FPSC CSS Exams Eligibility Criteria, Age limit, Screening Test & Syllabus

CSS Exams in Pakistan:

CSS stands for "Central Superior Services" and is conducted by FPSC (Federal Public Service Commission) under Federal Government of Pakistan to hire the candidates for the posts BS-17.

It offers the following services under the Federal Government:

Commerce and Trade Services Custom and Excise Services District Management Group Foreign Services of Pakistan Income Tax Group  Information Group	Military Land and Cantonments Groups Office Management  Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service  Police Service of Pakistan Postal Services Group Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group

CSS Exam is divided into some parts:

• Screening test
• Written Examination of 1200 marks
• Medical Test 
• Psychological Test 
• Viva Voce of 300 marks

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicant must have a Bachelor's Degree with at least 2nd division from any Pakistani university or equivalent degree from a foreign university approved by Higher Education Commission (HEC).

If an applicant has 3rd division in his/her Bachelor he must secure Higher Division in Master Degree.

Age limit:

The age limit to applying for CSS Exam is 21-30 years. If a candidate is currently serving as a government employee will get age relaxation of 2 years. (Making 32 years of maximum age).

Centers of CSS exams:

CSS Examination conduct in the following 23 cities of Pakistan; 

Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, Sialkot, Abbottabad, D.I.Khan, Bahawalpur, D.G.Khan, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan, Okara, Hyderabad, Larkana, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, Khuzdar, Sukkur, Rawalpindi and Skardu.

Centers of Interview:

Interview conduct only in 5 cities 

Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar.

Important dates for CSS 2022:

Application submission period is 5th October to 3rd November 2021 and the date of examination is 18 February 2022. Date for determining eligibility is 31st December 2021.

How to apply brief-procedure:

Each year in September, advertisement of CSS is published in all newspapers. 

Deposit the exam fee (200 pkr) in nearest National Bank of Pakistan/ State Bank of Pakistan. 

Visit the official website of FPSC, fill the online form and take the print out. 

Post the hard copy of online form and bank receipt along with the copies of your documents to the FPSC headquarter, Islamabad.

Some basic thing about CSS Exam:

A candidate can give only 3 attempts of CSS Exam. Applying for CSS 2022 your age must not be less than 21 and more than 30 on 31st December 2021.

Candidate must have to appear in screening test. 

Written Exam is consisting of 2 parts compulsory papers of 600 marks and optional papers of 600 marks. The minimum marks for qualifying is 40% for compulsory subjects and 33% for optional subjects. 

The candidate who qualifies the screening test will appear in written test and after qualifying the written test will be shortlisted for medical, psychological test and viva voce. 

Candidate can apply for rechecking of his/her paper. The rechecking fee is 500 pkr.

Motivational Story: Success Story of Nur ul Ain Aftab. 

Noor Ul Ain Aftab: Motivational story of a Pakistani Girl for CSS students

Nothing is impossible if you believe yourself; The story of a brave Girl:

This story is written by someone i am just publishing it to motivate you so read now........

I got married when I was 18 years old and did bachelors after my marriage and got 2nd position in it, but due to family commitments, I had to discontinue my studies. But amidst all the chores, deep inside, a voice would keep calling, "You are meant to do more". Having ignored this voice for too long, I enrolled myself in Masters program in AIOU and started teaching as soon as my children started going to school. 

My husband, seeing the efforts I would put in every small assignment, urged me to go for CSS. With two demanding children and sick mother in law to attend to, along with teaching O levels and studying for last semester of Masters. 

I set off for preparing for CSS. I had the untiring support of my husband who stayed by my side till the end. It was his strength that kept me motivated. 

But the moment of glory came with the moment of grief. My husband passed away in an accident a week before my CSS result came out. I had been allocated but the person who had made it possible wasn't there to celebrate it with me. I feel as if he knew all along that he was going to go. That all this while he was trying to help equip me with everything that I would need when he was gone. And now I want call out to him with pride and say "We did it"! I'm thankful to God for choosing me for a partner like him and a privilege like civil service, I resolve to live up to both of these blessings. Meet Noor Ul Ain Aftab, 44th Common.