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CSS Pakistan Subjects
The CSS Pakistan subjects are categorized as;
i- Compulsory Subjects and
ii- Optional Subjects.
Compulsory subjects are those which every candidate must opt. These are six and are given below.
CSS Pakistan Eligibility Criteria
CSS Compulsory Subjects
Essay 100
English (Precis and Composition) 100
General Knowledge :
Paper – I General Science & Ability 100
General Science: (MCQs = 20 marks, subjective = 40 marks)
Ability: subjective = 40 marks)
Paper – II Current Affairs 100
Paper – III Pakistan Affairs 100
Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions (For Non Muslims) 100
Each paper except essay has twenty MCQs which are to be attempted on computerized OMR Answer sheet.
CSS Optional Subjects
In optional subjects’ candidates are given option of selection. They should opt subjects carrying total 600 marks.
Group-1 One subject carrying 200 marks
| Subject | Marks |
| Accountancy & Auditing | 200 |
| Economics | 200 |
| Computer Science | 200 |
| Political Science | 200 |
| International Relations | 200 |
Group-2 One subject carrying 200 marks or 2 Subjects carrying 100 Marks
| Subject | Marks |
| Physics | 200 |
| Chemistry | 200 |
| Applied Mathematics | 100 |
| Pure Mathematics | 100 |
| Statistics | 100 |
| Geology 100 | 100 |
Group-3 One subject carrying 100 marks
| Subject | Marks |
| Business Administration | 100 |
| Public Administration | 100 |
| Governance & Public Policies | 100 |
| Town Planning & Urban Management | 100 |
Group-4 One subject carrying 100 marks
| Subject | Marks |
| History of Pakistan & India | 100 |
| Islamic History & Culture | 100 |
| British History | 100 |
| European History | 100 |
| History of USA | 100 |
Group-5 One subject carrying 100 marks
| Subject | Marks |
| Gender Studies | 100 |
| Environmental Sciences | 100 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 100 |
| Botany | 100 |
| Zoology | 100 |
| English Literature | 100 |
| Urdu Literature | 100 |
Group-6 One subject carrying 100 marks
| Subject | Marks |
| Law | 100 |
| Constitutional Law | 100 |
| International Law | 100 |
| Muslim Law & Jurisprudence | 100 |
| Mercantile Law | 100 |
| Criminology | 100 |
| Philosophy | 100 |
Group-7 One subject carrying 100 marks
| 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 |
