It is to be informed to all the concerned candidates of CSS Special MPT Exam 2023 that the FPSC has announced the test date of Special CSS MPT Exam 2023. Previously, FPSC announced to postpone the Special Exam of CSS MPT which was to be held on 31st January 2023. The FPSC stated that they postponed the special exam due to some administrative reasons but now the FPSC has announced the date and schedule of the special MPT exam. All the interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible to avail this opportunity of becoming a government officer. Keep reading to get know the CSS Special MPT Exam date 2023 and the last date of application submission.
The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) administers the CSS MPT test, which is a Screening test for the biggest competitive examination of Pakistan. MCQs Based Preliminary Test (MPT) is usually conducted to reduce the number applied candidates for the next stage. The next stage after MPT Exam is written CSS exams. Now, the Special CSS Exams is a different thing. FPSC conducts the Special CSS Exam only to fill up the vacancies which remained unfilled after the CSS competitive examination or you can say, due to the low percentage of passed CSS candidates FPSC again conduct the CSS special exam to recruit more government officers. FPSC conducts the Special CSS Exam in a province or region on a specific quota.
Special CSS MPT Exam 2023 will be held according to the same rules and regulations as normal CSS MPT Exam. The CSS MPT special exam will be based on 200 multiple choice questions of total 200 marks. Total 200 minutes of time will be allowed to attempt the test. A candidate have to score minimum 33% marks to clear the special MPT test and there will be no negative marking on wrong answers. The Special preliminary test will only be valid for the same year as the competitive exam. Following is the syllabus of the Special CSS MPT Exam 2023:
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Sr. No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
|
1 |
Islamic studies. However, non-Muslims may opt either for civics and ethics or Islamic studies |
20 |
|
2 |
Urdu, including its grammar usage and translation |
20 |
|
3 |
English, including its vocabulary, grammar usage and comprehension |
50 |
|
4 |
General abilities, including basic arithmetic SSC level, algebra SSC level and geometry SSC level, logical problems solving and analytical abilities and mental abilities |
60 |
|
5 |
General knowledge, including everyday science, current affairs and Pakistan affairs |
50 |

The following centers are likely to host CSS MPT Special Exam 2023, depending on the number of qualified applicants:
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Sr. No. |
Province/ Region |
Quotas |
|
1 |
Punjab |
Minorities only |
|
2 |
KPK |
Women + Minorities |
|
3 |
AJK |
Minorities only |
|
4 |
Sindh (R) |
Open for all candidates |
|
5 |
Sindh (U) |
Open for all candidates |
|
6 |
Balochistan |
Open for all candidates |
|
7 |
EX-FATA |
Open for all candidates |
Also in case of special CSS Exam, FPSC conducts the special CSS MPT Exam first and then conducts the written portion exams for the CSS special exam. The FPSC has announced the CSS Special MPT Exam date 2023 along with the deadline of application submission of special CSS Exam. The last date to submit the online application for Preliminary MCQ Test (Phase-II) is 14th March 2023. The Exam date of CSS Special MPT test is 14th May 2023.