CSS Subjects List, Compulsory and Optional

Federal Public Service Commission FPSC has revised the CSS Subjects List because when candidates apply for CSS they must choose subjects from the Compulsory group and Optional Group.

• CSS Compulsory
• CSS Optional

CSS competitive exams were last time revised in 1981 with emerging global trends and for getting high talent and quality staff for the Civil Services through FPSC. FPSC is a federal-type governmental agency that is responsible for hiring competitive aspirants in civil services. For this hiring, the FPSC took a competitive exam that is called the CSS test. This test contains compulsory and optional subjects and carries 1200 Marks for both the compulsory and optional subjects. 600 marks are set for compulsory subjects and this is mandatory for each and every candidate to attempt while the optional subjects are based on the selection of the candidate’s discipline or in other words the field a candidate is going to be chosen for his or her career. So for each vacancy officials issue an advertisement and set some eligibility and those that meet these eligibilities and requirements have to appear in the CSS exam that was held in the month of February while the date sheet for CSS exams is issued online in the month of September of the previous year. CSS Exams Schedule 2023 has been announced. Hence, candidate, this is a tiny intro about CSS 2023 exams now scroll down this page to get CSS new subject group 2023.

CSS New Subject Groups 2023

CSS stands for Central Superior Services. It is one of Pakistan’s most prestigious & competitive examinations, which tests applicants’ merit, qualification, and capability to serve as senior civil servants in the Government (Federal or Provincial). The CSS exams are held once a year. From September-October, you can submit your application, and in February-March, exams are held. Each year more than 100,000 candidates apply for these exams, but only about 15% pass them, i.e. less than 15,000 people are selected every year to be part of this excellent service.

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CSS Subjects List, Compulsory and Optional (Compulsory) 600 marks

1. Compulsory Subjects carry 600 marks and there are 6 subjects and each subject carries 100 marks.

• English Essay 100 marks
• English (précis and Composition) 100 marks
• General Science and Ability 100 marks
• Current Affairs 100 marks
• Pakistan Affairs 100 marks
• Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions (For Non-Muslims) 100 marks

CSS Optional Subjects:

Optional subjects are optional curricula. A student may choose different choices of optional subjects to enhance his or her education. Its worth can be computed by the marks obtained in the examination. It is also known as “Selective Subjects” or “Offered Subjects.”

Group 1

Group-I (One subject of 200 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Economics	200
2.	Accounting & Auditing	200
3.	Political Science	200
4.	Computer Science	200
5.	International Relations	200

Group 2

Group-II (Subject(s) of 200 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Chemistry	200
2.	Physics	200
3.	Pure Mathematics	100
4.	Applied Mathematics	100
5.	Geology	100
6.	Statistics	100

Group 3

Group-III (One subject of 100 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Public Administration	100
2.	Governance & Public Policies	100
3.	Town Planning & Urban Management	100
4.	Business Administration	100

Group 4

Group-IV (One subject of 100 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	British History	100
2.	History of Pakistan & India	100
3.	European History	100
4.	Islamic History & Culture	100
5.	History of the USA	100

Group 5

Group-V (One subject of 100 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Agriculture & Forestry	100
2.	Botany	100
3.	Zoology	100
4.	Environmental Sciences	100
5.	Gender Studies	100
6.	Urdu Literature	100
7.	English Literature	100

Group 6

Group-VI (One subject of 100 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Law	100
2.	International Law	100
3.	Constitutional Law	100
4.	Mercantile Law	100
5.	Muslim & Jurisprudence	100
6.	Philosophy	100
7.	Criminology	100

Group 7

Group-VII (One subject of 100 marks can be selected).

Sr. No.	Subjects	Marks
1.	Psychology	100
2.	Sociology	100
3.	Geography	100
4.	Punjabi	100
5.	Anthropology	100
6.	Persian	100
7.	Balochi	100
8.	Arabic	100
9.	Pashto	100
10.	Sindhi	100
11.	Journalism & Mass Communication	100

Important Notes:

• The Subject that has 200 marks have two papers while the subjects having 100 marks have one paper.
• The papers of local languages will be conducted in the same language because these are not as difficult to understand for native speakers.
• All the compulsory subjects and optional subjects have 20 MCQs.

Total Marks for CSS Exams 2023 =1200 (Compulsory = Optional)

FPSC CSS 2023 Syllabus For Test Preparation

Hence this is all about “CSS Subjects List, Compulsory and Optional And Syllabus FPSC”. The Central Superior Services (CSS) is conducted every year for induction to group 17 of the Civil Services through FPSC. Hope you are all now fully aware of the CSS New Subject group 2023 and Syllabus and you are fully prepared to appear in your CSS Exams. For any further inquiries, you can leave your comment in the following comment box we will be replying to you on high priority and also upload the notice for inviting applications by the FPSC as soon as it announces it. So stay in touch with us to get the latest update for CSS Subjects List, Compulsory and Optional.

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