It's in fact a difficult decision for you to make. On one side there's a hope for age relaxation and on other side you have your last chance in your hand. Plus you've also said that you were going abroad for interviews/tests(means you don't wanna waste a year and want to start your professional career). Even I am getting worried about you, kingfalcon, that how you would end up deciding what you should go for. It feels like every aspirant have put something at stake for this exam, so have I. You know what, sometimes it feels like I am the only one among my friends, who have gone mad for something which is unpredictable to be acquired, but I keep saying to myself, that all is going to be well.

Enough light has been shed on your case bro. Its upto you now whether to appear or not. For some people its a matter of life and death, while for some its an exam taken for granted. Now decide yourself. I myself appeared in 2014 and the result was shocking for me. I was dying to appear in 2015 too but keeping in view my prep level i decided to withdraw.

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winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Coin toss kur lo. Quaid-e-Azam side ka mutlub CSS, Rupee side ka mutlub pvt sector.

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I am thinking to skip CE-2016, age 24 year..... if i skip my attempt wil be counted or not?..... please suggest me what to do?

Your attempt will only be counted if you appear in a paper.

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Problem is, I don't trust the authorities that they will increase the age limit, you cannot trust people here. About criticising, I think we should have healthy criticism and try to improve things rather than adapt to injustice.

Thanks so much for the detailed reply Sana, much appreciated.. Yes, I have taken Town Planning, Environmental Science, Geography (2015 as well), International Law and IR. I think Compulsory portion is doable without much preparation as it is highly relying on current affairs and knowledge/analysis, Islamiat might be an exception and I failed it in CE 2015. However, in optionals, I have only around 20% preparation, I can manage IR as I have an interest in it since a long time and I hope some questions will be general in nature but I don't know if I can manage International Law. Town Planning, Geography and Environmental Science might passable.
Yes, wasting time has given me a lot of mental torture and harmed my career, it's good that I did an internship and some online courses so that kind of saved me. Getting jobs in Pakistan is hell hard (if there are any) and I abroad is not easy either if you don't have much work experience. But yes, since time is running out for me, I think I better give it a try. I have a feeling that I failed with good preparation but I just might make it with minimal preparation haha...


I agree with this.. Nobody is 100% prepared for CSS, not even the toppers. One has to read and understand as much relevant stuff as possible and then give a nicely articulated answer in the exam.

Yes bro.. Unfortunately I was not given the visit visa even though the company called me twice, very upset about it but I am thinking of going abroad for an MSc now, that should boost my profile and help me get a job there. One part of my mind tells me that I am wasting time here with these exams etc and another one is telling me to give the exam anyway now that you have lost so much for it. I think Sana Rasool is right, that I should give the exam and start my career because once I start it, it will be hard to prepare for the exam next year. Now another part of my mind is telling me that I prepared a lot last year and gave good papers but still failed with marks that are a disgrace to my academic/professional profile so how will I pass this time with minimal preparation. Oh boy, this CSS makes people mad.

dear Falcon ..
As your name suggest Falcon need not to be worried about preparation-It must be NOW OR NEVER thing . I bet u will gonna have the same feeling right at the same time next year. So , Avail the chance-as opportunity knocks once and I have heard about rumours of SCREENING TEST next year in DAWN newspaper a couple of Weeks ago .

I would suggest you to go for it.

- If you skip it, you will fall back to the approval of 30-year age limit.
Let's take If it doesn't get approved, you will be surrounded by unpleasant situation of bizarre. More or less, you will be regretting that 'K yaar attempt de dena chaye thaa... Itni bi buri preparation nhi thi (given the irregular dynamics of CSS)'.

- If it gets approved, you will have to bear 1 - 2 years with uncertainty that might drag you more in the feelings of ruined.

Thus, Now or never, do or die. CSS will remain unpredictable and abstruse, no matter how much a candidate prepare for it.

Good luck for tomorrow.

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So far,the most encouraging post for CE 2016 Aspirants. Hope this year will prove to be the luckiest for those appearing tomorrow. Good luck for the battle.

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I did graduation back in 2015 . you can't even imagine how my English is (means too much low)
but as i registered so tomorrow i have to take exams
I know what would be my result. I don't care as i know I will fail but I prepared optional subjects very well.