CSS Compulsory Exam Question Papers 2022

 CSS Exam Pakistan

CSS Exam stands for Central Superior Service Exam. CSS Exam is conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Islamabad for the recruitment of candidates for posts (BS-17) in the following services under the Federal Government.

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

Parts of CSS Exam

CSS Exam consists of the following four parts:

• Written Examination
• Medical Test
• Psychological Test
• Viva Voce

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must fulfill the following eligibility criteria for appearing in CSS Exam.

Nationality Criteria: The applicant must be a citizen of Pakistan or a permanent resident of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Educational Criteria

• The applicant must have a Bachelor's Degree with at least 2nd division from a university of Pakistan or equivalent qualification from a foreign university recognized by HEC.
• A candidate having 3rd Division in his or her Bachelor's degree can only apply for the exam if he or she has secured Higher Division in the Master's Degree.

Age Criteria: 

The age limit for candidates applying for CSS Exam is 21 to 30 years.

The age limit is relaxed by two years (making 32 years as maximum age) for a candidate currently serving as a government employee or belonging to recognized tribes and areas. The criteria for age relaxation are given at the end of the page.

Places of CSS Exam

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

Places of Interview

Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta.

Dates of CSS Exam

The important dates for CSS Exam 2021 are as follows:

 Application Submission Period:         5th October – 3rd November 2020
 Exam Date:                                                     18th February 2021
 Date for determining eligibility (e.g. qualification & age):     31st December 2020
 Exam Fee:                                                         Rs. 2200/-

How to Apply for CSS Exam – Brief

• The advertisement for CSS Exam, reflecting dates, is published in all newspapers in September each year.
• Deposit the exam fee to the nearest Govt. Treasury / State Bank of Pakistan / National Bank of Pakistan under the account head “C02101-Organs of State Exam fee (FPSC Receipt).
• Fill in the ‘Online Application Form’ on the official website of FPSC and take a print-out (hard-copy) of the same online form.
• Dispatch the hard copy of the online form along with copies of your documents and bank receipt to the FPSC headquarter, Islamabad.

Basic things to know about CSS Exam

• A candidate cannot appear in the CSS exam more than three times.
• The age of the applicant for the CSS exam is calculated on the 31st December of the year of applying. This means for applying for CSS 2021, your age on 31st December 2020 must not be more than 30 years or less than 21 years.
• The candidate has to appear in the four parts of CSS Exam i.e. written, medical, psychological test, and Viva-voce.
• The written exam has six compulsory papers and six optional papers (to be selected from the list).
• The minimum mark for qualifying compulsory paper is 40 % and for optional paper is 33 %.
• The candidate qualifying for the written test will be shortlisted for further parts medical, psychological tests, and Viva-voce.
• Candidates can apply for rechecking of their papers. A rechecking fee is Rs. 500 per paper.

Age relaxation Criteria: The age limit for the CSS exams is 21 to 30 years. The age limit is relaxed by two years (i.e. 32 years) for the following candidates:

• A candidate currently serving as a government employee and has remained in the same service for at least 2 years. This age relaxation will be accorded to the candidate on the provision of the Departmental Permission Certificate. Employees from Banks, WAPDA, Regulatory Authorities, and Autonomous bodies are not entitled to age relaxation.
• Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Buddhist Community are subject to provisions issued by DCO/Political Agent/District Magistrate.

• Candidates belonging to recognized Tribes who are permanent residents of the areas - Baluchistan, Tribal Areas of D.I.Khan and Peshawar Divisions (including former Frontier States of Dir, Swat, Chitral, and Amb, Former excluded (Baluch) area forming part of the Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur Districts, Former Tribal Areas of Mardan and Hazara Divisions, Upper Tanawal Area of Hazara Division. The student will have to provide a certificate issued by DCO/Political Agent/District Magistrate.
• Candidates belonging to Azad Kashmir Territory are subject to the provision of the certificate issued by Kashmir Affairs Division; Gilgit- Baltistan including Gilgit, Diamir, Baltistan, Ghizar, and Ghanche; subject to the provision of a certificate issued by DCO/Political Agent/District Magistrate.
• Candidates who are disabled namely, physically impaired, hearing/speech impaired (deaf &dumb), and visually impaired (blind), are subject to submission of a certificate of disability issued by the competent authority designated for the purpose by the Federal/ Provincial Government.