03 · Master Syllabus Checklist

11. Master Syllabus Checklist: Every Chapter and Topic (tick when Pass 1 is done)

Taken from your Notion subject pages. The revised Pass 1 week is in brackets; Friday support assignments count within that week. Where a chapter has its own sub-pages, tick the chapter only after you have gone through all of them. Section 8 records your reported coverage; these detailed boxes also require completion of the named exercises where applicable.

🟦 Pakistan Affairs (Mon A): 8 modules covering all 28 syllabus points, with merged YouTube notes

Module 1: Ideology of Pakistan & Freedom Movement (syllabus point I)

• 1.1 Muslim Rule in the Subcontinent & Its Downfall (W1)
• 1.2 British Colonial Rule, Resistance & 1857 (W1)
• 1.3 Muslim Reform Movements & Ideology of Pakistan (W1)
• 1.4 Freedom Movement & Road to Pakistan, 1906 to 1947 (W2)
• Module 1 must-prepare questions and revision checklist (W2)

Module 2: Political & Constitutional Development (VI, XII, XV, XXVII)

• 2.1 Political Evolution & Democracy, 1947 to present (W3)
• 2.3 Civil-Military Relations (W3)
• 2.2 Constitutional Development (W4)
• 2.4 Judiciary & Recent Constitutional Debates (W4)
• Module 2 must-prepare questions and revision checklist (W4)

Module 3: Economy, Energy & Water (VII, XVII, XX, XXVI)

• 3.1 Economic Challenges & Current Economic Conditions (W5)
• 3.2 Major Sectors & Natural Resources (W5)
• 3.3 Energy Crisis (W5)
• 3.4 Water & Hydro-Politics (W6)

Module 4: Land, People & Social Issues (II, XVI, XXVIII)

• 4.1 Land, Geography & Strategic Location (W6)
• 4.2 Ethnic Issues & National Integration (W6)
• 4.3 Population, Climate & Social Problems (W6)

Module 5: Security, Afghanistan & War on Terror (IV, VIII, XI, XIII, XVIII, XIX, XXIV, XXV)

• 5.1 Afghanistan & the War on Terror (W7)
• 5.2 Non-State Actors, Terrorism & Internal Security (W7)
• 5.3 Proxy & Hybrid Warfare (W7)
• 5.4 National Security, Sovereignty & National Interest (W7)
• 5.5 Nuclear Programme (W7)

Module 6: Foreign Policy & Major Powers (X, XIV)

• 6.1 Principles & Post-9/11 Foreign Policy (W8)
• 6.2 Major Powers & Great-Power Competition (W8)
• 6.3 Middle East & Palestine (W8)

Module 7: Pakistan-India Relations & Kashmir (XXII, XXIII)

• 7.1 The Kashmir Issue (W9)
• 7.2 Pakistan-India Relations Since 1947 (W9)

Module 8: Neighbours, Regional Cooperation & CPEC (III, V, IX, XXI)

• 8.1 Regional Organisations: SCO, SAARC, ECO, OIC (W10)
• 8.2 Neighbours Excluding India: China, Iran, Afghanistan (W10)
• 8.3 Regional Apparatus, Pakistan's Role & CPEC (W10)
• Build the standalone CPEC page (W10)

Practice and papers

• Past-paper MCQs and solved questions at the end of every topic page (as you finish each topic)
• Eight one-page module summary sheets (Pass 2, Weeks 11 to 13)
• Full 2026 paper under exam conditions (W14)
• Full 2025 paper under exam conditions (W15)

Merged YouTube notes: Covered within the corresponding Monday modules above; no separate Friday assignment or duplicate checklist.

🟦 Current Affairs (Mon B + daily 20 min)

I. Domestic (20 marks)

• Political, Economic and Social index pages (W1, W4)
• Pakistan's Political Crisis 2022–present (W1)
• Emergency and Governor's Rule in KP + PTI Long March, October 2026 (W1)
• 27th Constitutional Amendment (W1)
• The 18th Amendment Debate (W2)
• New Provinces Debate (W2)
• AJK Elections and JAAC Crisis (W2)
• FATA Merger and Tribal Districts Reforms (W2)
• Militancy in Pakistan 2026: TTP, BLA and the Afghan War (W3)
• Balochistan Insurgency and CPEC Security (W3)
• Non-State Actors and National Security (W3)
• Azm-e-Istehkam (W3)
• Lal Masjid: foundation, radicalisation and the 2007 operation (W3)
• Pakistan's Economic Situation and IMF Programme (W4)
• Economy and Federal Budget FY2026–27 (W4)
• State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Act 2021 (W4)
• Population Explosion (W4)
• Water Crisis and Delays in Dam Construction (W4)
• Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act 2020 (W4)

II. External (40 marks)

• Relations with Neighbours: India, China, Afghanistan, Russia (W5)
• Relations with the Muslim World: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey (W5)
• Relations with the United States (W5)
• Relations with Regional and International Organisations: UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, GCC (W5)
• Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (both pages) (W6)
• Kulbhushan Jadhav Case (W6)
• SCO and Pakistan 2026 (W6)
• Pakistan–Russia Relations 2026 (W6)
• Pakistan's Role in the US–China Trade War (W7)
• Is the OIC Still Relevant? (W7)
• National Security Policy of Pakistan (W7)
• Azerbaijan–Armenia Conflict and the Muslim World (W7)
• Pakistan–China Boundary Joint Commission and the 1963 Agreement (W7)
• UNGA 81st Session: PM's address (W7)

III. Global Issues (40 marks): 16 syllabus topics

• 1 International Security, 2 International Political Economy, 3 Human Rights, 4 Environment (Global Warming, Kyoto, Copenhagen) (W8)
• 5 Population, 6 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, 7 Global Energy Politics, 8 Nuclear Proliferation and Security (W9)
• 9 Nuclear Politics in South Asia, 10 International Trade (Doha, Bali) (W9)
• 11 Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans, 12 MDGs and transition to SDGs (W10)
• 13 Globalization, 14 Middle East Crisis, 15 Kashmir Issue, 16 Palestine Issue (W10)

Global deep-dive pages (daily 20-minute reads)

• 2026 Iran War and Middle East Crisis (W1)
• Gaza Peace Plan, US-Israel-Iran War and Global Energy Crisis (W1)
• Multipolar World Order (W2)
• Islamophobia in the West (W2)
• US–China Strategic Competition in the Asia-Pacific (W3)
• Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition (W3)
• UK After Brexit (W4)
• Farmers' Protests and Nationalism in India (W4)
• Abraham Accords 2026 (W5)
• India–China Standoff (LAC) (W5)
• United Nations and Challenges in the 21st Century (W6)
• Yemen Crisis and the Houthi–Saudi Conflict (W6)
• Trump Tariffs and the Global Trade War (W7)
• Trump–Xi Washington Summit (W7)
• COP31 Antalya Preview (W8)

🟦 Islamic Studies (Wed A)

• I Introduction to Islam (W1)
• High-Yield Ayat and Hadith Bank + Syllabus Notes page (W2)
• II Sirah of the Prophet (PBUH) as a Role Model (W3)
• III Human Rights and Status of Woman in Islam (W4)
• IV Islamic Civilization and Culture (W5)
• V Islam and the World (W6)
• VI Public Administration and Governance in Islam (W7)
• VII Islamic Code of Life (W8)
• Past-Paper Snapshot 2025 and Islamiyat past papers with solutions (W9)

🟦 English Précis & Composition (Wed B)

• Appendix: Grammar Foundations and Order of Adverbs (W1)
• III Grammar: Tenses (12 tenses) and Conditionals (completed W2; reported 31 October)
• III Grammar: all other topic pages (W3 Wednesday; overflow before W4 correction)
• IV Sentence Correction: 122-error bank (W4 Wednesday)
• I Précis Writing (W5)
• II Reading Comprehension (W6)
• VI Pairs of Words: 58 confusables (W7)
• V Grouping of Words (W7)
• VII Translation (Urdu to English): tense map, idioms, 30 + 30 sentences (W8)
• Part-I MCQs: solved papers 2005–2026 (W9)
• Vocabulary: 964 words, GRE A–Z bank, 105 thematic buckets (daily 10 words, finish by W9)
• How to Score High Marks checklist (W9)

🟦 General Science & Ability (Fri A)

• I Physical Sciences, 1 Constituents and Structure of the Universe; 2 Process of Nature; 3 Natural Hazards and Disasters (W1)
• I Physical Sciences, 4 Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy; 5 Atomic Structure; 6 Modern Materials/Chemicals (W2)
• II Biological Sciences, part 1 (completed W3; reported 31 October)
• II Biological Sciences, part 2 (W4)
• III Environmental Science (W5)
• IV Food Science (W6)
• V Information Technology (W7)
• VI Quantitative Ability / Reasoning (W8)
• VII Logical and Analytical Reasoning (W9)
• VIII Mental Abilities (W9)

🟧 Computer Science (Tue A: Paper-I, Sat B: Paper-II)

Paper-I, Section-A (50 marks)

• P-I.I Introduction to Computing (W1)
• P-I.II Programming Fundamentals, part 1: Basic Programming Elements, Problem Solving and Program Design, Systematic Approach to Defining a Problem, Components of a Programming Language, Types of Programming Languages, Program Development and Execution, Source to Exe Conversion (completed W2; reported 31 October)
• P-I.II Programming Fundamentals, part 2: Program Structure and Data Types, Global/Local/Shared Variables, Standard I/O and Statements, Control Structures, Functions and Parameter Passing, Standard Library Functions, Arrays/Pointers/Strings, Structures/Unions/Bit Manipulation (W3 Tuesday)
• P-I.III Object Oriented Paradigm, part 1 (W4)
• P-I.III Object Oriented Paradigm, part 2, including Classes and Objects exam programs (W5)
• Most Repeated Questions, Paper-I Section-A (W5)

Paper-I, Section-B (50 marks)

• P-I.IV Algorithms and Data Structures, part 1 (W6)
• P-I.IV Algorithms and Data Structures, part 2 (W7)
• P-I.V Software Engineering (W8)
• P-I.VI Compiler Construction (W9)
• Most Repeated Questions, Paper-I Section-B (W9)

Paper-II, Section-A (50 marks)

• P-II.I Computer Organization and Architecture, part 1 (W1)
• P-II.I Computer Organization and Architecture, part 2 (W2)
• P-II.II Computer Communications and Networks, part 1 (W3)
• P-II.II Computer Communications and Networks, part 2 (W4)
• P-II.III Operating Systems Concepts, part 1 (W5)
• P-II.III Operating Systems Concepts, part 2 (W6)

Paper-II, Section-B (50 marks)

• P-II.IV Database Systems (W7)
• P-II.V Digital Image Processing (W8)
• P-II.VI Web Engineering and Technologies (W9)
• 11-year Computer Science past-paper set (W9–W10 and Pass 2)

🟧 Gender Studies (Tue B): all 9 units, official topics

• I (Ch.1): Introduction to Gender Studies; Gender vs Women Studies; multi-disciplinary nature; Autonomy vs Integration debate; Status of Gender Studies in Pakistan (W3 Tuesday)
• II (Ch.2): Historicizing Constructionism; Queer Theory and the category of Sex; Is Sex socially determined?; Masculinities and Feminism; Nature versus Culture (W4 Friday)
• III (Ch.3) part 1: What is Feminism; Liberal; Radical; Marxist/Socialist (W4)
• III (Ch.3) part 2: Psychoanalytical; Men's Feminism; Postmodern Feminism and the remaining theories (W5)
• IV (Ch.4): Feminist Movements in the West (First, Second, Third, Fourth wave); UN Conferences on Women; Feminist Movements in Pakistan (W6 Friday)
• V (Ch.5): Colonial and Capitalistic perspectives; Gender analysis of development theories; WID, WAD, GAD; Critique of Structural Adjustment Policies; Globalization and Gender (W6)
• VI (Ch.6): Women's health; education; employment; women and law (W7 Friday)
• VII (Ch.7): Defining Governance; Suffragist Movement; Women as Voters; as Candidates; as Representatives; Impact of Political Quota in Pakistan (W7)
• VIII (Ch.8): Defining GBV; Theories of Violence against Women; Structural and Direct Violence; Strategies to Eliminate Violence (W8)
• IX (Ch.9): Mukhtaran Mai; Malala Yousafzai; Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy; Exam Toolkit (W9)
• 2016–2026 Past Papers: 84 model answers index and the Part-I MCQ page (W9–W10 coverage check; selected timed answers in Pass 2)

🟧 Sociology (Thu A)

• 0 Introduction to Sociology (W1)
• 1 Individual: Sociability and Sociality of Man (W1)
• 2 Culture (W2)
• 3 Society and Community (W3)
• 4 Social Interaction: caste, class, feudalism and mobility in Pakistan (W3)
• 5 Social Control (W4)
• 6 Social and Cultural Change and Social Policy (W4)
• 7 Public Opinion (W5)
• 8 Community: rural, urban and rural-urban convergence (W5)
• 9 Social Institutions (W5 Friday)
• 10 Social Problems in Pakistan (W6)
• Concepts and Their Originators (W6)
• 11 Sociological Theory: perspectives and theorists (W7)
• 0b Sociological Perspectives: goals, social location and the 3 paradigms (W7)
• 12 Methods of Sociological Research (W8)
• Glossary, Paper Attempting techniques, 2026 past paper and Past Papers 2015–2025 (W9)

🟧 Criminology (Thu B): 4 sections, 19 chapter pages

• Section I, Ch.1 Introduction (W1)
• Section I, Ch.2 Understanding Criminology: Criminology and Criminal Law, Crime and Deviance (W1)
• Section I, Ch.3 Crime and Criminals (W2)
• Section I, Ch.4 Theoretical Perspectives (index) (W3)
• Section I, Ch.4a History, Classical and Positivist Criminology, Psychological Explanations (W3)
• Section I, Ch.4b Sociological Theories and Islamic Perspective on Crime (W4)
• Section II, Ch.5 Juvenile Delinquency (W4)
• Section II, Ch.6 Juvenile Justice System (W5)
• Section II, Ch.7 The Criminal Justice System (index) (W5)
• Section II, Ch.7a Police and Prosecution (W5)
• Section II, Ch.7b Judiciary, Prisons, Probation and Parole (W6)
• Section II, Ch.8 Punitive and Reformative Treatment of Criminals (W6)
• Section III, Ch.9 Criminal Investigation (W6)
• Section III, Ch.10 Techniques of Investigations (W7)
• Section III, Ch.11 Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators (W7)
• Section III, Ch.12 International Policing and Criminal Justice Monitoring Organizations (W7)
• Section IV, Ch.13a Role of NAB, FIA, ANF and the Anti-Money Laundering Regime (W8)
• Section IV, Ch.13b Terrorism, Radicalism and War on Terror (W8)
• Section IV, Ch.13c Media, Gender, Cyber Crime, Modern Policing and Crime Situation Analysis (W9)
• Revision and Answer-Writing Guide, YouTube lecture fact book (W9)

🟧 Public Administration (Sat A): 12 chapters

• I Concepts, Approaches and Context: definitions, scope, issues, core values, Traditional PA, NPM, NPS, Governance, Islamic concept, historical roots (W1)
• II Classical and Contemporary Theories: bureaucracy, scientific management, human relations, public choice, network governance, strategic management, organisation structure, government organisation, administrative culture, intergovernmental relations (W2)
• III Public Policy: strategic planning, policy analysis, implementation, programme evaluation, planning machinery, donors (W3) — content completed; reported 31 October 2026. Timed practice not separately confirmed.
• IV Budgeting and Financial Management: budget as policy and managerial tool, principles, line-item, performance, programme, zero-based, outcome budgeting, audit, deficit (W4)
• V Managing Human Resources: spoils vs merit, personnel vs HRM, open vs closed systems, HRM functions and challenges (W4)
• VI Administrative Law: meaning, scope, nature, ethics, delegated legislation, tribunals, administrative law in Pakistan (W5)
• VII Public Management Skills: decision-making, leadership, communication, conflict, buffering, change, diversity, stress, public service motivation, creativity (W5)
• VIII The Civil Service of Pakistan: history, structure, reforms, management, culture, good governance, gender (W6)
• IX Provincial and Local Government: provincial administration and secretariat, authorities, district and city-district government, local governance challenges (W6)
• X Governance and Administrative Reforms: reform theories and types, privatisation, regulation, decentralisation, PPP, BPR, quality assurance (W7)
• XI Accountability and Control: responsiveness, representative bureaucracy, citizen engagement, legislative/executive/judicial control, corruption, civil society, media (W8)
• XII Public Administration and Development: role in development, development administration, development administration vs development management, globalization, challenges (W8)
• Master Map of Pakistan's administrative structure, Past-Paper Index and Past Papers 2023–2026 blueprints (W9)

✍️ English Essay (every Sunday)

• Essay writing method and structure, outline bank, 15 weekly essays (see section 6); review one essay every 2 weeks