FAQs available on the website of FPSC regarding CSS exam .... COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS) WING Question No. 32 Is criterion of CSS Exam being changed? Answer: Criteria will not be changed for CE-2014. Question No. 33 What is the schedule of next CSS Exam-2014? Answer: Tentative Schedule of CSS-2014 is as under: Invitation of application:In the last week of September, 2013. Closing date : 31.10.2013 Written Exam: February 2014. Question No. 34 What is fee for CSS Exam? Answer: Fee of written examination : Rs.2200/- Question No. 35 Usual time taken for declaration of results of CSS written exam? Answer: 4-5 months. Question No. 36 How many Occupational Groups are included in CSS Exam? Answer: Following occupational groups are included in CSS Examination. 1.Commerce and Trade Group 2.District Management Group 3.Foreign Service of Pakistan 4.Information Group 5.Inland Revenue Service 6.Military Land & Cantonments Group 7.Office Management Group 8.Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service 9.Pakistan Customs Service 10.Police Service of Pakistan 11.Postal Group 12.Railways (Commercial & Transportation) Group Question No. 37 What is percentage of Regional/Provincial quota for seats/posts filled up by CSS Exam? Answer: Detail of regional quota is as under: Merit=7.5%, Punjab=50%, Sindh=19% (Sindh(U)-7.6%, Sindh(R)-11.4%), Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa=11.5%, Balochistan=6%, GB/FATA=4%, AJK=2%. Note: 10% quota is reserved for women from the share of Provinces/Regions except Merit quota . Un-filled vacancies will be carried forward. 5% quota is reserved for Minorities (Non-Muslims) from the share of Provinces/Regions except Merit Quota. Unfilled vacancies will be carried forward. No separate quota fixed for disabled candidates. Disabled candidates will compete in accordance with the Government recruitment policy. Question No. 38 How much time is required for final allocation of CSS qualified candidates? Answer: After announcement of final result of CSS and receipt of quota wise seats from Establishment Division FPSC issue a Public Notice on website and leading news papers and made allocations in due course of time. Question No. 39 What is the time taken for issuance/uploading of DMCs on FPSC website? Answer: Almost one week after announcement of result. Question No. 40 What is the quota-wise number of posts announced for CSS Exam-2012? Answer: Total number of seats for CE-2012 = 198 Question No. 41 What is the required qualification for CSS Exam? Answer: (i) Second Division or Grade C Bachelors degree in any faculty of one of the Pakistani Universities or an equivalent degree or comparable educational qualifications of a foreign University recognized by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad. Note: (i) A candidate who has obtained a Third Division (or `D grade) in his/her Bachelors Degree will be eligible for the Examination in cases where he/she has obtained a higher Division in Masters Degree. (ii) The decision as to which foreign degrees or comparable educational qualifications are equivalent to corresponding Pakistani degree rests solely with the Commission. Question No. 42 What is the age limit for CSS Exam? Answer: As per rules of CE-2013 age limit for CSS Examination was 21 to 28 years. Upper age limit for CE-2014 will be same as 28 years and cut off date for age calculation will be 31.12.2013. However Commission proposed that lower age limit may be eliminated from rule, but its not yet approved by the Establishment Division. Question No. 43 What are the rules/criteria for age relaxation in CSS Exam? Answer: The upper age limit will be relaxed by two years up to the age of 30 years in respect of : (a) the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Buddhist Community subject to production of a certificate (Annex-A of Application Form) to be issued by Political Agent/DCO/ District Magistrate in support of their claim. (b) The candidates belonging to the recognized Tribes who are permanent residents of the areas mentioned-below and whose families have been living in these areas. Such candidates must attach a certificate (Annex-B of Application Form) to be issued by Political Agent/ DCO/District Magistrate in support of their claim : 1. Balochistan. 2. Tribal Areas of D.I.Khan and Peshawar Divisions (including former Frontier States of Dir, Swat, Chitral and Amb). 3. Former excluded (Baluch) area forming part of the Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur Districts. 4. Former Tribal Areas of Mardan and Hazara Divisions. 5. Upper Tanawal Area of Hazara Division. (c) The candidates who are permanent residents of Azad Kashmir Territory, subject to submission of a certificate (Annex-C of Application Form) to be issued by Kashmir Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.. (d) The candidates who are permanent residents of Gilgit - Baltistan including Gilgit, Diamir, Baltistan, Ghizar and Ghanche, subject to submission of a certificate (Annex-B of Application Form) to be issued by the Political Agent/DCO/ District Magistrate. (e) The candidates who are disabled namely, physically impaired, hearing/speech impaired (deaf & dumb) and visually impaired (blind), subject to submission of certificate of disability issued by the competent authority designated for the purpose by the Federal/Provincial Government. (f) In Service Government Servants, Armed Forces Personnel, Contract employees, including the Government servants of AJ&K, who possess a minimum of two years continuous Government service as on 31st December, 2013, subject to submission of Departmental Permission Certificate (Annex-E) from the competent authority. Employees of Nationalised Banks, State Bank of Pakistan, WAPDA, Regulatory Authorities, Autonomous bodies and other semi autonomous bodies are not entitled to age relaxation. Question No. 44 What is the cut off date to determine eligibility of candidates for CSS Exam? Answer: It will be 31.12.2013 for CE-2014. Question No. 45 What are the grounds of rejection of applications of CSS candidates? Answer: Following are some basic reasons of rejections Underaged/Overaged. TR not paid. Application received late after closing date. Applied on wrong application form. Educationally unqualified. Application unsigned. Already availed 3 attempts. Question No. 46 What is the procedure for Re-counting of answer book/script? Answer: Answer Books in all subjects of examination are confidential documents and cannot, therefore, be permitted to be seen by candidates or their representatives nor re-examination of answer books/scripts is allowed under any circumstances. A candidate desirous of getting his/her marks, awarded by the examiners, re-counted may submit his/her request for the purpose, within one month from the date of issue of result card/marks sheet alongwith a Treasury Challan of Rs. 200/- per paper as fee for re-counting of marks only. Thereafter, no such request will be entertained. Question No. 47 What is fee for re-counting of answer books? Fee for re-counting of marks is Rs. 500/- per paper. (It will be for CSS-2014.) Question No. 48 What is procedure for submission of appeal against rejection by the Commission in CSS Exam? Answer: a) A candidate aggrieved by any decision of the Federal Public Service Commission may, within thirty days of communication of decision, make a representation to the Commission and the Commission shall decide the representation within fifteen days after giving the candidate a reasonable opportunity of hearing. (b) A candidate aggrieved by the decision of the Commission made under paragraph (a) may, within fifteen days of communication of decision, submit a review petition to the Commission and the Commission shall decide the review petition within thirty days under intimation to the petitioner. The decision of the Commission on review petition shall be final. (c) Save as provided in FPSC ORDINANCE, 1977, no order made or proceeding taken under FPSC ORDINANCE, 1977, or rules made hereunder, by the commission shall be called in question in any court and no injunction shall be granted by any court in respect of any decision made or taken in pursuance of any power conferred by, or under, FPSC ORDINANCE, 1977. (d) Any candidate aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under paragraph (b) may, within thirty days of the decision, prefer an appeal to the High Court. (e) Each representation and review petition will be entertained only if accompanied with Treasury Receipt of Rs.250/- in each case. Question No. 49 Is there any fee fixed for appeal, if so how much? Answer: Rs.500/= with effect from CSS-2014. However, fee for representation / review petition for CSS 2013 is Rs.250/- Question No. 50 What are the standard / qualifying marks fixed for CSS Exam? Answer: 600 marks out of 1200 marks in the written examination and 101 marks in viva voce out of 300 mark
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