A candidate has to fulfill these
conditions to apply for the CSS competitive examinations.
Age Limit
1. The age limit for the CSS test is 21 to 28 years of age.
2.
The upper age limit will
be relaxed by two years up to the age of 30 years in respect of,
o The candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Buddhist
Community subject to production of a certificate (Annexure-A of Application
Form) to be issued by Political Agent/DCO/District Magistrate in support of
their claim.
3.
The candidates belonging
to the recognized Tribes who are permanent residents of the areas
mentioned-below and whose families have been living in these areas. Such
candidates must attach a certificate (Annexure- B of Application Form) to be
issued by Political Agent/DCO/District Magistrate in support of their claim:
o Balochistan
o Tribal areas of D.I. Khan and Peshawar Divisions (including former
Frontier States of Dir, Swat, Chitral and Amb).
o Former excluded (Baluch) area forming part of the Dera Ghazi Khan
and Rajanpur Districts.
o Former tribal areas of Mardan and Hazara Divisions.
o Upper Tanawal area of Hazara Division.
4.
The permanent residents of
Azad Kashmir have to submit a certificate, issued by Kashmir Affairs Division,
Govt. of Pakistan.
5. The candidates who are permanent residents of Northern Areas
including Gilgit, Diamir, Baltistan, Ghizar and Ghanche, subject to submission
of a certificate (Annexure-B of Application Form) to be issued by the Political
Agent/DCO/District Magistrate.
6. In the case of in Service Government Servants, including the
Government servants of AJ&K, who possess a minimum of two years
continuous Government service as on first January, 2008, the upper age limit is
relax able by two years up to the age of 30 years, subject to submission of
Departmental Permission Certificate from the competent authority.
7. Once a date of birth has been claimed and accepted by the
Commission for the purpose of admission to an examination, no change will be
allowed at a subsequent examination or selection.
8. The applications of Government Servants will also be governed by
the Government Servants (Application for Services and Posts) Rules, 1966 except
that the chances will be allowed irrespective of the provisions of the
Government Servants (Application for Services and Posts) Rules, 1966.
Note: Employees
of Nationalized Banks, State Bank of Pakistan, WAPDA, Regulatory Authorities,
Autonomous bodies and other semi autonomous bodies are not entitled to age
relaxation.
Education
1. A candidate must hold at least a second class or grade “C” Bachelor
degree in any faculty from one of the Pakistani Universities or an equivalent
degree or comparable educational qualifications of a foreign university.
2. A candidate who has obtained a Third Division (or ‘D’ grade) in
his/her Bachelor’s Degree will be eligible for the Examination in cases where
he/she has obtained a higher Division in Master’s Degree.
3. The decision as to which foreign degrees or comparable educational
qualifications are equivalent to corresponding Pakistani degree rests solely
with the Commission.
Nationality and regional
Quota
The candidate for the examination
must be a citizen of Pakistan or a person deriving his/her nationality from the
State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Seats allocated for prescribed
provincial/ regional quotas shall be allocated to candidates on the basis of
the domicile certificate issued by the competent authority in accordance with
the law and the rules.
A candidate who has acquired the
citizenship of Pakistan by registration under the Pakistan Citizenship Act and
the Rules made there under should attach to the application the certificate
(attested copy thereof) of citizen-ship.
A candidate who has not been
registered as a citizen of Pakistan but claims that he/she should be deemed to
be citizen of Pakistan under the Pakistan Citizenship Act should submit proof
to the effect that he/ she fulfills the conditions on the basis of which he/she
claims to be believed as a citizen of Pakistan.
A candidate who derives his/her
nationality from the State of Jammu and Kashmir should attach to the
application a certificate issued by the Kashmir Affairs Division in support of
his/her claim.
Only those candidates shall be
considered for vacancies reserved for Azad Jammu and Kashmir whose application
forms for the Competitive Examination are accompanied by the domicile
certificate along with Permanent Residence Certificate, issued by the Kashmir
Affairs Division, of that territory. No such certificates shall be accepted at
any later stage.
The domicile once claimed and
accepted by the Commission for the purpose of admission to an examination, no
change will be allowed at a subsequent examination or selection. The domicile
claimed by a candidate and accepted by the Government at the time of entry into
Government service shall be treated as final throughout his/her service career
and no subsequent change in his/ her domicile will be recognized for the
purpose of terms and conditions of his/her service including his/her allocation
and liability to transfer.
A candidate who has married a
person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall not be eligible for appointment
provided that a person who marries an Indian national with the prior permission
of Government may be regarded as eligible for appointment.
A candidate having dual
Nationality must Surrender his/her Foreign Nationality and inform the
Government before joining Civil Services Academy.
