Since CSS written exam has become not a hard but an iron nut to crack, and after the disastrous result of 2016 exams, is it worth-studying for months and years for that type of exam which is neither reliable nor seem to be meritorious now. We all know that doing CSS would eventually give us serenity and inward happiness, but should we sacrifice our other academic or professional left overs just for the sake of licentious life which CSS definitely gives. As far as I am concerned, I'm still in the race of passing CSS written exam after being flunked in 2015 (fell short of Essay paper). Besides, I also have other things to do (i.e, 9 hours Job as well as Private tuition ). It is burdensome to prepare for CSS and other stuffs simultaneously. Sometimes I ask myself whether I should sacrifice my motive of CSS for the sake of others things, lest my present time would be wasted.

P.S: Pardon if any of the aspirants took my words ill.

Yes, you are right. It's my first attempt in 2017. And, I started prep from September, now I got frustrated after analysing the result. I cannot decide what should I do? either I should quit or give it a try.

Sorry, but i can't see you contributing any of your energy behind CSS like really expending 9 hours in a private job beside Teaching, and still blaming CSS for all the burden. Don't get me wrong, that's all personal to you, but this is what i have observed, and i must say, that CSS as a criterion to institute and form one of the crucial administrative body of the country qualifies to be that sophisticated. The popular perception developed among CSS aspirants after revised syllabus, is mere from those who take CSS worth 6 months preparation Exams. Don't mind, I know there are aspirants who have spent years behind CSS and still unable to make it up to the level, definitely frustrations is inevitable but still that can't base this cliche concerning many of aspirants' having passed it with short history of preparation.

If people started to depend on other's result to evaluate their own chances of success,then the concepts of struggle and dream to achieve big should be abandoned.Every individual is unique and has the ability to bring a new perspective to the situation at hand.This idea that other peoples' failure reduce their chances of success is extremely unheard of,at least by me.I know that there are uncertainties in CSS,as true for many aspects of life.But,with perseverance,fresh ideas,hard work,correct guidance and unflinching motivation,this exam can be surpassed if given due focus.you should not loose hope and give it a try with full vigor.

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Dear, What I witnessed yesterday may be a cause of such numerous failures in CSS.
I was asked by a friend to deposit his documents for CSS in FPSC, hence i visited FPSC headquarters yesterday.
There was a mob of around 100 aspirants, and many more were approaching.
Some of them were signing the application, questioning whether to affix passport size or 1x1 pictures, looking for a photocopy shop for procuring copies of documents, yelling for staplers....
I asked the old man at the R&I of FPSC who was collecting the applications whether each year there is the same story. He replied,

"Betta, umar guzar gaye inki applications collect kartay, har saal yahe haal hota hai last days main. Yeh level hai inki seriousness ka. Phir kehtay hain FPSC walay merit pe checking nahe kartay. O bhai, inhain yeh nahe pata k picture pechay se sttast krni hai k front se...yeh CSS ghatta karain gay..Inna-Lillah"

I guess that old man nailed the causes of failure.
Mr Sikandar, I do not want to discourage or put a question at your integrity. But as highlighted by De Despot, may be you yourself have not made justice with preparation.

You did not understand clearly what I said. I said that I attempted in 2015 when I was only studying and nothing else; nevertheless I flunked in 1 paper. And now when I entered in a professional life and also teaching private tuition, it is not possible to handle the whole burdensome course of CSS at the same time. Besides, preparing for CSS only is risky and doing other things also result into frustration. That's my point that the result of 2016 exams grew some kind of ambiguity within the aspirants of either relying on this very exam or not.

Its not about struggle, commitment or vigor, its about reliability. The competition in our society is growing to the extent that aspirants cannot afford wasting months or years to enter into this prestigious organisation or bureaucracy. and as far as I am concerned, I'm in the situation where I cannot afford wasting any of my time and preparing for CSS again and revising all the previous material on which I worked seem very risky to me. but on an honest note (sukoon mujhey CSS kar ke hi milna hai). But leaving everything aside, What is written in my fate would definitely be good for me

A guy named M.Salman Liaquat,whose interview was posted on JWT youtube channel,waited for 3 or 4 years until he succeeds in his 3rd attempt.His interview is removed from the channel now,but others' interview are available and majority of them are third timer.Your decision but nature has its own ways of doing things.

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The pessimist complains about the wind,the optimist expects it to change,the realist adjusts the sails.

After preparing for a year, and lagging behind in just the essay paper, I think he is doing right, he also has to makeup for the last year that he gave to the preparation of CSS. One cannot just give in three years for three attempts, the credibility of your bachelor's degrees just goes in vain if you practice this and then if in case you don't pass you just wasted your life's work.

Absolutely correct that people don't know the basic and yet apply for the examination and then we question the credibility of the results but what u said is an answer to itself as the passing percentage is too low but the percentage of late latif is definitely not 98%

For me quiting CSS is not possible at any cost
Its my dream and dreams are meant to be followed not abandoned.I,too am living a vry hard tough professional life with 8 hours of job frm 8pm to 4am(in which i can't find 5 mints so that i may relax a bit)
I hav exactly the same feelings jst as yours that css with job is virtually impossible at this stage.But its we, humans who turn the impossible into possible.
Dont compromise on your dreams dear u can n we can make it.
Yes its true we got less time than those whose are unemployed, yet with proper time table one can do it even if he is employed juat as my cousin did it when he was already on job.

Not all candidates are wasting time but few.
candidates who have professional degrees or studied from the best national and international universities are wasting their time .
i wonder sometimes , aspirants graduated from abroad are wasting their time to be csp in a country where they become a part of system under uneducated politicians. they themselves are uncertain about their success .

They got their talent checked in a exam where candidates's competence are judged on the basis of English language. Recent example is SANA RASOOL . she came from UK .
there are many aspirants doing preparation in abroad rather then showing talent in their field . Their professional degrees can open doors for them to earn halal rozee and to live luxurious life.
My brother's friend working in KSA whose salary is nearly two million rupees . His life not less then a minister. There are millions of ways other then css to live relaxed life.

i am not css aspirant and sorry my English language.