If you are going to enter Pakistan civil service without know-how (knowledge of how) of the (Central Superior Service) CSS subjects List, you can’t do it. As we know, (CSS) Central Superior Service is a prestigious recruitment exam in Pakistan.
CSS examination is conducted to recruit all primary government services like the Police Service and Administrative Services. Below are the CSS service groups that can be adopted if someone succeeds in the CSS examination.
CSS Group
Now, let’s move on to today’s leading topic. We have listed all the relevant information about the CSS Subject List. Below are the CSS subjects, including compulsory and optional.
CSS Compulsory Subjects 2025
If you plan to appear in the CSS exam this year or next, you must take compulsory CSS subjects. CSS compulsory subjects are 6, and these six subjects carry a total mark of 600. FPSC will allow each candidate an exam time of 3 hours.
| Sub: Code | Compulsory Subjects | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Precis and Composition | 100 |
| 2 | English Essay | 100 |
| 3 | General Science and Ability includes 20 marks for MCQs, 40 for subjective, and 40 for ability. | 100 |
| 4 | Pakistan Affairs | 100 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | 100 |
| 6 | Islamic Studies or Comparative Study of Major Religions | 100 |
CSS Optional Subjects List 2025
The optional subjects also carry 600 hundred marks; some carry 100 marks, and some have 200 marks. There are 7 groups of optional subjects on the list.
Group 1. In this group, one subject carries 200 marks.
| GROUP 1 | Marks |
|---|---|
| Accountancy & Auditing | 200 |
| Economics | 200 |
| Computer Science | 200 |
| Political Science | 200 |
| International Relations | 200 |
Group 2. In this group, two subjects have 200 marks, and 4 subjects have 100 marks.
| GROUP 2 | Marks |
|---|---|
| Physics | 200 |
| Chemistry | 200 |
| Applied Mathematics | 100 |
| Pure Mathematics | 100 |
| Statistics | 100 |
| Geology | 100 |
Group 3. In this group, all subjects carry 100 marks.
| GROUP 3 | MARKS |
|---|---|
| Business Administration | 100 |
| Public Administration | 100 |
| Governance & Public Policies | 100 |
| Town Planning & Urban Management | 100 |
Group 4. In this group, all subjects carry 100 marks.
| GROUP 4 | MARKS |
|---|---|
| History of Pakistan & India | 100 |
| Islamic History & Culture | 100 |
| British History | 100 |
| European History | 100 |
| History of USA | 100 |
Group 5. In this group, all subjects carry 100 marks.
| GROUP | MARKS |
|---|---|
| Gender Studies | 100 |
| Environmental Sciences | 100 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 100 |
| Botany | 100 |
| Zoology | 100 |
| English Literature | 100 |
| Urdu Literature | 100 |
Group 6. In this group, all subjects carry 100 marks.
| GROUP 6 | MARKS |
|---|---|
| Law | 100 |
| Constitutional Law | 100 |
| International Law | 100 |
| Muslim Law & Jurisprudence | 100 |
| Mercantile Law | 100 |
| Criminology | 100 |
| Philosophy | 100 |
Group 7. In this group, all subjects carry 100 marks.
| GROUP 7 | MARKS |
|---|---|
| Journalism & Mass Communication | 100 |
| Psychology | 100 |
| Geography | 100 |
| Sociology | 100 |
| Anthropology | 100 |
| Punjabi | 100 |
| Sindhi | 100 |
| Pashto | 100 |
| Balochi | 100 |
| Persian | 100 |
| Arabic | 100 |