I also appeared in CE-2011 , it was my first attempt.
In compulsory papers , English Essay paper was strange in a sense as most of the topics were argumentative unlike the past years but on the average the tone of the paper was quite satisfactory
...Second paper ,English composition proved to be tricky in precis & comprehension point of view. The answers of the questions were almost same in the comprehension. So had to take work hard from mind
CA & PA papers went as per expectation especially objectives of CA were easy . But Objectives of Islamiat proved fatal for those who had less information about islamic history
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I covered my all optionals in short span of time because of job
bt the grace of Almighty Allah i did all papers without big difficulty..However i did blunder in subject selection.
According to my perception,CSS is a nerve testing exam . It can clear only those who have inner instigation & interest in it bcz interest leads to success
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