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Procedure of Competitive Examination (CSS), 2008

Subject for written Examination (1200 Marks)

The examination will include the following subjects and each subject will carry the marks shown against it.
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.
The candidates should expect some objective type questions (MCQ’s) in compulsory and optional papers.
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 or in Urdu/English unless otherwise directed in the question paper. The question paper in Islamiat is to be answered in English or Urdu only. All other papers must be answered in English unless otherwise directed in the Question Paper. Contravention of this instruction will result in the cancellation of the papers and award of ZERO marks in the paper(s) concerned.
A Guideline of the syllabus of the subjects is given in Annex “A” to the Rules.
The Non-Muslim candidates have the option either to take Islamiat as one of the compulsory subject or otherwise Pakistan Affairs (G.K. Paper-III) will be treated of 200 marks in their case and half of the total marks obtained by them in the paper on Pakistan Affairs (G.K. Paper-III) will be counted in lieu of Islamiat.
A candidate who does not appear in any compulsory paper will not be allowed to appear in the remaining papers of the Examination.

Compulsory Subjects (600 Marks)

(1)	Essay	100
(2)	English (Precis and Composition)	100
(3)	General Knowledge :
	Paper - I Every Day Science	100
	*(MCQs=50 Marks+Subjective=50 Marks)
	Paper - II Current Affairs	100
	Paper - III Pakistan Affairs	100
(4)	Islamiat	100
	Total	600

Optional Subjects (600 Marks)

The minimum standard of optional subjects will be that of an honour degree of a university in Pakistan. The candidates are required to select optional subjects carrying a total of 600 marks, but not more than 200 marks from any box/columns, as provided in the columns of rules. The grouping of optional subjects are as under:—

Rules	Subject (Code No.)	Optional Subjects	Marks
Subject(s) carrying not more than 200 marks from Code No. 11 to 14 can be opted. Note: Business Administration cannot be combined with Public Administration	11 12 13 14	Accountancy & Auditing Economics Business Administration Public Administration	200 200 100 100
Subject(s) carrying not more than 200 marks from Code No. 15 to 19 can be opted.	15 16 17 18 19	Political Science Agriculture Forestry Sociology Journalism	200 100 100 100 100
Subject(s) carrying not more than 200 marks from Code No. 20 to 23 can be opted.	20 21 22 23	Pure Mathematics Applied Mathematics Computer Science Statistics	200 200 100 100
Only one subject from Code No. 24 to 29 can be opted.	24 25 26 27 28 29	Physics Geology Geography Chemistry Botany Zoology	200 200 200 200 200 200
Only one subject from Code No. 30 to 34 can be opted.	30 31 32 33 34	Islamic History & Culture History of Pakistan & India British History European History History of the U.S.A.	200 200 200 200 100
Subject(s) carrying not more than 200 marks from Code No. 35 to 40 can be opted. Note: International Law cannot be combined with International Relations.	35 36 37 38 39 40	Law Constitutional Law Mercantile Law Muslim Law & Jurisprudence International Law International Relations	200 100 100 100 100 100
Only one subject from Code No. 41 to 42 can be opted.	41 42	Philosophy Psychology	200 200
Only one Regional Language from Code No. 43 to 46 can be opted. Note: Regional Languages cannot be combined with Urdu.	43 44 45 46	Sindhi Pushto Punjabi Balochi	100 100 100 100
Only one National/Foreign/Classical Language from Code No. 47 to 50 can be opted. Note: Urdu cannot be combined with Regional Languages.	47 48 49 50	English Literature Urdu Persian Arabic	200 200 200 200

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