@imrancl

Yeah I can pretty figure that out. Thanks for your wishes

@camran

No brother. Most of the questions were from my educational background; msc in defense & strategic studies to be more specific.

Same happened in my interview after the chairman had formally thanked me and I had thanked the panel, Wajid Rana started chit chat aka his informal comments. But I didn't ask them if I could stay, I was more like - 'Let's do it, it's fun!'
So I sat there narrating them a whole new story and laughing at Wajid Rana's comments.

Hey Israr, sorry couldn't write to you early. Seriously, I do not think I am the right person for you to address this query to. You should ask some serving CSP about what it takes to be in civil service.
What I can still advice is work really hard, CSS is no fun- a very hard nut to crack.

P.S. Artemis is name of a Greek goddess and the picture obviously displays a girl so I don see any confusion here.

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@Artemis

Lol .. you were up to the mark then Well, contrary to the popular belief, I really enjoyed having discussion with him. I even took him to 1970s while answering a question ...I even remember uttering something like "I am sorry for deviating from the question a bit but..." And he was like "No No ..I am all ears..go on ". I can still remember that notorious but lovely smile on his face

Interview date: 11-2-2015
Chairman:
- Where do you live?
- Why did you do engineering?
- What are you doing currently?
- Did you apply for any job?
- Do you regret the decision of doing engineering?
- What is your preference?
Madam:
- You have written in your psychological form that ISIS caliphate threatens the world borders. So how do you think this matters in the 21st century? Like EU, they have almost no borders? What is the concept of Muslim Ummah?
- So what are the present conditions of the war with ISIS?
- In how much time, will we be able to win this war?
- Do you see the prospects of any third world war?
- From where is ISIS getting its funds?
- Does it threatens Pakistan?
- Is there any oil war currently going on in the Middle East?
- Why is Iran more important for the US?
Mr. Wajid Rana:
- "A person is born intelligent, education spoils him" Agree or disagree?
- What are the problems in Pakistan's education sector?
- What are the socio-political problems of Southern Punjab?
- What are the causes of sectarianism in Southern Punjab?
- What type of sanctions does United Nations impose?
- In Yemen, in 2011 Shiite rebels won. Why?
- What reforms did Hazrat Umar bin abdul Aziz introduce?
- A "social self theory", I can't recall the name. (Psychology)
- What is the mandate of NSG? What objections does Pakistan have over NSG?
Mr. Lehri:
- Quoted a Persian couplet: Na Afghaneem, Na Tatareem.... And asked to translate it.
- What is Federal Shariat court? What is CII?
That was all.

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Sister Artemis, I have been following your posts for a while, what government department do you work for and was this your last attempt?

What is the status of interviews now? Which city is the panel in, these days?

I do not come here to discuss my personals. If you have a question relevant to thread topic you can ask.

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I presume the panel would be moving to Lahore.

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It seems that this year's interviews will yield low score as compared to previous years.

Written score this year is low as well. But it all comes down to merit num. I would happily take 150 in interview when average score is 120 than 180 where average score is 200.
It's all relative!

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How do you assume or suppose that?

And how you do know for a fact that written score this year is low? Any source/news?

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