Aspirant CSSSubject shelves before subject selection.
See the full CSS subject library first. Then choose by background, overlap, paper style and revision capacity.
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.