Optional Subjects for CSS Pakistan

The minimum standard of optional subjects will be that of an honour degree of a university in Pakistan. The candidates are required to select optional subjects carrying a total of 600 marks, but not more than 200 marks from one group. The grouping of optional subjects is as under:

Group-I

(Subjects carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted.

Note: Business Administration cannot be opted in combination with Public Administration)

Accounting and Auditing             200 marks

Economics                                   200 marks

Business Administration             100 marks

Public Administration                 100 marks

Group-II

(Subject/s carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted)

Political Science                          200 marks    

Agriculture                                  100 marks

Forestry                                      100 marks

Sociology                                   100 marks

Journalism                                 100 marks

Group-III

(Subject/s carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted)

 Pure Mathematics                       200 marks 

Applied Mathematics                   200 marks

Computer Science                        100 marks

Statistics                                      100 marks

Group-IV

(Only one subject can be opted)

Physics                                         200 marks

Geology                                        200 marks

Geography                                    200 marks

Chemistry                                    200 marks

Botany                                          200 marks

Zoology                                        200 marks

Group-V

(Only one subject can be opted)

Islamic History & Culture              200 marks

History of India & Pakistan           200 marks

British History                              200 marks

European History                          200 marks

History of USA                             100 marks

Group-VI

(Subject/s carrying not more than 200 marks can be opted)

Law                                              200 marks

Constitutional Law                       100 marks

Mercantile Law                             100 marks

Muslim Law & Jurisprudence        100 marks

International Law                         100 marks

International Relations                100 marks

Group-VII

(Only one subject can be opted)

Philosophy                                  200 marks

Psychology                                 200 marks

Group-VIII

(Only one regional language can be opted)

Sindhi                                         100 marks

Pushto                                        100 marks

Punjabi                                       100 marks

Balochi                                       100 marks

Group-IX

(Only one subject can be opted)

English Literature                       200 marks

Urdu                                           200 marks

Persian                                       200 marks

Arabic                                        200 marks