CSS Optional Subjects selection ISSUE
 

Hi,
I want to attempt for CSS exams but i am really confused about the subject selection, can somebody please guide the subjects selection for the person like me who has no technical background just passed B.A but possess moderate level of English writing and communication skills, i am looking for following things:

- Subjects which are in trend of getting good marks.
- Subjects should be least technical.

I have searched myself from last two days and i have also read lot of polls and forums, i got following options:
Option # 1
1- Political Science 200
2- History of Pakistan/India 100
3- Agriculture & Forestry 100
4- Criminology 100
5- Punjabi 100

Option # 2
1- IR 200
2- Town planning and Urban Management 100
3- Agriculture & Forestry 100
4- Criminology 100
5- Persian 100

Please suggest me the best and guide me that is it compulsory to select 200 marks subjects from Group I & II , can we select 100 marks subject and select rest 500 marks from other groups...????
Need help from experienced members as i am not getting any coaching stuff ..

Expecting a positive response :vic

I think your option 1 is better except History of Pakistan and India

Yes you can choose 100 marks subject from group 2 and select 5 subjects from other groups.

[QUOTE=Monk;871908]I think your option 1 is better except History of Pakistan and India

Yes you can choose 100 marks subject from group 2 and select 5 subjects from other groups.[/QUOTE]
Dear "Monk" thanks for the reply. Now i am going with following combinations:

Option # 1
1- Political Science 200
2- Town and Urban Management 100
3- Agriculture & Forestry 100
4- Criminology 100
5- Punjabi 100

Now i need some kind suggestions for the study material, official fpsc suggestions are too intense which cannot be covered, i want to follow a selective approach. Is that a good idea...?
please paste a link if there is any other thread with the same issue, so i can study that.

[QUOTE=mohsinnaqvi;871915]Dear "Monk" thanks for the reply. Now i am going with following combinations:

Option # 1
1- Political Science 200
2- Town and Urban Management 100
3- Agriculture & Forestry 100
4- Criminology 100
5- Punjabi 100

Now i need some kind suggestions for the study material, official fpsc suggestions are too intense which cannot be covered, i want to follow a selective approach. Is that a good idea...?
please paste a link if there is any other thread with the same issue, so i can study that.[/QUOTE]


For political science:

[url]http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-i/political-science/104682-political-science-paper-complete-material.html[/url]

For Punjabi:

Punjabi for Css by Jahngir publishers


For others subjects consult relevant sections on this forum

Dear monk, I changed my optional after checking your suggestion for different aspirant on different threads. Kindly have a look at my optional. Is it a good combination?
1.physics 200
2. Criminology 100
3. Gender studies 100
4. Governance and public policies 100
5. Sociology 100

[QUOTE=Malik Bilal Ahmad;871926]Dear monk, I changed my optional after checking your suggestion for different aspirant on different threads. Kindly have a look at my optional. Is it a good combination?
1.physics 200
2. Criminology 100
3. Gender studies 100
4. Governance and public policies 100
5. Sociology 100[/QUOTE]


I think your previous combination was better just replace political science with physics

[QUOTE=Monk;871932]I think your previous combination was better just replace political science with physics[/QUOTE]

I am opting physics in any case Because I already devoted 2 months to physics and I am confident to fetch good mark in it and Also I am using physics to make difference in my overall aggregate. Other than physics which subject Should I replace?

1- Physics 200
2- Town and Urban Management 100
3- Agriculture & Forestry 100
4- Criminology 100
5- Punjabi 100

Pol Science is a very deep subject whereas INDO-Pak history has a vast syllabus. Criminology is a new subject. I don't think , books with good material are available in markets.
I'm going to suggest you a combination which I have opted myself too!
I.R
US Histroy
Gender Studies
I.L
Punjabi

subject selection
 

is we can select two subject of 200 marks that is
IR = 200
and
chem = 200

[QUOTE=Muhammad nadeem hussain;1025908]is we can select two subject of 200 marks that is
IR = 200
and
chem = 200[/QUOTE]
Yes you can choose both IR and Chemistry as they are in different groups. You can choose two subjects of 200 marks each from two different groups but not from same group.

Css subject selection
 

can we select botany zoology and agriculture as optional subjects or there is specific grouping which we have to follow??????

You can only select one of them as they are in the same group.

I am also confused about this. I have selected IR 200 and physics 200. Someone told me that you can not pick two subjects of 200

Are you sure? Someone told me that we can't choose two subjects of 200 marks.