CSS Compulsory and Optional Subjects for Written Examination (1200MARKS)

1. The examination will include the following subjects and each subject will carry the marks shown against it

2.  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. 

3. The candidates should expect some objective type questions * (MCQ’s) in compulsory and optional papers except in the papers of Essay, Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics.

4. The Question Papers in Urdu or other Pakistani regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi), Persian and Arabic should be answered in the respective languages. However, question relating with translation from respective language into English or vice versa may be answered as directed in the question paper. The question paper in Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions 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 these instructions will result in the cancellation of the papers and award of ZERO marks in the paper(s) concerned.

5. The Non-Muslim candidates have the option either to take Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions. (

6. A candidate who does not appear in any compulsory/optional subject will not be allowed to appear in the remaining papers of the Examination

viii) The three papers of General Knowledge (GK-I, GK-II & GK-III) are to be passed collectively by scoring 120 marks out of 300.