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CSS EXAMINATIONS 2019 - 

 All You Need to know About Central Superior Services

If your living in Pakistan then joining a Public service office as a CSS officer is one of the most common dream every Pakistani thinks off. Why not CSS? CSS gives you pass to elite class bureaucracy and you become one of the most powerful persons while working for the government.

CSS Officers get High Alert Security Protocols and Government Rank Powers as well

This article will explain you complete details about:

•  What is CSS examinations? 
•  How to Appear in CSS examination?
• Eligibility Criteria for CSS Exams
• Complete Details about CSS Exam Parts
• CSS Exam Fee etc.

So lets get started :)

Central Superior Services

The CSS (Bureaucracy) is a permanent bureaucrat elite and the public service responsible for managing Pakistan's civil bureaucratic activities, public secretariats and directors. In all issues concerning the civil service, the prime minister is the ultimate power.

CSS Jobs Sectors - Pakistan Government Public Sectors Jobs for CSS Officers

The positions at the stage of the first officer i.e. BS-17 shall be categorized by promotion or transfers, and immediate recruitment shall be categorized as a share fixed for each group. In accordance with its own law as a necessity of the Constitution FPSC makes the suggestion for nominations in BS-17 with a immediate hiring share.

CSS qualified officers can work in following sectors:

1. Commerce and Trade Group; 
2. Foreign Service of Pakistan; 
3. Information Group
4. Inland Revenue Service;
5. Military Lands and Cantonments Group;
6. Office Management Group;
7. Pakistan Administrative Service; 
8. Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service;
9. Pakistan Customs Service;
10. Police Service of Pakistan;
11. Postal Group; and 
12. Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group

CSS Exam Parts-Competitive Examination

The CSS competitive examination shall comprise the following, namely:- 

1. Written examination; 
2.  Medical examination: 
3.  Psychological assessment;
4.  Viva Voce.

Eligibility Criteria for appearing in CSS Examination:

Nationality Criteria for Public Service: 

Candidates for competitive examination must be a citizen of Pakistan or a person deriving his nationality from the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Educational Criteria for CSS:

Both male and female including special persons having at least 2nd Division Bachelor’s degree from HEC recognized University

Age Limit for CSS:

• Age Limit to Appear in CSS Examination 2019 is 21 -30 years.
• 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. 

Written Examination for CSS 2019

Written examination shall be conducted annually by the Commission simultaneously at:

1. Abbottabad 
2. Bahawalpur 
3. Dera Ghazi Khan 
4. Dera Ismail 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 

•  Note: Any other place can be chosen by the Commission. It also depends on the number of applicants for each centre. 

Candidates Attempting CSS Written Examination

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: 

• All aspirants may apply online for CSS examination 
• Dates:  28th November to 12th December, 2018
• Submission of hardcopy of online form along with all attested documents and original Treasury Receipt of Rs.2200

After You know you are eligible to appear in CSS examination 2019 then you must be wondering, where does interview for CSS exams takes place? Location of CSS interviews?

Location of Interview for CSS Examinations 2019:

Depending on the number of applicants, the viva voce shall be held at;

1.  Islamabad
2.  Karachi
3.  Lahore
4.  Multan 
5. Peshawar
6.  Quetta 

  Note: Any other place can be chosen by the Commission. It also depends on the number of applicants for each centre.

Qualifying marks in written CSS 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 who are declared qualified in the written examination and also found eligible shall only be called for subsequent medical examination, psychological assessment and viva voce. 

Psychological assessment CSS Examination

•  All candidates called for viva voce shall be required to undergo psychological assessment.
•  psychological assessment comprising  of:

1. written tests 
2. 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. 

•  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 in case, The candidate remains absent in the psychological assessment, he shall not be allowed to appear for viva voce. 

Viva Voce CSS EXAMINATION- 

•  Those candidates who are declared qualified in written examination shall be interviewed by a board who shall have before them a record of his/her career, both academic and extramural and he shall be asked questions on matters of general interest. 
• In preparing its assessments, the Board will place specific emphasis on the moral and ethical characteristics of the applicants, their intelligence and vigor, their vigour, their power of personality, and their future characteristics in management, and evaluate its suitability for those facilities for which they are engaged. When evaluating his merits the Board shall take into account his extramural operations such as sports, discussions, hobbies, etc.

•  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. 

• 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.

•  The result of viva voce shall be intimated to all candidates in due course of time.

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

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

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS) RATE OF FEES

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: 

• 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;