CSS Exam stands for Central Superior Service Exam. CSS is a competitive exam through which the government of Pakistan recruits officers in grade 17 under the supervision of FPSC (Federal Public Service Commission). The exam is held once a year and highly qualified and consistent candidates are selected and added to the bureaucracy. The bureaucracy is the backbone of running the government machinery
Every year this exam is announced in the newspaper. And the forms are filled in in October. About three months after filling the form, the slip is sent to the candidate. And this exam is held in April.
There are 4 types of tests:
- Written-test
- Psychological test
- Medical test
- Oral exam viva-voce/interview
Successful candidates who go through all these stages are given a group (according to Marx), Groups ...
- District Management Group
- Police Services of Pakistan
- Custom and Excise
- Postal group
- Income tax group
- Information group
- Foreign Services of Pakistan
- Commerce and Trade
- Military lands and cantonments
- Office Management group
- Pakistan Audit and Accounts
- Railways (Commercial & transportation) group.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Age: 21-30 years.
- Government Employee (Except in some cases)
- Disabled Candidate (Except in some cases)
- (Recognized Tribal Tribal Areas, Baloch Tribe, DI Khan & Peshawar Division, Dera Ghazi Khan & Rajanpur District etc.)
- Citizens of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are eligible.
- At least in terms of education, graduate second class or C grade or equivalent.
The subjects of the exam are divided into two parts;
- Compulsory subjects (Compulsory: English _ essay & precise)
- Optional subjects
- Pakistan affairs.
- General knowledge.
- Current affairs.
- Everyday Science.
There are also 6 options. All papers are of 100 marks. That is, the total marks are 1200. And each candidate must get 50% marks.
There are 44 passing marks in compulsory subjects and 33 packing marks in optional.
In Compulsory in General Knowledge, Current Affairs, and Everyday Science if the marks in one subject are less than 40 but in other subjects, it is more and the aggregate is 120. Or even more than that will pass.
Optional subjects are your high scoring subjects. In their selection, work should be done wisely. And choose subjects that are similar to your nature, you are interested in them, you have good knowledge of them.
English subjects generally get low marks anyway (you all have experience or observation that teachers from middle to graduation are stingy in giving marks) marks are less. English subjects are technical anyway. There are some rules and Marx also gives accordingly such as heading, concluding etc.
Read from time to time. Don't become a bookworm. Make notes and study before going to bed in the morning and at night. Read the notes again and again. When you get bored, leave the study.
Watch and listen to talk shows. Take part in the discussion. And stay up to date. Be aware of the situation.
Avoid becoming a scholar. Never let yourself be disappointed.
The answer to the question which seems easy in MCQs etc. in the papers should be written first. In this way, your time will also be saved.
Remember that optional subjects can get you high marks.
Answer with confidence in the interview and only answer what is asked. If you don't know about something, don't bother but apologize. And you should wear sober type dress. And trust and hope for improvement.