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CSS Exam - Detail of Written Exam

A candidate has to appear in the following four parts of CSS Exam:

1. Written Exam
2. Medical Test
3. Psychological Test
4. Viva Voce

Written Exam

1. The written exam consists of twelve (12) papers. Out of which six (6) are compulsory papers
and the remaining six (6) are optional papers. Each paper has 100 marks.
2. The written exam carries 1200 marks in total. Out of which 600 marks are for compulsory
papers and 600 marks are for optional papers.
3. Time allowed for each paper is 3 Hours.
4. Each paper has Part-I (Objective part) and Part-II (Subjective part). Part-I is attempted on a
separate sheet which collected back after 30 minutes.
5. Qualifying marks for compulsory paper is 40% and for optional paper is 33%.
6. Optional papers are to be selected from the groups of subjects in the list according to the
rules specified for them by FPSC.
7. The list of compulsory and optional paper is as follows:

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 100

Major Religions (For Non Muslims)

Total Marks 600

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (600 MARKS)

Group-I: (To select one subject of (200 marks) only)

Code No. Subjects 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. Subjects Marks

16. Physics 200

17. Chemistry 200

18. Applied Mathematics 100

 19. Pure Mathematics 100

20. Statistics 100

21. Geology 100

Group-III: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)

Code No. Subjects 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. Subjects 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. Subjects 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. Subjects 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

Group-VII: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)

Code No. Subjects 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. A subject carrying 100 marks has one paper. On the other hand, subject carrying 200 marks
has two papers.
2. Question papers in Urdu or other regional languages (i.e. Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, or
Balochi), Arabic and Persian must be answered in the respective languages. However
translation question (from respective language to English) in the same papers must be
answered as directed in the question.
3. There will be 20 MCQs in all compulsory papers except the paper of Essay. There will be 20
MCQs in all optional paper except paper of Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics.