FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD RULES FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS) 2017

 Islamabad, the 8 th September, 2016 “In pursuance of Section 7-A read with section 10 of the FPSC Ordinance, 1977, Chairman FPSC with the approval of the Federal Government has made, in supersession of Competitive Examination Rules, 2016, the following rules for regulating the conduct of the Competitive Examination, 2017”

 No. F. 2/1/2017-CE. The Competitive Examination, 2017 will be held by the Federal Public Service Commission, with effect from 16 th February, 2017 for recruitment to posts in BS-17 for the following Groups/Services under the Federal Government:- (1) Commerce &Trade Group (2) Foreign Service of Pakistan (3) Information Group (4) Inland Revenue Service (5) Military Lands & Cantonments Group (6) Office Management Group (7) Pakistan Administrative Service (8) Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (9) Pakistan Customs Service (10) Police Service of Pakistan (11) Postal Group (12) Railways (Commercial &Transportation) Group (ii). The CSS-Competitive Examination-2017 shall comprise the following:- (a) Written Examination; (b) Medical Examination; (c) Psychological Assessment; and (d) Viva Voce. (iii).Places of examination: The examination will be held simultaneously at Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, D.I.Khan, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Larkana, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, & Sukkur depending on the number of applicants for each centre. (iv). Places of Interviews: The interviews will be held at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar & Quetta. (v). The Commission reserves the right to finally decide the place where the candidates would be examined or interviewed. (vi). Change of centre: Examination centre once selected by the candidate shall not be changed. The examination centre/hall once allotted to a candidate will be final and he/she will not be allowed to sit in another centre/hall at any cost. CUT OFF DATE FOR DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY 2. The cut off date for determining the eligibility of the candidate in terms of age, qualifications, domicile, etc.,is 31st December, 2016. AGE-LIMITS 3(i). A candidate for admission to the examination must have attained the age of 21 years and not over 30 years on 31st December, 2016 (i.e. a candidate born on or before 31st December 1986 and on or after 2nd January, 1996 will not be eligible), except the candidate falling in the categories mentioned in Rule-3(ii) where any candidate born on or before 31st December, 1984 and born on or after 2 nd January, 1996 will not be eligible. AGE RELAXATION (ii). The upper age limit will be relaxed by two years up to the age of 32 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.