Central Superior Services (CSS) examination

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The Central Superior Services (CSS) examination is Pakistan’s premier competitive civil service exam used to recruit candidates into the country’s top administrative and governmental positions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service examination
competitive examination
abbreviation CSS
administeredBy Federal Public Service Commission
compulsorySubjectsInclude Current Affairs
English (Precis and Composition)
English Essay
General Science and Ability
Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions
Pakistan Affairs
country Pakistan
difficultyLevel highly competitive
eligibilityCitizenship Pakistani citizens
eligibilityEducation bachelor’s degree
eligibilityMaximumAge 30 years
eligibilityMinimumAge 21 years
frequency annual
fullName Central Superior Services (CSS) examination self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Superior Services examination
governingBody Federal Public Service Commission
surface form: Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan
hasComponent medical examination
psychological assessment
viva voce
written examination
historicalOrigin post-independence adaptation of colonial civil service examinations
knownAs CSS exam
languageOfExamination English
level federal
postExaminationTraining Common Training Program
surface form: Common Training Program at Civil Services Academy
purpose recruitment to Pakistan’s civil services
selection of candidates for federal government posts
quotaSystem gender quotas
provincial quotas
regionServed Pakistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
sector public sector
selectionBasis merit
selectionRate low
usedForRecruitmentTo Commerce and Trade Group
Pakistan Customs
surface form: Customs Service of Pakistan

Foreign Service of Pakistan
Information Group
Federal Board of Revenue
surface form: Inland Revenue Service

Military Lands and Cantonments Department
surface form: Military Lands and Cantonments Group

Office Management Group
Pakistan Administrative Service
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
Police Service of Pakistan
Postal Group
Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group
writtenPartIncludes compulsory subjects
optional subjects

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Federal Public Service Commission examinationType Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
Office Management Group selectionMethod Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination
Pakistan Administrative Service recruitmentThrough Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination
Police Service of Pakistan recruitsThrough Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination
Foreign Service of Pakistan selectionMethod Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service recruitedThrough Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination
FPSC administers Central Superior Services (CSS) examination
Central Superior Services (CSS) examination fullName Central Superior Services (CSS) examination self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Central Superior Services examination