KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SYLLABUS FOR PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
The Syllabus and standard for the Competitive Examination for the
Provincial Management Service shall be as under : -
1. The Examination shall include compulsory and optional subjects, and every candidate shall take all the compulsory subjects and opt for three of the optional subjects carrying 600 marks in all but not more than 200 marks from a single group.
2. A candidate shall answer the language papers in the language concerned. The question paper in Islamiat is to be answered in Urdu or English. All other papers must be answered in English. Violation of this instruction shall incur cancellation of the concerned paper(s) and consequently award of Zero.
3. The compulsory and optional subjects and maximum marks fixed for each subject shall be as below:
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
Sr. No. .... .. .. .. . Subjects.. .. .. .. .. . Maximum Marks
.. 1
.. .. English (
Précis & Composition)
.. .. .. .. 100
.. 2
.. .. English Essay
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 100
.. 3
.. .. General Knowledge
.. .. .. ..(a) Current Affairs
.. .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. 100
.. .. .. ..(b) Every Day Science
.. .. .. .. .. ... .. 100
.. .. .. ..(c) Pakistan Affairs
.. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 100
.. .. .. ..Total .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... 300
.. 4
.. .. Islamiat
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 100
.. 5
.. .. Viva Voce
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 300
.. .. .. ..Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 900
Qualifying marks in the aggregate of written papers: 600
Qualifying marks in the Viva Voce: 120
The non-Muslim candidates will have the option to take Islamiat as
a compulsory subject or otherwise Pakistan Affairs (General Knowledge Paper-III) will be treated of 200 marks and counted in lieu of Islamiat.
A candidate who fails to appear in any of the compulsory subject will
not be allowed to appear in the remaining papers of the examination.
No candidate shall be summoned for Viva voce test unless he has
obtained at least 33 percent marks in each optional subject, 40% in the each compulsory subject and 50% marks in the aggregate of the written portion of the Examination.
No candidate shall be considered to have qualified the examination
unless he also obtains at least 40% marks in Viva voce. Failure in or absence from Viva Voce shall mean that the candidate has failed to qualify for appointment and his name will not be included in the merit list.
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
The candidates are required to select optional subjects carrying a total of
600 marks, but not more than 200 marks from a single group (The grouping of optional subjects are as under):
S.No.
SUBJECT MARKS
Group 1
Note: Business Administration Cannot be opted in combination with Public
Administration
5. Accountancy & Auditing ..200
6. Economics ... ... ............200
7. Business Administration ..100
8. Public Administration .. . -.100
Group 2
9. Political Science ... 200
10. Agriculture ... .....100
11. Forestry ... ... ... 100
12. Sociology ... ....-.100
13. Journalism ... .--. 100
Group 3
14. Pure Mathematics .......200
15. Applied Mathematics .-.200
16. Computer Science ...-..100
17. Statistics ....... ....--...100
Group 4
18. Physics ....... 200
19. Geology ...-...200
20. Geography -.-200
21. Chemistry.-.-.200
22. Botany ...---.200
23. Zoology ..--..200
Group 5
24. Islamic History & Culture .... ..200
25. History of Pakistan & India ..-.200
26. British History .... ... ........ .. 200
27. European History .... ... -...-..200
28. History of the U.S.A. ..... .-...100
Group 6
Note: International Law cannot be opted in combination with International Relations:
Group 7
35. Philosophy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...200
36. Psychology including experimental Psychology ... 200
Group 8
37. English Literature ....200
38. Persian .... ... .....-..200
39. Arabic .... ... .......- 200
40. Pushto .... ... ....-.. 100
41. Urdu
.... ... .......- ..200
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