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Subject-wise CSS syllabi
Open any compulsory or optional paper to read its prescribed syllabus.
English EssayCompulsory · 100 marksEnglish (Precis and Composition)Compulsory · 100 marksGeneral Science & AbilityCompulsory · 100 marksCurrent AffairsCompulsory · 100 marksPakistan AffairsCompulsory · 100 marksIslamic StudiesCompulsory · 100 marksComparative Study of Major Religions (For Non Muslims)Compulsory · 100 marksAccountancy & AuditingOptional Group 1 · 200 marksAgriculture & ForestryOptional Group 5 · 100 marksAnthropologyOptional Group 7 · 100 marksApplied MathematicsOptional Group 2 · 100 marksArabicOptional Group 7 · 100 marksBalochiOptional Group 7 · 100 marksBotanyOptional Group 5 · 100 marksBritish HistoryOptional Group 4 · 100 marksBusiness AdministrationOptional Group 3 · 100 marksChemistryOptional Group 2 · 200 marksComputer ScienceOptional Group 1 · 200 marksConstitutional LawOptional Group 6 · 100 marksCriminologyOptional Group 6 · 100 marksEconomicsOptional Group 1 · 200 marksEnglish LiteratureOptional Group 5 · 100 marksEnvironmental ScienceOptional Group 5 · 100 marksEuropean HistoryOptional Group 4 · 100 marksGender StudiesOptional Group 5 · 100 marksGeographyOptional Group 7 · 100 marksGeologyOptional Group 2 · 100 marksGovernance & Public PoliciesOptional Group 3 · 100 marksHistory of Pakistan & IndiaOptional Group 4 · 100 marksHistory of USAOptional Group 4 · 100 marksInternational LawOptional Group 6 · 100 marksInternational RelationsOptional Group 1 · 200 marksIslamic History & CultureOptional Group 4 · 100 marksJournalism & Mass CommunicationOptional Group 7 · 100 marksLawOptional Group 6 · 100 marksMercantile LawOptional Group 6 · 100 marksMuslim Law & JurisprudenceOptional Group 6 · 100 marksPashtoOptional Group 7 · 100 marksPersianOptional Group 7 · 100 marksPhilosophyOptional Group 6 · 100 marksPhysicsOptional Group 2 · 200 marksPolitical ScienceOptional Group 1 · 200 marksPsychologyOptional Group 7 · 100 marksPublic AdministrationOptional Group 3 · 100 marksPunjabiOptional Group 7 · 100 marksPure MathematicsOptional Group 2 · 100 marksSindhiOptional Group 7 · 100 marksSociologyOptional Group 7 · 100 marksStatisticsOptional Group 2 · 100 marksTown Planning & Urban ManagementOptional Group 3 · 100 marksUrdu LiteratureOptional Group 5 · 100 marksZoologyOptional Group 5 · 100 marks
Compulsory papers
English Essay100
English Precis & Composition100
General Science & Ability100
Current Affairs100
Pakistan Affairs100
Islamic Studies / Comparative Study of Major Religions100
CSS optional subject groups
Group I
- Accountancy & Auditing
- Economics
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- International Relations
Group II
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Applied Mathematics
- Pure Mathematics
- Statistics
- Geology
Group III
- Business Administration
- Public Administration
- Governance & Public Policies
- Town Planning & Urban Management
Group IV
- History of Pakistan & India
- Islamic History & Culture
- British History
- European History
- History of USA
Group V
- Gender Studies
- Environmental Sciences
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Botany
- Zoology
- English Literature
- Urdu Literature
Group VI
- Law
- Constitutional Law
- International Law
- Muslim Law & Jurisprudence
- Mercantile Law
- Criminology
- Philosophy
Group VII
- Journalism & Mass Communication
- Psychology
- Geography
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Punjabi
- Sindhi
- Pashto
- Balochi
- Persian
- Arabic
How to compare subjects calmly
Background fitPick subjects you can understand without starting from zero.
Syllabus overlapPrefer combinations that support current affairs, governance, law, history or Pakistan affairs.
Paper styleMatch your strength: analytical writing, memorization, conceptual theory or calculation.
Revision loadA subject is only good if you can revise it before the written phase.