The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced the registration, schedule, and test date of the MCQ-based Preliminary Test (MPT) for the Competitive Examination 2023 (CSS 2023).
Introduced in 2022, the MPT is a mandatory qualifier for candidates to appear in the written competitive examinations of the Central Superior Service (CSS) for recruitment in the BS-17 federal government posts for twelve occupational groups/services.
These are the 12 occupational services that candidates can join after passing the CSS exams:
The upper age limit can be relaxed by two years for the categories mentioned in rule six of CSS Competitive Examination Rules-2019 and onwards after the completion of the documentary requirements.
Additionally, the cutoff date for a candidate’s eligibility regarding age, qualification, domicile, etc., is 31 December 2022.
The total marks as announced by the FPSC are 200, while the passing marks are 66. Also, there is no negative marking for the MPT.
The FPSC will conduct the MPT at multiple centers in different districts across the country.
Abbottabad | Bahawalpur | Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan | D.I (Dera Ismail) Khan | Faisalabad |
Gilgit | Gujranwala | Hyderabad | Islamabad | Karachi |
Lahore | Larkana | Multan | Muzaffarabad | Peshawar |
Quetta | Rawalpindi | Sargodha | Sukkur | Turbat |
CSS aspirants must visit the FPSC’s website to apply for the MPT between 8 and 22 August.
After successfully submitting the application and fee, they will be able to download an admission certificate from the website.
Application opening | 8 August 2022 |
Application closing | 22 August 2022 |
Test date | 2 October 2022 |
The FPSC stated that candidates are to pay Rs. 250 before the closing date at the nearest Government Treasury, State Bank of Pakistan, or National Bank of Pakistan, to the account ‘CO2101-Organs of State Exam Fee (FPSC Receipt).’
They must also bring the original fee form to the examination center on the test day.