What is

CSS?
Literally: 8. Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service
CSS is an abbreviation of “Central Superior 9. Pakistan Customs Service
Services”. It is a competitive examination 10. Police Service of Pakistan
conducted by the Federal Public Service
Commission of Pakistan simultaneously all 11. Postal Group
over the country once every year (now held 12. Railways (Commercial & Transportation)
in last week of February) to fill Grade 17 Group
posts in twelve occupational groups of the
Contextually
federal government of Pakistan.
It is the most difficult and comprehensive
Occupational Groups examination of the country.
1. Commerce and Trade Group
Actually
2. Pakistan Administrative Services
It is an examination of graduation level.
3. Foreign Service of Pakistan There are flaws in the preparation for CSS
4. Information Group examinations and non-professional methods
of guidance have created much confusion
5. Inland Revenue Service about its preparation and has made it
6. Military Lands & Cantonments Group difficult to succeed. Still, there are many
7. Office Management Group things to cherish about CSS.

Written Security Psychology

Medical
examination clearance (Written)

Final
Interview Psychology
interview
psychologist (group task)
with panel
Legal Requirements: • Nationality: the candidate must be a
citizen of Pakistan. Dual citizens can
The legal requirements are to be fulfilled by
appear in the exam but will have to
the 31st December of the year

What is
surrender their foreign citizenship in
preceding the examinations. Hence, if
case they clear the examinations and
a student turns 31 before 31st
are appointed.
December 2020, they will not be able
to appear in the 2021 CSS • Domicile: seats with respect to the

CSS?
examinations. The following rules groups and services will be allocated
apply for anyone planning to attempt based on the domicile, which is why a
the CSS examinations: Pakistani domicile is absolutely
necessary.
• Age requirement: the candidate must
be below the age of 30 and above the
21 before the cutoff date (31st Features of CSS:
December of the preceding year).
Total marks for CSS 1500
Age relaxation of 2 years in the upper
age limit applies to candidates: i. Written examinations 1200
o belonging to the scheduled cast ii. Viva voice 300
and Buddhist community
o belonging to Balochistan, the tribal How many papers/examinations does
areas of D.I Khan and Peshawar,
it consist of?
Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur
districts, former tribal areas of The written exam comprises of six (6)
Mardan and Hazara divisions compulsory and four (4) to six (6) optional
subject carrying 1200 marks in all.
o permanent residents of Azad
Compulsory subjects include English (Essay),
Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
English précis & composition, Islamiyat,
o with special needs, namely, Pakistan Affairs, Current Affairs and General
physical, hearing or speech Science & Ability, each carrying 100 marks
impairment for a total of 600. The other 600 are divided
o government employees who between a selection of 45 subjects that are
possess a minimum of 2 years further divided into 7 groups. Some of the
continuous service optional subjects are worth 200 marks each
but that does not mean they only have one
• Educational qualifications: the exam; for example, Economics is worth 200
candidate must hold a bachelor’s marks but it consists of paper I and paper II.
degree or an equivalent of 14 years of
formal education before the cutoff There are 2 groups that have optional
date, recognized by the Higher subjects worth 200 marks each, which
Education Committee (HEC) of means that, hypothetically a student can
Pakistan, while maintaining a position choose as few as 4 optional subjects, which
in or above the second division or a would look something like: Accountancy and
GPA of 2.5/5 or 2/4. Auditing (200), Applied Mathematics (200),
Business Administration (100), and US
• Gender: only Male and Female History (100). More commonly, students opt
genders are accepted
for 5 optional subjects with only 1 of them tests, interviews and group discussions.
being worth 200 marks. However, for updated rules, please visit the
Written exams are followed by viva voce for official website of the FPSC
the successful. This includes psychological (www.fpsc.gov.pk).

Division of marks:
Subjects Marks Passing %age
Compulsory subject 600 40%
Optional subjects 600 33%

Why Choose NOA? seekers to help them realize their dreams.

National Officers Academy is one of the • NOA has designed its own unique
largest CSS preparatory institutes in objective and scientific method of
Pakistan. We are very proud of our CSS subject selection that comprises of 5
Stars, since we marked 28% of the share in steps.
the CSS Result of 2019. But, we are highly • Weekends are reserved for tests only.
determined to provide this level of
consistency for our upcoming batches. • Candidates are trained to meet the
requirements of examiners.
We have listed a few features upon which
we never compromise and that can be • A large number of tests are not only held
considered the essence of our success: but also properly assessed.

• Largest CSS faculty holder institution in • Maintenance of a complete record of

the country. candidates' frequent discussions over the
requirements of examiners.
• The only institution where not only CSS
toppers, but also CSS record-holders • High performers and potential toppers
guide, coach, train and teach. are identified and coached accordingly to
achieve positions.
• The only institution with the highest ratio
of induction in PAS, PSP, and FSP. • A special batch of the top performers of
all batches of the year is held in January
• Our philosophy is one book CSS. every year to ensure the target of
• Special focus on English written skills and positions.
evaluation. • Mock examinations, before the FPSC
• Our motto is to reduce student's time in examinations are held and likely
CSS preparation. questions are incorporated in that
examination to warm up all of our
• Our methodology is to help you to
students and to ensure maximum results.
achieve maximum results in minimum
time. We believe in coaching, guiding, • The special revision session is conducted
and helping average and below-average in January for all batches.
candidates to turn their dreams of • We are the only institute with students
passing CSS into a reality. from all provinces and federating units of
• We work with dreamers and position Pakistan.
• Professional counseling and guidance what we get in return in the shape of success
shall be given to the student at every step and prosperity.
to attain optimal results. Additional Salient Features:
• In the emerging trend of online classes, • All students are offered to attend revision
we are not lagging behind. NOA is sessions in January.
conducting and managing online classes
via the ZOOM platform in an efficient • Classes of current affairs are offered to all
manner, which any student can easily students throughout the year.
download in their mobile phone • Students can appear in all the tests after
• Different assignments are given to completion of their course till the
students according to their subjects by examination.
their respective teachers. These • All students are allowed to repeat any
assignments are evaluated by a team of 400 marks subjects after completion of
experts and their respective teachers on the course (subject to availability of
the basis of NOA’s special evaluation space).
parameters. • No extra charges are required for these
These are the main commandments of the services.
National Officers Academy, our quality is

CSS 4 Months Course FEE

Sr # COURSES DURATION IN CAMPUS FEE ONLINE FEE
1. Complet Course 4 Months 70,000/- Lump Sum 60,000/-
2. Only Compulsories 4 Months 40,000/- Lump Sum 35,000/-
3. Selected Subjects 4 Months 12,000/- Lump Sum 12,000/-