Introduction: CSS Exam stands for Central Superior Service Exam. CSS Exam is conducted by Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Islamabad for the recruitment of candidates to posts (BS-17) in the following services under the Federal Government.

• Commerce and Trade Services
• Customs and Excise Services
• District Management Group
• Foreign Service of Pakistan
• Income Tax Group
• Information Group
• Military Lands and Cantonments Groups
• Office Management Group
• Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
• Police Service of Pakistan
• Postal Services Group
• Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group

 CSS Exam consists of the following four parts:

• Written Examination
• Medical Test
• Psychological Test
• Viva Voce

Applicant must fulfill the following eligibility criteria for appearing in CSS Exam.

Nationality Criteria: The applicant must be a citizen of Pakistan or a permanent resident of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Educational Criteria:

• The applicant must have a Bachelor Degree with atleast 2nd division from a university of Pakistan or equivalent qualification from a foreign university recognized by HEC.
• A candidate having 3rd Division in his or her Bachelor degree can only apply for the exam if he or she has secured Higher Division in the Master Degree.

Age Criteria: 

• The age limit for candidate applying for CSS Exam is 21 to 30 years.
• The age limit is relaxed by two years (making 32 years as maximum age) for a candidate currently serving as a government employee or belonging to recognized tribes and areas. The criteria for age relaxation are given at the end of the page.

Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, D.I.Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Khuzdar, Larkana, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Okara, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sialkot, Skardu & Sukkur.

Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta.

The important dates for CSS Exam 2021 are as follows:

Application Submission Period:         5th October – 3th November, 2020
Exam Date:                                                     18th February 2021
Date for determining eligibility (e.g. qualification & age):     31st December 2020
Exam Fee:                                                         Rs. 2200/-

• The advertisement of CSS Exam, reflecting dates, is published in all newspapers in September each year.
• Deposit the exam fee in the nearest Govt. Treasury / State Bank of Pakistan / National Bank of Pakistan under the account head “C02101-Organs of State Exam fee (FPSC Receipt).
• Fill in the ‘Online Application Form’ on the official website of FPSC and take a print-out (hard-copy) of the same online form.
• Dispatch the hard copy of the online form along with copies of your documents and bank receipt to the FPSC headquarter, Islamabad.

• A candidate cannot appear in CSS exam more than three times.
• The age of the applicant for CSS exam calculated on the 31st December of the year of applying. This means for applying for CSS 2021, your age on 31st December 2020 must not be more than 30 years or less than 21 years.
• Candidate has to appear in the four parts of CSS Exam i.e. written, medical, psychological test and Viva-voce.
• Written exam has six compulsory paper and six optional papers (to be selected from the list).
• The minimum mark for qualifying compulsory paper is 40 % and for optional paper is 33 %.
• The candidate qualifying the written test will be shortlisted for further parts medical, psychological test and Viva-voce.
• Candidate can apply for rechecking of his or her paper. Rechecking fee is Rs. 500 per paper.

Age relaxation Criteria: The age limit for CSS exam is 21 to 30 years. The age limit is relaxed by two years (i.e. 32 years) for the following candidates: