The full revised syllabus for Pakistan's CSS Competitive Examination — 1,200 marks total: 600 marks compulsory + 600 marks optional from seven groups. Tick the subjects you plan to take; the tracker at the bottom adds up your marks.
Compulsory Subjects
7 subjects
6 papers, 600 marks total — all candidates must attempt.
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Group I
5 subjects
Pick one subject of 200 marks: Accountancy & Auditing, Economics, Computer Science, Political Science, International Relations.
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Group II
6 subjects
Pick subject(s) of 200 marks: Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Geology.
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Group III
4 subjects
Pick one subject of 100 marks: Business Administration, Public Administration, Governance & Public Policies, Town Planning & Urban Management.
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Group IV
5 subjects
Pick one subject of 100 marks (History group): Pakistan & India, Islamic, British, European, USA.
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Group V
7 subjects
Pick one subject of 100 marks: Gender Studies, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture & Forestry, Botany, Zoology, English/Urdu Literature.
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Group VI
7 subjects
Pick one subject of 100 marks (Law group + Philosophy).
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Group VII
11 subjects
Pick one subject of 100 marks: Journalism, Psychology, Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, regional languages, Persian, Arabic.