for CSS usually open in September-October every year. The exam is taken in February every year.
1. Number of chances for the CSS exam
You can appear 3 times in CSS exams.
6. Exams Centers for CSS
The exams for CSS is conducted in the following cities:
- Rawalpindi
- Quetta
- Sialkot
- Sargodha
- Sukkur
- Skardu
- Gujranwala
- Gilgit
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Multan
- Larkana
- Hyderabad
- Muzaffarabad
- Khuzdar
- Okara
- Bahawalpur
- Islamabad
- Karachi
- Lahore
- Abbottabad
- Peshawar
- Dera Ismail Khan
- Faisalabad
The interview is conducted in Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, Islamabad, and Quetta only.
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