Wednesday, November 26, 2014

CSS application process


Candidates, who fall into the eligibility requirements stated above, can apply for the CSS examinations. CSS exam applications will be invited all over Pakistan in the month of November or December every year. Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan (FPSC) mostly conduct the CSS Exams in month of February every year.
Government employees who fulfill the requirement laid down for appearing in CSS exams are eligible to appear in exams if permitted by the competent authority in their departments or offices. No Government employee shall be competent to apply without the prior permission in writing from his/her department/office as the case may be, and such permissions must accompany the application. Candidates who join Government service after submitting their applications for admission to the examination should also submit the Departmental permission immediately thereafter


01A candidate, who after submitting such Departmental permission, joins Civil Service Academy or is transferred to another Department, should also obtain the permission of that Department and submit the same to the Commission as soon as possible.
02A candidate who has left Government service should submit with his/her application the original as well as a copy of his/her discharge/service certificate.
03A candidate who has been dismissed from Government or semi Government Service will not be eligible for admission to the examination. If a great number of candidates apply for the CSS so the decision of the authority would be final about the limitation of the candidates to appear in the CSS exams.
04If the Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan (FPSC) imposed a limit and the number of applied candidates exceeds that limit, the commission will select from applicants. This selection will be based on the accurate representation of provinces/areas of Pakistan as well as the various age concessions

CSS exam preparation


For students, who intend to prepare without the help of academies, studying at a library can be of benefit due to the availability of reference material, books, and national and international journals. Also, the chances of distraction are quite low in this case and the environment makes the library a sound place to study.
A few weeks before the examination, students tend to study for at least 5 hours a day though some can average 8 hours per day. Group study can also be of benefit for friends who intend to take the examination together.
 
Students must identify their weaknesses. Those from villages or cult sacks, tend to be weak in English and a generous amount of time must be devoted to mastering their English abilities. Since the compulsory courses must be taken, students must master those compulsory courses which they have had trouble understand previously as well. Most students, from well establish schools tend to lag at general knowledge and current affairs courses and must gain tutorial help from teachers or books to remove such hindrances


When to start preparing for CSS examination?

It may be a fair strategy to begin preparation for the compulsory courses first. Sometimes, the lesser the time available for preparation of the exam the better the chance of success, the reason being the to-the-point study, accessing only the relevant topics and syllabus thus concentrating on the most important and likely questions when the time frame is short and limited. Also, as previously mentioned, the exam can be given thrice by an individual. Hence, if he/she feels that the time frame is short for preparation, they can always give it again, the next time more equipped with the necessary details of the exam, its format and proper allocation of time.

CSS exam subjects


Only the payment has been made, the next step is preparation for the exam courses. The six compulsory subjects which comprise 100 marks each are namely Essay, English (Précis & Composition), Everyday Science, Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs, and Islamiyat.
Optional courses can be selected from any group, ranging from A to I given below. Every optional course holds either 100 or 200 marks and the courses opted for from each group must not exceed a total of 200. The groups are diverse in their courses so that students from all educational backgrounds can apply and prepare for the examination. Candidates have to select total 600 marks subjects of optional subjects. For instance, group A includes humanities courses; group B includes courses pertaining to social sciences, group C for mathematics and statistics and Group H for languages. Below the groups information is given.
Compulsory Subjects
1.
Essay
100
2.
English
100
3.
Islamiat
100
General Knowledge
4.
Everyday Science
100
5.
Current Affairs
100
6.
Pakistan Affairs
100

Total Marks:
600




Optional Subjects:
(subjects carrying a total of 600 marks to be selected)
Group A
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
Note: Business Administration cannot be opted in combination with Public Administration
1.
Accounting & Auditing
200
2.
Economics
200
3.
Business Administration
100
4.
Public Administration
100

Group B
Subject/s carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
1.
Political Science
200
2.
Agriculture
100
3.
Forestry
100
4.
Sociology
100
5.
Journalism
100

Group C
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
1.
Pure Mathematics
200
2.
Applied Mathematics
200
3.
Computer Science
100
4.
Statistics
100

Group D ( Science Subjects )
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
1.
Physics
200
2.
Geology
200
3.
Geography
200
4.
Chemistry
200
5.
Botany
200
6.
Zoology
200

Group E ( History Subjects )
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
1.
Islamic History & Culture
200
2.
Indo Pak History
200
3.
British History
200
4.
European History
200
5.
History of the USA
100

Group F
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
Note: International Law CANNOT BE opted in combination with International Relations.
1.
Law
200
2.
Constitutional Law
100
3.
Mercantile Law
100
4.
Muslim Law & Jurisprudence
100
5.
International Law
100
6.
International Relations
100

Group G
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
1.
Philosophy
200
2.
Psychology including Exp. Psychology
200

Group H ( Regional Languages )
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.
Regional Languages: Not more than one of the 4 subjects can be opted.
1.
Sindhi
100
2.
Pushto
100
3.
Punjabi
100
4.
Balochi
100

Group I ( National and Foreign Languages )
Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted. National/Foreign/Classical Languages: Not more than one of 4 subjects can be opted. Note: Urdu can not be combined with Regional Languages.
1.
English Literature
200
2.
Urdu
200
3.
Persian
200
4.
Arabic
200