The Punjab Public Service Commission has revised the syllabus by re-introducing 29

Optional Subjects for its Combined Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of
Provincial Management Service. All candidates shall take all Compulsory Subjects and three
of the Optional Subjects (not more than one from each group) carrying 200 Marks each.
Thus total marks for the said Examination will be 1200 Marks. Detail of Compulsory
Subjects and Optional Subjects is as under:-

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS (600 MARKS)

S.No. SUBJECT MARKS

1. Essay .....................100
2. English ....................100
3. Urdu .......................100
4. Islamic Studies .........100
5. Pakistan Studies .......100
6. General Knowledge ....100

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (600 MARKS)

GROUP A

1. Commerce................... 200
2. Economics ...................200
3. Business Administration...200
4. Public Administration ......200

GROUP B

5. Agriculture...............200
6. Veterinary Science ...200
7. Botany ...................200
8. Zoology ..................200

GROUP C

09. Mathematics .... .... .... 200
10. Computer Science .. .... 200
11. Statistics .... .... ........ 200
12. Principle of Engineering. 200

GROUP D

13. Physics .. .... 200
14. Chemistry ./.. 200
15. Geology ....... 200
16. Geography ... 200

GROUP E

17. Political Science.. ..,,, 200
18. History .. .. .. .. .,,. .. 200
19. Law .. .. .. .. .. .,,,. .. 200
20. Mass Communication ..200

GROUP F

21. Philosophy ... 200
22. Psychology... 200
23. Sociology .... 200
24. Social Work.. 200

GROUP G

25. English Literature .. 200
26. Urdu ....................200
27. Arabic ..................200
28. Education .........,...200
29. Persian ........,,,,,....200
30. Punjabi .................200

ENGLISH ESSAY

a. Essay
b. Precis
c. Fill In The Blanks
1.With Appropriate Prepositions
2.Adjectives
d. Pair Of Words
e. Idiomatic Phrases
f. Correction Of Grammatical Errors
g. Restructuring Of Sentences
h. Urdu Into English Translation

ENGLISH
a. Essay
b. Precis
c. Fill In The Blanks
1. With Appropriate Prepositions
2. Adjectives
d. Pair Of Words
e. Idiomatic Phrases
f. Correction Of Grammatical Errors
g. Restructuring Of Sentences
h. Urdu Into English Translation

ISLAMIC STUDIES
a. Fundamentals Beliefs and Practices of Islam
b. Morality in Islam
1. Relationship of morality and faith
2. Islamic principles and methods of character building
c. Islam and comparative study of other religions.
d. Basic Problems of Human life and their solutions.
c. Social System in Islam

PAKISTAN STUDIES

a. Ideology Of Pakistan In Historical Prospective, Pakistan Movement

b. Establishment Of Pakistan, Initial Problems, Important Events And Issues
c. Political And Constitutional Development From 1947 To Date
d. Pakistan,s Economy Planning And Economic Development
e. Pakistan,s Foreign Policy And External Affairs
f. Pakistan,s Internal Environment, Demography, Geography, Agriculture, Industry, Health,
Education, Public Administration With Special Reference To Punjab Province.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

The Paper Is Intended To Test The Candidates Knowledge Of Current World Affairs And Also
Of Broad Facts Of Historical, Political, Geographical And Economic Importance. A Section
Will Be Included To Test The Candidates Knowledge And Understanding Of Matters Of
Everyday Observation And Experience In The Scientific Aspect Significant Developments I
Science And Technology.