CSS Syllabus Tour

Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination:

Literally: CSS is an abbreviation of Central Superior Services. It is the competitive examination taken by Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan simultaneously all over the country once every year (now held in last week of February) to fill the 17 Grade posts in twelve occupational groups of federal government of Pakistan.

120 Days Preparatory Course for CSS

Iqra Institute for Competitive Examination completes the preparation of all compulsory and optional subjects selected at the time of admission in a period of 120 days. However, if the syllabus or syllabi of some subject(s) remain incomplete in the specified time due to any inevitable circumstances, the academy shall conduct as many extra classes as required to finish the task without charging extra fees.

Classes are conducted in the evenings from 03:15pm to 7:45pm six days a week keeping Sunday off in the form of a one-day weekend. Compulsory, as well as, optional subjects usually start simultaneously; however,. Guess papers are not only conducted, but students are helped, coached, guided and trained to be able to write excellent and scoring answers.

 

Occupational Groups:

1. Commerce and Trade Group

2. Pakistan Administrative Services

3. Foreign Service of Pakistan

4. Information Group

5. Inland Revenue Service

6. Military Lands & Cantonments Group

7. Office Management Group

8. Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service

9. Pakistan Customs Service

10. Police Service of Pakistan

11. Postal Group

12. Railways (Commercial & Transportation) Group

Subject and Syllabus:

Paper	Exam	Marks
(Six Papers)	Compulsory	600 Marks
(Four to Six Papers)	Optional	600 Marks
	Viva Voice	300 Marks
	Total	1500 Marks

Passing criteria:

Subjects	Passing Criteria
For compulsory subjects	40%
For optional subjects	33%
Written 600/1200	50% aggregate
Interview 100/300	33%

 

CANDIDATE TO PICK ALL COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1	English essay	100 Marks
2	English composition	100 Marks
3	Islamiat/Comparative Religions (for non-Muslims)	100 Marks
4	Pakistan affairs	100 Marks
5	Current affairs	100 Marks
6	General Science & Ability	100 Marks
CANDIDATE CAN ONLY PICK “6” OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
Group & Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
Group “1”
11.	Accountancy & Auditing	200
12.	Economics	200
13.	Computer Science	200
14.	Political Science	200
15.	International Relations
Group “2”
16.	Physics	200
17.	Chemistry	200
18.	Applied Mathematics	100
19.	Pure Mathematics	100
20.	Statistics	100
21.	Geology	100
Group “3”
22.	Business Administration	100
23.	Public Administration	100
24.	Governance & Public Policies	100
25.	Town Planning & Urban Managemen	100
Group “4”
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 “5”
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 “6”
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 “7”
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