CSS Exam 2023 - Written Test Details
CSS exam comprises of two portions of written test. One is the Compulsory part and second is the Optional part.
CSS compulsory papers have two parts objective and subjective. Objective paper is given to students first and then subjective one.
Paper Type | Total Marks | Time Allow |
Objective | 20 | 30 (1/2 hour) Minutes |
Subjective | 80 | 150 (2 & 1/2 hours) Minutes |
CSS Compulsory Subjects with Paper Pattern 2023
Exam | Subject | Total Marks | Paper Pattern with Marks |
CSS 2023 | English Essay | 100 | Subjective = 100 Marks |
CSS 2023 | English Precis & Composition | 100 | Objective + Subjective = 20 + 80 Marks |
CSS 2023 | General Knowledge-I (General Science & Ability) | 100 | Objective + Subjective = 20 + 80 Marks |
CSS 2023 | General Knowledge-II (Current Affairs) | 100 | Objective + Subjective = 20 + 80 Marks |
CSS 2023 | General Knowledge-III (Pakistan Affairs) | 100 | Objective + Subjective = 20 + 80 Marks |
CSS 2023 | Islamic Studies | 100 | Objective + Subjective = 20 + 80 Marks |
CSS Optional Subjects 2023
Choose optional subjects with total marks of 600. Choose subjects from 100 and 200 categories.
Group-I
Subject | Marks |
Accountancy & Auditing | 200 |
Economics | 200 |
Computer Science | 200 |
Political Science | 200 |
International Relations | 200 |
Group-II
Subject | Marks |
Physics | 200 |
Chemistry | 200 |
Applied mathematics | 100 |
Pure Mathematics | 100 |
Statistics | 100 |
Geology | 100 |
Group-III
Subject | Marks |
Business Administration | 100 |
Public Administration | 100 |
Governance & Public Policies | 100 |
Town Planning & Urban Management | 100 |
Group-IV
Subject | Marks |
History of Pakistan & India | 100 |
Islamic History & Culture | 100 |
British History | 100 |
European History | 100 |
History of USA | 100 |
Group-V
Subject | Marks |
Gender Studies | 100 |
Environmental Sciences | 100 |
Agriculture & Forestry | 100 |
Botany | 100 |
Zoology | 100 |
English Literature | 100 |
Urdu Literature | 100 |
Group-VI
Subject | Marks |
Law | 100 |
Constitutional Law | 100 |
International Law | 100 |
Muslim Law & Jurisprudence | 100 |
Mercantile Law | 100 |
Criminology | 100 |
Philosophy | 100 |
Group-VII
Subject | Marks |
Journalism & Mass Communication | 100 |
Psychology | 100 |
Geography | 100 |
Sociology | 100 |
Anthropology | 100 |
Punjabi | 100 |
Sindhi | 100 |
Pashto | 100 |
Balochi | 100 |
Persian | 100 |
Arabic | 100 |