Do the candidates receive SMS confirmation upon their applications being received? I haven't got any and I was wondering.

you get confirmation via sms from TCS. otherwise you can call fpsc.

No

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i did not get any confirmation

If someone is sending application through TCS, they will get sms confirmation by TCS and the name of the person who has received the application, otherwise you can track the package by visiting TCS website and tracking your shipment by tracking number.
The other way to confirm is by calling FSPC, a few people had issues regarding documents so they called fSPC, FPSC told them that they do not have to worry as the candidates app has reached them.
SMS or Email confirmation will come a month prior to the exams.

Regards.

My Intermediate Certificate couldn't be sent to the FPSC Headquarters on the 30th of October, the last date of submission which is, on account of a lapse of 16 days time that the Intermediate Board of Karachi normally takes. At the time of submission of documents, I brought this deficiency into the knowledge of the official authorized for forms collection; as well as affixing an application regarding the same and he assured me that no adverse inference would be drawn and that I could submit it later onwards. I visit the provincial office of FPSC later on, whereafter am informed that I need not hand this certificate to FPSC any more, until the FPSC Headquarters itself asks for it. Now my question here is can FPSC withhold my result too on the basis of non-availability of Intermediate Certificate or will I reasonably be issued a notice to this effect by the FPSC Headquarters prior to allocating my result to the "Results Withheld" list that it issues annually?