I am sorry brother my intention is not to discourage anyone on the forum. But I also do not want to give any false hope to anyone. None of my posts have been directed at other members or meant to discourage them. I am rather expressing my disappointment at my own performance mainly. I am sorry that my posts hurt or discouraged you. I will be careful with my words from now onward.
And I will once again say that everyone should be looking for other opportunities at this point as IPC takes some time in informing selected candidates. So let us not waste this time and keep our options open.

No brother, NTS conducts separate test for this scholarship which was on 11th October.

Brother the test for this year was on 11th October. You can apply next year. The test is GAT General and you can study from Smart Brain book by Dogar Brothers.

I had no idea Phd calls are also handled by IPC and I was thinking it is rather unfair that HEC as only asked faculty members to apply. Have you tried applying for Phd Studentships advertised by different universities? You have a strong profile you have high chances of getting selected for those.

When will the merit list be uploaded? Any idea?

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I am not sure about the merit list. I think Commonwealth commission has given a deadline of 19th November for applications so they should inform candidates well before that.

Wait till the start of November and if you have not heard by then call IPC.
Their number is: 051-9204225

I am a fresh graduate. I want to appear in CCE as becoming bureaucrat is my dream job. Hopefully I will appear in CSS in 2017. But since graduation I am under tremendous pressure from my family. They want me to pursue my professional career (I am an engineer) or get a scholarship abroad to have a risk free career as according to them CSS is full of risks and what if I failed after whole year's preparation then what would I do.

I want to know your opinion on this. In case if I get selected in this scholarship should I avail it? Or should I pursue my dream job?

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I am no expert as I have very little to no knowledge about CSS. I am not sure what engineers do once they clear CSS, like is their job completely different from the field. So pardon my ignorance brother I cannot be of much help regarding CSS. There is a brother on this forum who has done CSS after engineering and is currently posted. I will try to find his profile and let you know as he might be able to guide you better.
Being an engineer however I myself am passionate about engineering so I cannot imagine pursuing a career not related to my field. But that too is my personal choice. When I graduated I asked one of my teachers what I should do, a job or masters. He told me to give myself a little time and take a break for few months after graduation. It will help me clear my mind and figure out what I want from life. And luckily I did realize eventually that a typical 9-5 job is not what I wanted and that I wanted to continue my education. If you get the scholarship I think you should avail it. But again this is my own opinion based on my limited knowledge and understanding. Most important thing you can do is pray and ask Allah pak to guide you to what is best for you.

I am confused as to whether provincial quota is observed in this scholarship. I mean someone with 75 from sindh rural domicile has better chance than an 80 from Punjab domicile ?

Seniors in the thread please guide