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CSS Exam Syllabus 2020 | CSS Compulsory & Optional Subjects 2020

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This post is especially going to be useful for the applicants of the CSS exam. Read this post carefully to know about the subjects and syllabus of the CSS exam 2020.

The syllabus of the CSS exam was revised in 2015 and since then the same is established onward. The candidate preparing for the CSS exam must take an overview of the subjects and the syllabus as it helps to choose a subject from optional subjects. Here are the complete details of the subjects.

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Divisions of the Subjects:

All the subjects are divided into 2 categories i.e. Compulsory subjects and Optional Subjects.

There are some subjects that are compulsory each carrying 100 marks and there is a total of 6 subjects making a total of 600 marks.

The other category is of optional subjects. There is a total of 7 groups and the candidate has to select 1 subject from each group.

Compulsory Subjects:

Sr. No. Subjects Marks
1. English (Precise & Composition) 100
2. English Essay 100
3. Current Affairs 100
4. Pakistan Affairs 100
5. General Science & Ability 100
6. Islamic Studies or Comparative Studies 100
Major Religions (For Non-Muslims)
Total 600

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Optional Subjects:

The following are the groups of optional subjects and subjects of a total of 200 marks or 100 marks depending upon the group are selected from these groups.

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-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-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-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-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-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-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

Note:

  • The subjects of 100 marks have 1 paper while the subject of 200 marks has 2 papers.
  • The papers of regional languages will be attempted in the same language.
  • All the compulsory subjects and optional subjects contain 20 MCQs except Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.

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  3. RIMSHA - - - on

    if we select subject from “all” the 7 groups then marks will be more than 600..( optional subject courses)
    why is it written above that we ” have” to select *1* subject from the all groups..please guide

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  5. Muhammad shan on

    I m just Studying in the 6th semester, and I have a wish to pass the CSS exam. Would you like to tell me what should I do should I start preparing for it, or not please give me an idea about that,

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  6. Shazia Naveed on

    I am from kpk and want to enter in css exam so what criteria for the preperation in kpk and how i start my preperation and kindly recommend me books for css preperation

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  8. Irteza Jameel on

    Assalam Alekum
    I have a question
    Is it essential for me to opt subjects from each group?
    Like if I want to skip all subjects of group two as I really abhor science subjects, can I take other subjects of my choice?

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  9. Rabia Arian on

    In group 1 every subject contain 200 marks so that means compulsory subjects carries 600 marks and from 1 group 200 =800 ?

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  10. Maabad Iqbal on

    there are 7 groups to choose the subjects .. if we choose 1 subject from each group then the marks will be above 600 then what is the procedure to select subjects from these groups… plz guide

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  11. Asad ali on

    I am a student of BS Microbiology and i want to prepare myself for CSS examination. Any one from KPK who have a good command over the subject selection for a biology student kindly help me. Effort would be highly appreciated.

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  13. Ayesha Muqadas on

    If there are 7 group for optional subject than how we can choose 6 subjects kindly tell the right procedure

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  14. Umer Zahid on

    How many total subjects it mean that we have to choose total 11 subjects with 6 complusry subjects ??? Im i right

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  15. Abrar on

    isn’t total numbers are 1200? and after selecting these subjects the total number exceeds to 1200. please guide.

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