Luck matters allot.
I have seen many individuals who are very able and hard-working but they couldn't get allocation. That is because they were not born to become civil servants. Something more suitable for them was waiting for them.
Its like that "Jahan se apka Rizq likha hai waheen se mily ga."

You are right saba. A candidate does not know whether the subjects thay are opting at the time of prepration will be high scoring or low. This is called Luck- a matter of chance.

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Struggle itself is an achievement

Hard work in the right direction also matters.
Mere hard work and ability would not earn you CSS allocation.
CSS exam has its own criteria. Your abilities must also have to be aligned to the requirements of CSS. And this absolutely isn't related to the luck factor.
This is all about presence of mind, using your resources properly and managing time in the best way possible.

well dear this is not what we call luck, you just could not prepare according to the standards of CSS as you cannot make guesses in this exam as we always do in our Matric or intermediate exam....you must expect anything from examiner...

There is some TUKKA factor in css. let me justify my stance with mathematical calculations.
I hope u will b agree if I will say that one objective type question which fetch one mark has four options. If you do not even know the answer of it u can make a WILD TUKKA and there is 25% chance of that u make a correct TUKKA(as four options and one is correct 100 divided by 4 is equal to 25 means there is 25% space of correct TUKKA (wild gueses) in one MCQ).it means that if luck is playing on ur part so four correct TUKKAS will fetch one mark for u.
Now we have 12 papers,in each paper we have 20 MCQs(EDS 50 marks and essay no MCQS) means 5 marks in each paper can easily be fetched just by applying wild guesses TUKKAs. In ten subjects we have 200 MCQs excluding EDS. 200 + 50 (EDS MCQs)= 250. so in CSS we solve 250 MCQs and 250 divide by 4(as there is 25% chance for luck)= 62.5.... so 62.5 are marks which can be fetced on mere WILD GUESES or TUKKAs(if luck is playing on ur part)... and 62.5 are marks which can play significant role to determine LUCK factor in CSS and allocation. so hard work but there is significant space for LUCK factor.(as we can associate it with tukkas as well)

well i will also include that 255 chances are there for correct TUKKA but there is 75% chances for wrong TUKKA for one correct option. which we can increase by hard wrk but this will be wrong to say that there is no role of luck in CSS.

So Samia you'll prepare just 25% and 75 % you will rely on TUKKA ??

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You've got to get the stage in life where GOING for it is more important than WINNIG or LOSING.

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Yes agreed, expect anything and there is no room for selective studies in this exam.

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I am a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it .

no i think so no need to prepare for 25% even if luck is playing on ur part because this 25% will fetch by ur luck by guessing correct options. well i have also said that we can reduce this tedency by hard work but still there is room for luck matter is CSS. so we can't completely rule out its possibilities

my dear Samia,
FPSC has eliminated even that thing as you described that there are 20 MCQs and if you don't know the exact answer you can make a tukka and 25 % chances are there that you hit the bull's eye...i categorically deny that opinion of yours with due respect, let me give you reason for that...
if you see the options with Eagle eye you will always find an option NONE OF THESE now what happens is that the correct answer might not be in anyone of the given options but is in none of these option...we just have hunches that tell us that correct option is just among any of the given ones and we seldom choose none of these option, here we fall...so luck factor straightaway eliminated even in MCQs...kudos to FPSC...