Federal and Provincial Government Competitive Exams in Pakistan

Central Superior Services

The Central Superior Service (CSS) is a specially designed Pakistani government test to recruit Pakistani nationals to top government posts. There is a special organization to conduct this exam.The name of this organization is Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). CSS exams are conducted each year. Currently these exams start from the mid of February. There are 12 governmental departments, referred as occupational services groups, to which FPSC and Establishment Division recruit the successful candidates.

A CSS exam is a 1200 marks tricky exam and there are lots of subjects to opt from. 6 subjects (600 marks) are compulsory and 3 - 6 subjects (600 marks) are optional. 'English Essay' and 'Current Affairs' papers are the most toughest papers of CSS exams. Federal Public Service Commission recruits for the 12 departments of the Federal Government. You can find officially announced news and resources on FPSC's website which is written below,

www.fpsc.gov.pk

Provincial Management Services

Provincial Governments in Pakistan also take their own competitive tests to hire on different posts. The tests are often called as Provincial Management Services (PMS) exams. Apart from provincial governments in Pakistan, other state units like, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan also recruit through their own tests. 

Selecting a University for Study in Pakistan

There are many ways to select a university to study. One way is to check the rankings of the universities. There are many parameters using which universities are ranked. Generally, universities are ranked on the basis of their campus, facilities on their campuses, qualification of teachers, qualification of students and research output. In Pakistan, you can check the ranking of Pakistani universities on the website of Higher Education Commission (HEC), www.hec.gov.pk. If you want to check the rankings of universities around the world, you should visit the following website,

QS Rankings (www.topuniversities.com)

Getting Admitted to a University

You can find information about all universities on website of Higher Education Commission (HEC). All universities in Pakistan have their own websites. You can get admission into any university after passing Intermediate or A-Level. You can also apply for admission on 'result awaiting' basis.You can search by the name of any university on any search engine website (like Google or Yahoo). Following is the link of website of HEC,

www.hec.gov.pk

Joining Armed Forces in Paksitan

You can  join the Armed Forces after passing matriculation or intermediate exams. Even you can appear in the recruitment process on a 'result awaiting' basis. In order to appear on a result awaiting basis, you would have to submit a hope certificate to respective armed forces. A hope certificate is issued by the head of your educational institute. You can register yourself for Army, Navy or Air Force by applying for registration through the websites of Army, Navy and Air Force. The websites of Army, Navy and Air Force are written below respectively,

www.joinpakarmy.gov.pk
www.joinpaknavy.gov.pk
www.joinpaf.gov.pk

Armed Forces provide a good career path. They offer good salaries along with other benefits. Job security is one of the promising feature of this career.