CSS Exam - Syllabus The syllabus for CSS Exam was revised in 2015. The new syllabus is followed for exam in the onward years. Syllabus for CSS Exam reveals both the list of subjects as well as course contents of each subject, Syllabus is a road map for preparation for CSS Exam. A candidate, appearing in CSS Exam, must study he syllabus thoroughly. It helps you in selection of subjects as well as in making preparation in proper way. The names of all subjects including compulsory as well as optional is listed in syllabus. The optional subjects are divided in to ‘groups of subjects. From each group candidate has to select one optional subject. Optional subjects of 600 marks in total are to be selected. Subject, carrying 100 marks, has one paper. Subject, carrying 200 marks, has two papers of 100 marks each. The list of all subjects for CSS Exam 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 i Accountancy & Auditing 200 12. Economics 200 13, Computer Science 200 14. Political Science 200 15. International Relations 200 Group-Il: (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 a Geology 100 Group-III: (To select one subject of 100 marks only)Code No. 22. 23. 24, 2s. Subjects Marks Business Administration 100 Public Administration 100 Governance & Public Policies 100 ‘Town Planning & Urban Management 100 Group-IV: (To select one subject of L00 marks only) Code No. 26. 21. 28. 29. 30. Group-VI Code No. 38. 39. 40. 41 42. 43, 44, Group-VII: Code No. 45. 46, 41. 48. 49. 50. 51. Subjects Marks History of Pakistan & India 100 Islamic History & Culture 100 British History 100 European History 100 History of USA 100 (To select one subject of LOO marks only) Subjects Marks Gender Studies 100 Environmental Sciences 100 Agriculture & Forestry 100 Botany 100 Zoology 100 English Literature 100 Urdu Literature 100 : (To select one subject of 100 marks only) Subjects Marks Law 100 Constitutional Law 100 Intemational Law 100 Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 100 Mercantile Law 100 Criminology 100 Philosophy 100 ‘To select one subject of 100 marks only) Subjects Marks Journalism & Mass Communication 100 Psychology 100 Geography 100 Sociology 100 Anthropology 100 Punjabi 100 Sindhi 10052. 53, 54, 5s. Pashto Balochi Persian Arabic 100 100 100 100