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Establishment Division
Federal Public Service Commission
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Islamabad, the 27&November, 2018.
NOTIFICATION
S.RO. No. 1452(I)/2018.- In exercise of the powers confened by sections 7A and 10 of the

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Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (XLV of 1977), the Chairman of the Federal
Public Service Commission, with the approval of the Federal Government, is pleased to make the
following rules, namely:- \---- -/

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title-and commencement.- (1) These rules shall be called the /CSS- Competitive
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.I E x m a t i o n Rules, 2019.
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(2) - These rules shall come into force at once for competitive examination for the years
2019 and onwards.
2. Definitions.- Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "Act" means the Civil Servant's Act 1973(LXXI of 1973);
(b) "Annexure" means an annexure to these rules;
(c) "Appendix" means an appendix to these rules;
(d) "candidate" means a person who opts by making application in soft or written
form, as the case may be, to appear for competitive examination under these rules;
(e) "competitive examination" means the competitive examination conducted under. .
these rules in respectof the occupational groups and services;
(f) "Occupational Groups or Services" means the Occupational Groups and Services 1
as specified in the Occupational Groups and Services (Probation,,Training and
' Seniority) Rules, 1990; and
(g) "Ordinance" means' the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (XLV
of 1977);
3. Competitive examination.- (1) The competitive examination shall be conducted by the
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Commission in respect of the Occupational Groups and Services consisting of-
Commerce and Trade Group;
Foreign Service of Pakistan;
Information Group;
Inland Revenue Service;
Military Laflds and Cantonments Gmup;
Office Management Group;
Pakistan Administrative Service;
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service;
Pakistan Customs Service;
Police Service of Pakistan;
Postal Group; and
Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group.
(2) The competitive examination shall comprise the following, namely:-
(a) written examination;
(b) medical examination:
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(c) psychological assessment; and
(d) viva voce.
(3) Written examination shall be conducted annually by the Commission simultaneously
at Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gujranwala,
Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Larkana, Multan, Muzaf'fiarabad, Peshawar, Quetta,
.Rawalpindi, Shrgodha and Sukkur and any other place as the Commission may determine depending
on the number of applicants for each centre.
(4) Written examination under sub-rule (2) shall be held after schedule thereof is
advertised by the Commission in leading newspapers and uploaded at its website.
 (5) Depending on the number of applicants, the viva voce shall be held at Islamabad,
Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and such other piace as the Commission may determke.
5. Cut-off date for determination of eligibility.- The cutoff date for determining the eligibility -
of the candidate in terms of age, qualifications, domicile shall be the 3 l* day of December of the year
preceding the year of competitive examination.
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Explanation.- For competitive examination 2019 the cut-off date thereof shall be the. 31''
day of December, 2018.
6. Age-limits.- (1) No candidate shall be eligible for admission to the competitive examination
unless he is neither below the age of twenty-one years nor above the age of thirty years on the cut-off
date.
Explanation.- A candidate born on or before the 31'' day of December, 1988 and on or after
the 2ndday of January, 1998 shall not be eligible for the competitive examination of the year 2019.
(2) Two years relaxation in upper-age limit of a candidate shall be admissible in respect of
the following categories, namely:-
(a) the candidates belonging to the scheduled caste and Buddhist community subject to
production of a certificate, in support of their claim, as set out in the application
form prescribed by the Commission from time to time and issued by Deputy
Commissioner, District Magistrate or such other person by whatever name called
and authorized in this behalf;
(b) the candidates belonging to the recognized Tribes who are permanent residents of
the areas mentioned-below and whose families have been living in these areas,
subject to production of a certificate, in support of their claim, as set out in the
application form prescribed by the Commission fiom time to time and issued by
Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate or such other person by whatever name
called and authorized in this behalt-
(i) Baluchistan;
(ii) Tribal Areas of D.I.Khan and Peshawar Divisions (including former Frontier
States of Dir, Swat, Chitral and Amb);
(iii) former excluded (Baloch) area forming part of the Dera Ghazi Khan and
Rajanpur Districts; .. .. . .. ,
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(iv) former Tribal Areas of Mardan and Hazara Divisions; and

(v) Upper Tanawal Area of Hazara Division;
(c) the candidates who are permanent residents of Azad Kashmir Tenitory, subject to
production of a certificate in support of their claim, as set out in the application form
prescribed by the Commission from time to time and issued by the Division to which
business of Azad Jamrnu and Kashmir stands allocated;
(d) the candidates who are permanent residents of Gilgit-Baltistan including Gilgit,
Diamir, Baltistan, Ghizer and Guanche, subject to production of a certificate in
support of their claim, as set out in the application form prescribed by the
Commission from time to time and issued by the Deputy Commissioner, District
Magistrate or such other person by whatever name called and authorized in this
behalf;
(e) the special candidates, namely, physically impaired, hearing or speech impaired and
visually impaired, subject to production of certificate of disability in support of their
claim issued by an officer of the Federal Government or, as the case may be,
Provincial Government duly authorized in this behalf;
(f) in-service Government servants, armed forces personnel, contract employees,
including the Government servants of Azad Jamrnu and Kashmir, who possess a
minimum of two years continuous Government service as on the cut-off date subject
to production of departmental permission certificate fiom the competent authority as
set out by the Commission from time to time. Employees of nationalized banks,
State Bank of Pakistan, Water and Power Development Authority, regulatory
authorities, autonomous bodies and other semi-autonomous bodies are not entitled to
the age-relaxation under these rules: .
Provided that period of extraordinary leave (EOL) shall not be considered
as period spent on duty under Fundamental Rule-9(6) for grant of age-relaxation
under these rules.
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 ,J3) The relaxation in upper age-limits prescribed in these rules shall be permitted upto the
, maximum period of an individual concession and not by the total period of the concessionstaken
. .together, if admissible in any case.
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(4) Except as provided in these rules, a candidate shall not be entitled to M e r relaxation
in age-limit under any other rule for the time being in force or on any other ground.
, 7. Date of birth.- (1) The date of b i i entered in the following documents shall be accepted by
:'the Commission:-
(a) matriculation certificate;
(b) secondary or higher secondary school leaving d ~ c a t e ;
(c) certificate of birth from the principal or headmaster of the school from where a
candidate has passed his general certificate.of education (GCE), '0'level or
equivalent examination, showing the date of birth in the school admission
'register;
(d) in case of Christian candidates, Baptismal or birth registration certificate.
(2) The decision as to which certificate may be accepted for the purpose of date of b i d
. rests with the Commission.
(3) Once a date of birth has been claimed by a candidate and accepted by the
Commission for the purpose of admission to a competitive examination, no' change shall be
allowed at a subsequent examination or selection.
8. Educational qualifications.- (1) A candidate for competitive examination must hold at'least
a second division or grade "C" bachelor's degree in any faculty of one of the Pakistani universities or
an equivalent degree or comparable educational qualifications of a foreign university recognized by
the Higher Education Commission (IIEC), subject to production of equivalence certificate issued by
' HEC.
(2) Where a candidate does not hold the required degree on or before the cut-off date, he
shall be required to produce a certificate from the duly authorized officer of the concerned degree
awarding institution, to the effect that the candidate has fulfilled all the requirements of the said
degree and has cleared and passed the examination for the said degree on or before the cut-off date.
The candidate however would be required to produce the said degree before the final result is
declared by the Commission.
(3) A candidate who has obtained a third division or 'D' grade in his bachelor's degree
' shall be eligible for the competitive examination in cases where he has obtained a higher division or
grade in master's degree.
9. Nationality.- (1) Candidates for competitive examination must be a citizen of Pakistan or a
person deriving his nationality from the State of Jamrnu and Kashmir.
(2) A candidate who has married a person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall not be
eligible for appointment provided that a person who marries a foreign national of any country
recognized by Federal Government with the prior permission of Government may be regarded as
eligible for appointment.
10. Domicile.- (1) Seats in respect of the Occupational Groups and ~ e r i c eshall
s be allocated in
accordance with the policy as may be prescribed by the Federal Govenunent before finalizing the
appointments and for that purpose the candidates shall produce domicile certificate issued by the
a competent authority in accordance with the law and the rules.
(2) A candidate who has acquired the citizenship of Pakistan by registration under the
Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (11of 1951) and the rules made thereunder shall produce along with
the application an attested copy of the certificate of citizenship. A candidate who has 'not ,been . .
registered as a citizen of Pakistan but claims that he should be deemed to be citizen ofPakistan under
the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (11 of 1951) shall produce proof to the effect that he fulfills the
conditions on the basis of which he,claims'to be deemed as a citizen of Pakistan. A candidate who
derives his nationality ftom the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall produce along with the application
a certificate issued by the Division to which business of the Azad Jamrnu and Kashmir stands
allocated duly signed by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary in support of his
claim.
 (3) Candidates of Azad ~ a & u and Kashmir shall produce domicile certificate
alongwith permanent residence certificate along with the application forms issued by the Division
to which business of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir stands allocated duly signed by an officer.no1 ' -
below the rank of Deputy Secretary support of his claim. No such certificates shall be accepted
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(4) Domicile once claimed by a candidate and accepted by the Commission for the
purpose of admission to competitive examination shall be final. No change will be allowedsat a
subsequent examination or selection.
(5) Domicile claimed by a candidate and accepted at the time of his first entry into
Government service shall be treated as final for the purpose of candidature and allocation and no
subsequent change in his domicile shall be accepted.
11. Application for and admission to the competitive examination.- (1) ~ l l _ a p ~ l i c a t i for
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the competitive examination must be made online through the Commission's website
www.fpsc.gov.pk.
(2) Online applications under sub-rule (I) must be made on or before the closing date as
advertised by the Commission.
(3) Printed copy of duly filled online application form (i.e. hardcopy) may be obtained and
after signing it, copies of all documents and certificates as mentioned in application form alongwith
original treasury receipt may be attached with it and dispatched to the Secretary of the Commission,
so as to reach the Commission's headquarters within ten days of the closing date.
(4) An online application received incomplete, wrongly filled in or its hardcopy not
accompanied with any one of the documents mentioned in the application form, shall be rejected. '
(5) Hardcopy of the online application, if reached to the Commission after the stipulated
period of ten days from the closing date, it shall not be accepted and online form already submitted to
the Commission shall stand rejected.
(6) Any correction in the printed hard copy of online form may be made by hand and
initialled before dispatch or submission to the Commission, whereafter no request for change in any
entry of online application or its hard copy shall be accepted.
(7) No plea that hardcopy of online application form or any document attached therewith
has been lost or delayed in the post shall be entertained.
(8) The candidate shall have to pay or deposit two hundred and fifty Rupees in the
Commission's head of account as fine, if hard copy of online application is received without
signature, subject to no other deficiency in application or attached documents, otherwise his
application shall stand rejected.
(9) Hardcopy of the online application must be dispatched in a separate envelope. Two or
more applications in one envelope shall not be acceptable.
(10) Candidate shall pay two thousand two hundred Rupees, or such other fee as the
Commission may determine from time to time, as application fee for competitive examination as per
procedure prescribed in Appendix-I1 and deposited in the nearest Government's treasury or in State
Bank or National Bank of Pakistan under the head of account "C02101-Organs of State Exam Fee
(FPSC Receipt)". Cash, postal orders, bank drafts and cheques shall not be accepted by the
Commission.
(1 1) Original treasury receipt for written examination must be attached with the application
form to be deposited to the Commission. Without providing original treasury receipt, the application
of the candidate shall be rejected.
(12) Subjects for the competitive examination shall comprise compulsory papers of 600
marks and optional papers of 600 marks as specified in Appendix-I.
(13) Optional subjects must be selected carefully, as wrong selection of subjects shall lead
to rejection of candidature.
(14) Combination of optional subjects once chosen before closing date for submission of
online application or corrected in hard copy of online application shall be treated as final and no
request for change in subjects shall be allowed thereafter.
(15) A candidate who misses any compulsory or optional subject of written examination for
medical or any other reasons shall neither be allowed to appear in the remaining subjects nor separate
examination for re-appearing in that missed paper shall be allowed.
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 S (16) No candidate shall be eligible to avail more than three chances of the competitive
. .. -examinationwithin prescribed age-limits.
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Erplnnatbm- A candidak 'shall be-deemed td h&e attemptkd the examination and his chance
.\.stand consumed, if he actually appeared in any one or more papers of the competitive'examination
and even if he tendered blank answer book or sheet and even if rejected subsequently.
(17) A candidate who conceals the number of previous attempts, shall be liable to prosecution
leading to his disqualification under these rules.

(18) No candidate shall be admitted to the examination hall who does not hold original
. Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and admission certificate generated or downloaded
from the Commission's website i.e. www.fpsc.gov.pk as admission certificate shall not be sent
through post.
(19) A candidate who arrives at examination hall or centre late, than the time mentioned in
admission certificate and date sheet, he shall not be allowed to sit in the examination.
(20) Candidates shall be admitted to the examination provisionally at their own risk subject
to their being found eligible in all respects. On detailed scrutiny of the applications after the
announcement of result of the written examination, if any candidate is found ineligible in any respect
under these rules his candidature shall be cancelled and rejected regardless of the fact whether he
has appeared in the examination or qualified therein.
(21) To avoid inconvenience, candidates shall ensure before appearing at the examination
that they fulfill all requirements of the rules, relating to the examination.
12. Qualifying marks in written examination.- (1) A candidate who fails to secure at least 40%
marks in ahy 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 declared qualified in the written examination and found eligible
shall be called for subsequent medical examination, psychological assessment and viva voce.
13. Medical examination.- (1) All candidates must be in good mental and bodily health and.&
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fiom any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of their duties. The candidates who
after such medical examination which the Commission and the appointing authority may prescribe
are found not to satisfy these requirements shall not be appointed except special candidates as
mentioned in sub-rule (2).
(2) Special candidates in the categories of physically impaired, hearing or speech
impaired and visually impaired shall be eligible to compete for competitive examination against a11
Occupational Groups and Services according to his choice.
(3) Special candidates who are visually impaired or physically impaired shall be provided
helper (writer), if they have been, by .any Federal or a Provincial Council for Rehabilitation of
Disabled Persons, declared permanently incapacitated with respect to writing and a disability
certificate in that regard has been attached by them with application form and also requested for
provision of helper in their application form. The Commission shall arrange the helper from within
the available staff of the Commission deputed at the examination centre. The role of the helper would
merely be to reproduce in writing the words so uttered by the special candidate. No intellectual
contribution by the helper shall be permissible; The educational level of the helper would be
graduation, intermediate or matriculation as per availability at the examination centre. No request for
helper of choice or venue of the examination shall be entertained. The special candidate alongwith
helper shall remain within the examination hall till conclusion of the paper.
(4) Extra time of 15 minutes per hour shall only be allowed to visually impaired
candidates. The other categories of special candidates shall not be allowed extra time,
( 5 ) The special candidate referred to in sub-rules (3) and (4) may attempt the question
paper on computer, as the case may be, for which facility shall only be provided at the Commission's
headquarters and its provincial offices, however, no TNDA shall be admissible, Such computer
literate candidates shall fill the relevant entries in the online application form, else they shall not be
allowed to attempt the paper on computer.
 (6) No application or medical certificate regarding claim for disability or request for '
provision of helper or computer on medical grounds or sudden accident, shall be accepted after the -
closing date, except where the claim has been made in the application form before the closing date md
certificate of disability as aforesaid attached as an evidence.
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(7) Candidates who qualify the writtknF;xamination shall be medically examined by ;be
medical board constituted for the purpose. If any candidate remains absent twice in his medical -
examination, his candidature shall automatically stand rejected and no appeal in this regard shall be
entertained and his chance shall be considered as consumed.
(8) In order to prevent disappointment, candidates may get themselves examined by a
Government's medical officer of the standing of a civil surgeon before applying for admission to the
examination, however, they shall abide by the instructions set out in Annex-A.
14. Psychological assessment.- (I) All candidates called for viva voce shall be required to
undergo psychological assessment, comprising written tests and 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. However,
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 a candidate remains absent in the psychological assessment, he shall not be allowed to
appear for viva voce.
15. Viva voce.- (1) A candidate who is declared qualified in written examination shall be
interviewed by a board who shall have before them a record of his career, both academic and
extramural and he shall be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview
is to assess his suitability for the services for which he is entered and in framing their assessment the
board shall attach particular importance to the moral and ethical qualities of the candidates, <his
intelligence and alertness of mind, his vigour and strength of character and his potential qualities of
leadership. The board shall take into consideration his extramural activities such as sports, debhtes,
hobbies, etc., and their effect on his physique and character, in assessing his merit.
(2) All candidates are expected to have basic knowledge regarding Islam and palcistan.
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.
(3) 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.
(4) The result of viva voce shall be intimated to all candidates in due course of time.
16. General provisions regarding competitive examination.- (1) A candidate must satisfy the
Commission that he is suitable in all respects for employment under the Government.
(2) The candidates who pass the written examination shall be intimated individually as
well as through website but the candidates who fail in written examination shall not be informed
individually, they may download detailed marks sheet fiom website.
(3) Decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for
admission to the examination shall, subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and rules made there
under, be final.
(4) A candidate who knowingly furnishes particulars which are false or suppresses
material information or attempts to influence the Commission or officers or members of the staff of
the Commission or tries to obtain support for his candidature by improper means or deliberately
submits forged certificates or tampers with the entries in his age, educational and other certificates
or misbehaves in the examination hall or uses unfair means including possession of cellular phone or
other electronic device for use or attempted use for copying or is found guilty of misconduct during
examination or medical or viva wce tests and uses filthy and unethical language in the answer book
during written examination, shall be liable to disqualification for this and subsequent examinations
or selections held by the Commission including debarring him fiom employment under the Federal
Government and shall, however, not absolve him from prosecution for a criminal offence if any in
accordance with the law in force.
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", found in possession of cellular phone or likewise devices, he shall be disqualified for the instant
examination.
(6) The result of any candidate whose candidature is rejected on any ground.shal1 not be
,.declared, irrespective whether he failed or passed the examination

(7) A candidate who even after his appointment is found to have knowingly furnished
. particulars which are false or to have suppressed material information shall be liable to dismissal
from government service.
(8) Certificates of age and educational qualifications in which any 'entry is overwritten,
'altered, erased, mutilated or tampered ,with in any way or the genuineness of which is otherwise
doubted shall be liable to be impounded till such time as the Commission considers it necessary.
(9) All communication to the Commission should be addressed to the Secretary thereof
by each candidate separately quoting his roll number and CMC number. If roll number has not yet'
been allotted, serial number of the application may be quoted. Candidates niust make their'own
arrangements for communications addressed to them at the addresses stated in their applications to be
redirected to their new addresses, when necessary. However, any change of address should be
communicated at once to the Secretary of the Commission. Candidates should not write their postal
addresses care of post box number etc. as postal authorities do not accept registered letters at such
address.
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(10) As provided in Article 260 (3)(b) of the ~onstitutiohof the Islamic Republic of '
Pakistan, non-Muslim means a person who is not Muslim and includes a person belonging to the
Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Budhist or Parci community, a person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori
group (who call themselves "Ahmadis" or by any other name), or a Bahai and a person belonging to
any of the scheduled castes. Only those candidates shall be considered for vacancies reserved for non-
Muslims whose application forms for the competitive examination are accompanied by certificate to .
this effect issued by the Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate. No such certificate shall be
accepted at any later stage.
(11) Subjed to the maximum h r e dmm uade.b e applications of Government seryants
shall be.governed by the Government Servants (Application for Seryices and Posts).Rules, 1966.
(12) Government servants who fulfill conditions laid down in these rules shall be eligible
for admission to the examination if permitted by the competent authority in their departments or
offices. However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the closing date to
avoid rejection. Candidates who join Govemment service after submitting their applications for
admission to the examination shali submit the departmental permission certificate immediately
thereafter.
, (13) Armed forces' candidates should route their applications through proper channel.
Applications not routed through proper channel shall be rejected. Released or retired personnel should
"produce a clearance certificate from Military Secretary Branch for employment in civil services of
Pakistan. However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the closing date to
avoid rejection.
(14) A candidate who after submitting such departmental permission, joins Civil Services
Academy or is transferred to another department, should obtain the permission of that department and
submit it to the Commission as soon as possible.
(15) A candidate who has left Government service should submit with his application an
.attested copy of his discharge or service certificate. A candidate who has been dismissed tiom
Government or semi Government service shall not be eligible for admission to the examination.
(1 6) If marks of a candidate are less than 40% in any of the compulsory subjects, less than
33% marks in any of the optional subjects and less than 100 marks out of 300 in viva voce, these
shall not be counted and credited in the total marks.
(17) The marking of answers shall be in order of consecutive answers and over attempted
:question shall not be evaluated and credited.
(18) Writing on question paper shall be considered as cheating and delinquent candidate
shall be prosecuted under these rules.
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 (19) If any candidate writes his roll number, except in the space provided for this purpose
on the cover of the answer book, or writes his name or makes any distinguishing mark at any ,
place in his answer book or additional answer book he shall be awarded zero marks in that paper, -
besides any other punishment which the Commission may decide to award.
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(20) A candidate who rips the phges o; ides not cross out empty pages of answer book or
additional answer book or does not hand over his answer books or additional answer book to the -
supervisory staff, he shall be proceeded against for disciplinary action under these rules as the
Commission may deem appropriate.
(21) A candidate who has received and read the question paper shall not be allowed to
leave his seat or examination hall without marking his attendance and until half the time is over.
However, the candidate will not be allowed to take question paper with him until conclusion of the
examination in that paper.
(22) Use of calculators shall only be allowed in applied mathematics, pure mathematics,
accountancy, statistics, business administration, physics and chemistry. Use of calculator shall not be
allowed in the paper of general science and ability. 'J
(23) Paper containing multiple choice questions (MCQs) shall be attempted on optical
mark reader (OMR) sheet provided separately for the purpose. Both MCQs paper and OMR sheet
shall be collected back after the allotted time. The number of MCQs in each paper may be attempted
in the same sequence at the space reserved on OMR sheet. Any answer given beyond the reserved
space or not corresponding with question number of MCQ paper shall not be marked or taken into
account.
(24) The question papers in Urdu or other Pakistani regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi,
Pushto and Balochi), Persian and Arabic should be answered in the respective languages. However,
question relating with translation from respective language into English or vice versa, may be
answered as directed in the question paper.

(25) The question paper in Islamic studies or compadve study of major religions is to'be
answeredin English or Urdu only.
(26) The non-Muslim candidates shall have the option either to take Islamic studies or comparative
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(27) Candidates must use blue or black ink only in their answer books otherwise zero marks
may be awarded.
(28) Answer books in all subjects of examination are confidential documents and cannot,
therefore, be permitted to be seen by candidates or their representatives nor re-examination of answer
books and scripts shall be allowed under any circumstances. A candidate desirous of getting his
marks, awarded by the examiners, re-counted may submit his request for the purpose, within one
month fiom the date of issue of result card or marks sheet alongwith a treasury challan of five
hundred Rupees per paper as fee for re-counting of marks only. Thereafter, no such request shall be
entertained.
(29) Re-evaluation of marks awarded by the viva voce board shall not be allowed ~ d e r
any circumstances.
(30) Grace marks shall not be allowed.
(3 1) Answer books of candidates shall be retained in the oflice of the Commission for one
year only and thereafter destroyed. Any query relating to answer books should be made within the
specified period, thereafter, no request in this regard shall be entertained.
(32) No claim for refimd of any fee shall be entertained nor can the fees paid be held in
reserve for another examination or selection.
(33) If a candidate who appeared in previous competitive examination, wishes to apply in
the next competitive examination, he must submit an application by the prescribed date without
waiting for the result of the previous competitive examination. If subsequently it is not necessary for
him to appear in the next examination, his examination fee shall not,be refunded.
(34) The Commission reserves the right to change the schedule of the examination as well
as to cancel any paper or papers or the entire competitive examination without assigning any reason.
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-17. Representation and review petition.- (1) A candidate aggrieved by any decision of the
,Commission shall be entitled to make a representation or, as the case may be, a review petition in
accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the rules made thereunder and no such
representation or review petition shall be entertained unless accompanied with an original treasury
receipt evidencing payment of fee of five hundred Rupees or such other fee as the Commission may
determine from time to time.
18. Determination of fmal merit and announcement of result.- (1) The candidates who qualify
in kitten examination and viva voce, their final merit shall be determined by adding marks obtained
in the written examination and viva voce.
(2) When total marks of written examination and viva voce of more than one candidate are
equal,the one who gets more marks in viva voce shall be treated as higher in merit. If a k s in viva
voce are also equal, the one who gets more marks in compulsory subjects shall be treated as higher in
merit. 1f &arks in compu'lsory subjects are also equal the one who is older in age shall be treated as
higher in merit.
(3) No authority, accept the Commission shall be authorized to announce the ksult.
19. Vacancies.- Actual number of vacancies in BS-17to be filled on the results of competitive
examination shall be announced with the approval of the Establishment Division.
20. Appointments.- (1) Subject to Rule 10 (I), candidates securing the highest places on the
combined results of the written examination, psychological assessment and viva voce and eligible for
appointment shall be recommended by the Commission in order of merit up to the number of
vacancies available. However, appointments shall be made by the respective appointing authorities.
No candidate shall be considered for appointment to any of the Occupational Groups and Services for
which he has been declared not suitable by the Commission at the time of viva voce.
(2) Success in the examination confers no right to appointment. Appointments shall be
made only after the appointing authority is.satisfied, after such enquiry as may be necessary, that the
candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the public senrice and subject to the availability
'of vacancies.
(3) Candidates shall be considered for those Occupational Groups and Services only
which they indicate in the application form. No candidate shall be considered for the Occupational
Groups and Services which he will not mention in the fonn. Candidates shall be given a chance to
.revise their choice of Occupational Groups and Services at the time of the viva voce. Preferences so
revised at the time of viva-voce shall be treated as final and no subsequent change shall be allowed
under any circumstances. Candidates may opt for an Occupational Group and Service irrespective of
the fact whether there is 'a vacancy therein or not.
(4). The Commission reserves the right to allocate a candidate against any Occupational
Group and Service irrespective of his preferences, in the public interest and decision of the
Commission in this respect shall be final.
21. Unfilled vacancies and waiting merit list.- (1) Once the process of allocation has been
accomplished, the vacancies remained unfilled due to non-availability of qualified candidates shall be
carried over to next competitive examination in accordance with the quota policy as may be
prescribed by the Federal Government.
(2) The Commission shall maintain the waiting merit list till commencement of Common
' .i.raining Programme (CTP),..ng~e.fore,if any nominee of the C ~ , x p i q i o does
n not join and
intimation in this regard reaches to the Commission through Establishment Division prior to '
commencement of CTP, the Commission shall nominate the next candidate on merit against an -
Occupational Group or Service according to hisameitposition, preferred choice and in accordance
with the quota policy as may be prescribed by the Federal Government.
(3) The vacancies of non-joiner, reported to the Commission after commencement of
CTP shall be camed over to next competitive examination.

(4) Once the process of allocation.or re-allocation according to time lines given in these
rules is over, the waiting merit list shall no longer be valid and the process of that competitive
examination shall stanicompleted and closed.

APPENDIX-I
[see rules 2(c) and Il(12) 1
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 I3 to
these rules.
5. The three papers of general knowledge (GK-I, GK-I1 and GK-111) are to be passed
collectively by scoring 120 marks out of 300.
6. Compulsory subjects (600marks) are-
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(1) Essay
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100 1
(2) ( English (Precis and Composition) 100
General Knowledge:-
(a) Paper-1 General Science and Ability 100

Ability: subjective 40 marks)

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(General Science. (MCQs = 20 marks, subjective 40 marks)
300
(b) Paper-I1 Current Affairs 100
(c) Paper-111 Pakistan Affairs 100
Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions 100
(fbr non-Muslim)
Total 600

Note:- MCQs are to .be attempted on computerized OMR Answer Sheet, whereas
subjective questions are to be attempted on Answer Book.
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candidates are required k select optional subjecfs

honour's degree of s university in ~akistan.~he
carrying a total of 600 marks fiom the following groups as per rules given in column-1 below:-

Rules ( Code ( Subject I Marks I

No.
Group1 11 Accountancy & Auditing 200
(One subject carrying 200 marks from code No. 11- 12 Economics 200
15 can be opted) 13 Computer Science 200
14 Political Science 200 ,

15 International Relations 200

Group-II 16 Physics 200 ,

(One subject carrying 200 marks from code 16-17 17 Chemisby 200
OR two subjects wrying 100 marks each from code 18 Applied Mathematics 100.
18-21 can be opted) 19 Pure Mathematics 100
20 Statistics 100

ks from code 38-44

ks fiom code 45-55

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[see rules 2(c), 11(10), 16(28), 111 "
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS)
,@ATE OF FEES
1. 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: -
(a) 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;
(b) The name of the banWtreasury office at which the fee has been deposited should
be clearly entered in the treasury receipt. The treasury receipt should be on the
form prescribed for the Federal Government transactions and should be obtained
from the treasuiy at which the fee is deposited; and
(c) Candidates outside Pakistan may submit their applications without paying the
prescribed examination fee. They must, however, arrange to pay the fees and send
the receipt before the date of the examination.
(B) To the Medical Board:-
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(i) Rs.100 to be deposited by all the candidates in the Government Treasury or state
Bank of Pakistan under Head of Accounts "C-02839-Health Fee for Medical
Examination." The original copy of the Treasury Challan should be handed over to
the President of the Central Medical Board at the time of Medical
Examination;
(ii) Rs. 1400 before examination by a Medical Board in the case of candidates who
qualify in the written examination. Payment of this fee will be required to be made
in cash to the Medical Board concerned at the time of physical examination of the
candidates. Candidates will present their National Identity Cards & Admission
Certificates to the Medical Authorities concerned; and
(iii) A Candidate who is medically deferred will have to make the full payment again to
the Medical Board at the time of re-examination.
2. Candidates must see the rules aid must decide definitely before depositing the fee in the
Treasury or Bank that they are eligible in all respects to apply for the examination. Fee once
deposited in the Treasury or Bank will not be refwded nor will it be held in reserve for any
other examination or selection under any circumstances.
AnnexA
[see rules 2(b) and 13(8)].

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
OF THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
1. These instructions are published for the convenience of candidates enabling them to ascertain
the probability of their coming up to the required physical standards. However, Government
of Pakistan reserve to themselves an absolute discretion to reject as unfit any cimdidate whom
they may consider, on the report of the Medical Board, to be physically disqualified for the
Services and that their discretion is in no respect limited by these regulations.
If any change is made in these instructions including standards of physical fitness, an
announcement will be made accordingly
Special candidates in the categories of physically impaired, hearing or speech impaired and
visually impaired will be considered eligible to compete for all Occupational Groups and
Services.
For appointment a candidate must be in good mental and bodily 'health and free from
any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the. duties of his
appointment. Candidates whose height is less than' 1524 millimeters will not be considered
physically fit for appointment to any of the BS 17 post under the Federal Government. In the
case of female candidates, this standard will be reduced to 1473 millimeters for posts which
are completely sedentary provided the weight of such candidates is not less than 43.5
kilograms except special candidates.
In the matter of the correlation of age, height and chest-girth of candidates, it is left to the
Medical Board to use whatever correlation figures are considered most suitable as a guide in
the examination of the candidates except for the Police.
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For the Police, the correlation of age, height and chest-girth will not be less than that given in
the following Table:-
PHYSICAL EQWALENTS

Height Without Shoes

- Chest
Breath when full Range of expansion
expanded not'less than
Millimeters Millimeters Millimeters
1626 and under 165 1 .................................. 85 1 51
1651 and under 1727 .................................. 864 51
1727 and under 1778 .................................. 876 51
1778 and under 1829 .................................. 890 51
1829 and upwards ...................................... 902 51
The candidate's height will be measured as follows:-
He will remove his shoes and be placed against the standard with his feet together and the
weight thrown on the heels and not on the toes or outer sides of the feet. He will stand erect
without rigidity and with the heels, calves, buttocks and shoulders touching the standard, the
chin will be depressed to bring the vertex of the head level under the horizontal bar and the
height will be recorded in millimeters.
The candidate's chest will be measured as follows:-
He will be made to stand erect with his feet together and to raise his,arms over his head. The
tape will be so adjusted round the chest that its upper edge touches the interior angles of the
shoulder blades behind and lies in the same horizontal plane when the tape is taken round the
chest. The arms will then be lowered to hang loosely by the side and care will be taken that
the shoulders are not thrown upward or backwards so as to displace the tape. The candidate
will then be directed to take a deep aspiration several times and the maximum expansion of
the chest will be carefully noted and the minimum and maximum will then be recorded in
millimeters 838-890, 864--927, etc. In recording the measurements fractions of less than
13 millimeters should not be noted.
The candidate will also be weighed and his weight recorded in kilograms. Fractions of a
kilogram should not be noted.
The candidate's eye sight except special candidates i.e. visually impaired will be tested in
accordance with the following rules. Result of each test will be recorded:-
(i) General-The candidate's eyes will be submitted to a general examination directed
to the detection of any disease of abnormality. The candidate will be rejected if he
suffers from any squint or morbid conditions of eyes, .eye lids or contiguous
structures, or such a sort as to render, or to be.likely at a future date to render
himher unfit for service.
(ii) Visual Acuify- The examination for determining the acuteness of vision includes
two tests-one for distant, the other for near vision. Each eye will be examined
separately. . .
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10. The Army test types will be used for the test for distant vision without gIasses at a distance of "
6096 millimeters andfor the test for near vision, without glasses, at any distance selected by the
candidate. ~,ih$,+ ~ ~ , f l
11. No candidate will be considered fit for the service whose Visual Acuity falls below the
following standards:-
Standard I
Right eye Left eye
Distant Vision V. 616 ...................................................
V. 616
Near Vision-0.6. ...............................................R e s 0.6
Standard I1
Better eye Worse eye
Distant Vision, V. 616........................ V, without glasses, not below 6/60 and after
~0lTeCtionwith glasses not below 6/24. ,'

Near Vision-0.6. ............................... Reads 1.

Better eye Worse eye

Distant vision-V, without glasses:-not below V, without glasses, not below 6/60 and
6/60 and after correction with glasses- not below after correction with glasses- not below
616. 6/24.
Near Vision-Reads 0.8 Reads 1.
12. No relaxation of the standards of vision will be allowed.
(a) Each eye will be examined
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separately and the lids must be kept wide open during the test.
11. RAILWAYS
13. No candidate will be accepted whose Visual Acuity falls below the following standards:-
Better eye Worse eye
Distant vision without glasses 6/12 " 6119
Corrected with glasses 616 619
Near vision with or without glasses 0.6 0.6
Colour perception, night blindness and field vision:
14. The candidates will be examined, with the apparatus and according to the methods prescribed
by the Railway Board's Standing Advisory Committee of Medical OEcers. Any defect of
colour perception or in regard to field vision will be a cause for rejection of the candidate. The
candidate under the condition of ordinary test for Visual Acuity having 616 vision with both
eyes open with or without glasses, will be rejected, if, under the conditions of the Night
Blindness Test hisher vision with both eyes open, with or without glasses; falls below 6/24.
111. OTHlERS (EXCEPTSPECIAL CANDIDATE i.e. VISUALLY IMPAIRED)
15. Snellen's test types will be used for the test for distant vision, without glasses at a distance of
6096 millimeters, and for the test for near vision, without glasses, at any distance selected by
the candidate.
16. No candidate will be accepted whose Visual Acuity falls below the following standard:-

Better eye Worse eye

Distant vision without glasses * 6/24 *6/24
Corrected with glasses 616 6/12
Near vision with or without glasses 0.8 1
* Temporarily lowered to 6/60
Colour perception, night blindness and field of vision:-
(a) Each eye will be examined separately and the lids must be kept wide open during
the test. . .
(b) Inability to distinguish the principal colours will not be regarded as a cause for
rejection but the fact will be noted in the proceedings and the candidates will be
inform ed.
(c) Each eye must have full field of vision as tested by hand movements.
The degree of acuteness of vision.of all candidates for appointment will be entered in the
proceedings in the manner:-
V.P.......................................................
..with glasses........................................... Reds
V.L ................................................... with glasses............. reads
In cases of serious abnormality the opinion of an ophthalmic specialist should be obtained.
No candidate will be accepted for appointment if hisher vision doesnot come upto the
requirements specified above without the use of contact glasses.(Av c o n k t glass or lens is
defined as a glass shell, the concavity of which is in contact with the globe of the eye, a layer
of liquid being interposed between the lens and the corn&. The meaning of the word
"glasses" wherever used above is to be interpreted as not covering contact glasses.)
The urine (passed in the presence of the examiner) should be examined and the result
recorded.
Following additional points should be observed:-
(a) that the candidate's hqring in each ear is good except special candidates i.e.
hearingJspeech impaired and that there is no sign of disease of the ear ;
(b) that the candidate's speech is without impediment except special candidates i.e.
hearinglspeech impaired;
(c) that the candidate's teeth are in good order and that helshe is provided with dentures
where necessary for effective mastication (well-filled teeth will be considered as
sound). Candidates for the Police Service of Pakistan must have 10 sound teeth in
the upper jaw, functionally opposed to 10 sound teeth in the lower jaw. Two of
these teeth in each jaw must be molars. Well-filled teeth will be considered as
sound;
(d) that the candidate's chest is well-formed and hidher chest expansion sufficient; and
that hidher heart and lungs are sound ,;
(e) that there is no evidence of any abdominal disease ;
(f,. that the candidate is not ruptured ;
(g) that the candidate does not suffer fiom hydrocel, a severe degree' of varicocele,
varicose veins or polyps. A candidate for the Police Service of Pakistan who has
been successfully operated on will be accepted ;
(h) that the candidate's limb, hands and feet except special candidates i.e. physically
impaired are well formed and developed and that there is no shortening of any limbs
and that there is free and perfect motion of all joints;
(i) that the candidate does not suffer from any inveterate skin disease ;
Cj) that there is no congenital malformation or defect ;
(k) that the candidate does not bear traces of acute or chronic disease pointing .to an
impaired constitution ;
(1) that the candidate bears marks of efficient vaccination ;or in the GI+ of the Police .
Service of Pakistan he has been vaccinated (twice unsuccessfully) within the last
five years.
(In support of this the candidates will be required to produce certificate signed by a
Medical Officer); and
(m) that the candidate is free from communicable disease.
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Islamabad, the 27'hNovember, 2018.

To: The Manager,

Printing Corporation of Pakistan Press,
Islamabad. . .,
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Subject:- PUBLICATION OF RULES AND SYLLABUSFOR COMPETITm

EXAMtNATION -2019 AND ONWARDS IN THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN

Dear Sir,
1 am directed to for&ard herewith three copies of Rules and Syllabus for CSS
Competitive Examination-20 19 and onwards. Specimen signatures of the authorized officer
. , are also enclosed.
; The Printing Corporation of palcistan Press, Islamabad is requested to please
2.
notify the subject Rules and syllabus in the official Gazette of Pakistan (Part-11) at the earliest
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andTo provide 100 copies to this office for reference and record. The bill may kindly be sent to
this office for arrangement of payment, through AGPR.

(l&b;mh.ad%
Director.(CE)

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Copy forwarded to the Director,(Log),FPSC, Islamabad for necessary action.
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When any defect is found it must be noted in the certificate and the medical examiner shoilld
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state his opinion whether or not it is likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the .+
duties which will be required of the candidate if the condition is remediable by operationlit . -+
should be so stated. L

24. If a candidate is declared medically unfit by the Central Medical Board, helshe will be
informed by the Federal Public Service Commission that helshe has been declared medically
unfit. The candidate will also be informed of the particular defect or defects for which he/ihe
has been declared medically unfit. The cindidate may prefer an appeal against the decision
of the Central Medical Board to the Federal Public Service Commission, Islamabad,
within 14 days of the receipt of the information. The appeal must be supported by two
certificates from the doctors of standing stating inter alia that:-
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(a) They are in full knowledge of the facts that the candidate has been examined by the
Central Medical Board and declared unfit; and
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(b) That they have read the Rules and Regulations for physicaI fitness required of the
candidates for the competitive Examination.
25. Commission, however, reserve the right to deal with the appeal as they deem fit and do not
bind themselves to constitute a second Medical Board for the medical examination of the
candidate concerned. No fiuther appeal shall be entertained against the decision of tl~e
Appellate Board and the case shall be treated as closed.
Note: This issue with the approval of the Federal Government vide Cabinet decision in case
No. 693/Rule-19/18,dated 23.11.2018

Ramiz Ahmad
Director General
 FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Aga Khan Road Sector F-511, Islamabad
UAN 05 1-1 11-000-248 Phone No.051-9205075, Fax: 05 1-921 3386,051 -9203410

The Federal Public Service Commission will hold the CSS Competitive Examination-2019 with effect from
Thursday, 14IhFebruary, 2019 for recruitment to posts in BS-17 in following Occupational GroupslServices under
the Federal Government:
Commerce & Trade Group, Foreign Service of Pakistan, Information Group, Inland Revenue Servlce, M I f i t ~ r ~
Lands & Cantonments Group, Omce Management Group, Pakistan Administrative Service, Pahiston Audit and
Accounts Service, Pakistan Customs Service, Police Service of Pakistan, Postal Group, Railways (Commercial &
Transporiaiion) Group
2. The number of vacancies to be filled on the basis of CSS Competitive Examination-2019 will be announced later.
3. The examination is likely to b e held at following centres depending upon the number of candidates:
(I) Abbottabad (2) Bahawalpur (3) D.G.Khan (4) D.1.Khan (5) Faisalabad
(6) Gilgit (7) Gujranwala (8) Hyderabad (9) Jslamabad (10) Karachi
(11) Lahore (12) Lorkana (13) Multan (14) Muzaflarabad (15) Peshawar
(16) Quetfa (1 7) Rawalpindi (18) Sargodha (19) Sukkur
4. ELIGIBILITY: Both male and female including special persons having at least 2" Division Bachelor's degree
between the ages of 21 to 30 years as on 31.12.2018 are eligible. 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 af documentary
requirements. The cut off date for determining the eligibility of the candidate in terms of age, qualification,
domicile etc, is 31It December, 2018.
5. PROCEDURE IFOR SUBMISSION O F APPLICATION: All aspirants may apply online for CSS examination
during the period 28Ih November to 12Ih December, 2018, followed by submission of hardcopy of online form along
with all attested documents and original Treasury Receipt of Rs.22001-, so as to reach the FPSC Headquarters,
Islamabad within 10 days of the closing date, as per procedure stipulated in Rule-1 1 of CSS Competitive Examination
Rules-2019.
6. Online Application facility, Challan Form, Rules & Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination-2019 are available on
FPSC Website www.fpsc.gov.pk

(i) Carefully fill the online form and.check it before online submission. Take printout and dispatch hardcopy to
FPSC on or before closing date. Any correction in the printed hardcopy of online form may be made by hand and
initialled, before dispatch/submission to FPSC. Thereafter, no request for change in any entry of online
application or its hardcopy would be accepted.
(ji) Deposit, before the closing date, Rs.22001- as examination fee in the nearest Govt. TreasuryIState Bank of
I Pakistan/National Bank of Pakistan under the account head "C0210I-Organs of State Exam fee (FPSC Receipt).
(~ii) Ensure that attested copies of all required documents, photographs & original treasury receipt of Rs.2200/- are
attached with the hardcopy of online application form, before dispatching to Secretary FPSC, Islamabad.
(iv) Choose the optional subjects correctly in accordance with Appendix-I of the Rules for CSS Competitive
Examination-2019.
(v) Download computer generated Admission Certificates from FPSC website i.e. www.f~sc,aov.~k.In this regard
no intimation shall bc sent through post.
(vi) Be informed that optional subjects & examination centre once selected shall not be changed No request in this
regard shall be entertained after receipt of hardcopy.
(vii) Correctly enter CNIC No. & date of birth in online form and in its hardcopy. Wrong entry shall lead to rejection
of candidature.
(viii) Strictly comply with the rules of CSS Competitive Examination-2019 otherwise their candidature shall lead to
rejection.
(ix) Hardcopy of the online application, must be dispatched in a separate envelope. Two or more applications in one
, envelope are not acceptable.
(x) Be aware that detailed scrutiny of the applications will be carried out after conduct of written part of
CSS Competitive Examination. If any candidate Is found ineligible In any respect under rules for the
examination, hislher candidature will be cancelled/ rejected regardless of the fact whether behihe has
appeared in the examination or qualified therein, however hislher chance shall stand consumed.
Therefore, to avoid inconvenience candidates are advised In their own interest to make sure before
appearing in the examlnation that they fulfil all requirements of the rules, relating to the examlnation.
(xi) Contact a t the followinrr numbers for hrther information or queries;
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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
CABINET SECRETARIAT
ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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NOTIFICATION
IsIamabad, the 27' November, 2021.
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. . S.R.O.No. 1516(1)/2021.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7A and 10

of the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (XLV of 1977), the Chairman of
the Federal Public Service Commission, with the approval of the Federal Government, is
pleased to direct that the following amendments shall be made in the CSS-Competitive
Examination Rules, 2019, namely:-
.,

In the aforesaid Rules,-

(1) in rule 2,-

(i) in clause (f), the word "and", at the end, shall be omitted; and

(ii) in clause (g), after the semi colon at the end,'the word "and" shall be
added and thereafter the following new cIause shall be added, namely:-

"(h) "Preliminary Test" means the "multiple choice questions (MCQ)

based Preliminary Test (MPT)" designed to be held for the
purpose of short listing candidates for the written examination
under these rules;";

(i) in sub-rule (2), for clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), the following shall be
substituted, namely:-

"(a) Preliminary Test;

(b) written examination;
(c) medical examination;
(d) psychological assessment; and
(e) viva voce."; .
(ii) in sub-rule (3), for the words "Written examination", the words
"Preliminary Test and written examination" shall be substituted; and
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in sub-rule (4), for the words "Written examination", the words
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(iii)
"Preliminary Test" and written examination" shall be substituted; /q
(3) in rule-4, for the words "Written examination's", the words "Preliminary Test
and written examination" shall be substituted;

(4) after rule 10, the following new rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"10A. Preliminary test (MPT).- (1) Preliminary Test shall be held to shortlist
candidates for written examination.

(2) Preliminary Test shall be of two hundred minutes duration,

comprising one paper based on MCQs of two hundred marks, on the topics
mentioned in Appendix-111 and syllabus as set out in Annexure-C.
(3) Preliminary Test shall be conducted annually before written
examination on the date as the Commission may decide.

(4) Validity of Preliminary Test shall only be for the same year of
competitive examination.

(5) Qualifying threshold of the Preliminary Test shall be 33% marks.

(6) Subject to rule 6, there shall be no limit on number of attempts to

appear in the Preliminary Test.

(7) Candidate seeking admission to the Preliminary Test must apply

online for registration upto closing date announced by the Commission. The
application received manually or after the closing date shall not be entertained.

(8) For Preliminary Test no hard copy of the documents is required

to be submitted.

(9) Candidate shall pay fee for Preliminary Test as set out in
Appendix-11. The original treasury receipt should be handed over to the
supervisory staff in the examination hall at the time of appearing in Preliminary
Test.

(10) Intimation about schedule and centers for Preliminary Test may
only be obtained from Commission's website. No separate intimation shall be
sent through post. Candidates may download and print admission certificate
from Commission's online system. Entry to the examination hall shall not be
allowed without original CNIC, original treasury receipt and admission
certificate or as decided by the Commission.

(1 1) Result of Preliminary Test shall be published on Commission's

website and no separate intimation to individual candidate shall be sent.
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 (12) In case of large number of applicants for Preliminary Test, the
Commission may decide to conduct the test in batches.
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(13) Candidates appearing in Preliminary Test must be otherwise

eligible to appear in the competitive examination of the relevant year, otherwise
their candidature shall be liable to rejection, irrespective of the fact that they
appeared in the Preliminary Test or even passed the same.

(14) Any wrong or misstatement given in the online application for

Preliminary Test by the candidate may lead to rejection of candidature.

(15 ) Candidates who have already availed three chances to appear in

competitive examinations are not eligible to apply or appear in Preliminary
Test.";

(5) in rule 11,-

(a) in the marginal heading,'after the word "the", the word "written" shall be
inserted;

(b) in sub-rule (I), after the word "the", occurring for the first time, the word
"written" shall be inserted;

(c) after sub-rule (I), amended as aforesaid, the following new sub-rule shall
be inserted, namely:-

"(1A) Only the candidates whose successfully qualified the

Preliminary Test shall be eligibte to appear in written examination for
the same year.";

(d) in sub-rule (12), after the word "the", occurring for the first time, the
word "written" shall be inserted; and

(e) in sub-rule (16), after the word "the", occurring for the first time, the
word "written" shall be inserted;

(6) in Appendix-11, in clause (A), sub-clause (i) shall be re-numbered as sub-clause

(ia) of that clause and before sub-clause (ia), re-numbered as aforesaid, the
following new sub-clause (i) shall be inserted, namely:-

"(i) Rupees 250 for Preliminary Test.";

(7) after Appendix-11, amended as aforesaid, the following new Appendix shall be
inserted, namely:-
 "~ppendk-111
[see rule IOA(2)I
MCQ BASED PRELIMINARY TEST

1. Preliminary Test shall be based on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of

200 marks with subject wise distribution as following:-
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2. Syllabus of the above subjects is given in Annexure-C.

(8) aRer Appendix-111, the following new Annexure-C shall be added, namely:-

"Annexure-C
[see rule I OA (2)]
Syllabi for the subiects of Preliminary Test
The syllabi for the subjects included in the Preliminary Test are as per existing CSS CE
Syllabus of Compulsory subjects (vide Annexure-B). The subjects of Civics & Ethics and Urdu
have the following syllabi:

1. CIVICS & ETHICS

CIVICS
Definition, Nature & Significance. State & its elements. Organs of State. Fundamental
Human Rights. ~ i ~ h t s - Obligations
& of Non-Muslims under the Constitution of
Pakistan-1973. UN aim & Objectives, main Organs and Agencies.

ETHICS
Human Values:-Role of family, society & educational institutions towards inculcating
universal moral values.
Integrity, impartiality & non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service,
empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.

Emotional intelligence-concepts and application in administration/ governance.

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Note: This issue with the approval of the Federal Government vide Cabinet decision
in Case No. 112513812021, dated 23.1 1.2021

(Syed Muhammad Ayub Shah)

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e-mail: fpsc@,fpsc.gov:pk, website: www.fpsc.~ov.uk,twitter: @OfficialFpsc

MCQ BASED PRELIMINARY TEST (MPT) FOR CSS COMPETITIVE

(Apply online well before 1 ~ ' ~ ~ e c e r n2021)

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1. Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) will hold MCQ Based Preliminary Test (MPT) on 2om
February, 2022(Sunday). It is mandatory to qualify MPT for appearing in main written CSS Competitive
Examination, 2022 for recruitment to 'posts in BS-17 in twelve Occupational Gioups/Services of Federal
Government.
2. MPT is likely to be held at following centres depending upon the availability of sufficient candidates:
(1) Abbottabad (2) Bahawalpur (3) D.G. Khan (4) D.I.Khan (5) Faisalabad
(6) Gilgit (7) Gujranwala (8) Hyderabad (9) Islamabad (10) Karachi
(1 1) Lahore (12) Larkana (13) Multan (14) Muzaffarabad (1 5) Peshawar
(16) Quetta (17) Rawalpindi (1 8) Sargodha (19) Sukkur (20) Turbat

3. ELIGIBILITY: Both male and female including special persons having at least 2"* Division Bachelor's
degree and between the ages of 21 to 30 years are eligible. The upper age limit is relaxable by two years for
categories mentioned in Rule 6 of CSS Competitive Examination Rules-2019 and onwards, subject to
fulfillment of documentary requirements. The cutoff date for determining the eligibility of the candidate
in terms of age, qualification, domicile etc, is 3lutDecember, 2021.

4. PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION O F APPLICATION: All aspirants may apply online for Preliminary
MCQ Test during the period 2sthNovember to 1 5 ~ ~ e c e m b2021.
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5. Online Application, Challan Form, Rules & Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination are available on
FPSC Website www.~sc.lzovmk/css2022

6. CLOSING D A T E for Submission of Online Application is 15" December, 2021.

7, SYLLABUS of MPT may be seen on FPSC's website at: www.f~sc.~ov.~Wcss2022

8. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED T O :
a. Deposit Rs. 2501-as Exam Fee, before the closing date in the nearest Government TreasuryIState Bank of
~akistanl~ational Bank of Pakistan under the account head "C02101-Organs of State Exam fee (FPSC
Receipt) and bring Original Challan form at Exam Center at the time of appearing In the Test.
b. Download computer generated Admission Certificates from FPSC website i.e. www.@sc.gov.ok. In this
regard no intimation shall be sent through post etc.
c. Be informed that examination centre once selected shall not be changed. No request in this regard shall
be entertained thereafter.
d. Correctly enter CNIC Number & Date of Birth in online form. Wrong entry may lead to rejection.
e. Strict compliance of CSS CE Rules is required and their acceptance by candidates is a pre-requisite.
f. FPSC has Zero tolerance against cheating and candidates are required to be fully aware of it.

Director (CE)