PMS KPK Syllabus

The Syllabus and standard for the Competitive Examination for the Provincial Management Service KPK is as under : -

  1. The Examination shall include compulsory and optional subjects, and every candidate shall take all the compulsory subjects and opt for three of the optional subjects carrying 600 marks in all but not more than 200 marks from a single group.
  2. A candidate shall answer the language papers in the language concerned. The question paper in Islamiat is to be answered in Urdu or English. All other papers must be answered in English. Violation of this instruction shall incur cancellation of the concerned paper(s) and consequently award of Zero.
  3. The compulsory and optional subjects and maximum marks fixed for each subject shall be as below:

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

Sr. No. Subjects Maximum Marks
1 English (Précis & Composition) 100
2 English Essay 100
3 General Knowledge
(a) Current Affairs
(b) Every Day Science
(c) Pakistan Affairs		 300
4 Islamiat 100
5 Viva Voce 300
Total 900

Qualifying marks in the aggregate of written papers: 600

Qualifying marks in the Viva Voce: 120

The non-Muslim candidates will have the option to take Islamiat as a compulsory subject or otherwise Pakistan Affairs (General Knowledge Paper- III) will be treated of 200 marks and counted in lieu of Islamiat.

A candidate who fails to appear in any of the compulsory subject will not be allowed to appear in the remaining papers of the examination.

No candidate shall be summoned for Viva voce test unless he has obtained at least 33 percent marks in each optional subject, 40% in the each compulsory subject and 50% marks in the aggregate of the written portion of the Examination.

No candidate shall be considered to have qualified the examination unless he also obtains at least 40% marks in Viva voce. Failure in or absence from Viva Voce shall mean that the candidate has failed to qualify for appointment and his name will not be included in the merit list.

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

The candidates are required to select optional subjects carrying a total of 600 marks, but not more than 200 marks from a single group (The grouping of optional subjects are as under):

Group 1

Note: Business Administration Cannot be opted in combination with Public Administration

Code No. Subjects Marks
5 Accountancy & Auditing 200
6 Economics 200
7 Business Administration 100
8 Public Administration 100

Group 2

Code No. Subjects Marks
9 Political Science 200
10 Agriculture 100
11 Forestry 100
12 Sociology 100
13 Journalism 100

Group 3

Code No. Subjects Marks
14 Pure Mathematics 200
15 Applied Mathematics 200
16 Computer Science 100
17 Statistics 100

Group 4

Code No. Subjects Marks
18 Physics 200
19 Geology 200
20 Geography 200
21 Chemistry 200
22 Botany 200
23 Zoology 200

Group 5

Code No. Subjects Marks
24 Islamic History & Culture 200
25 History of Pakistan & India 200
26 British History 200
27 European History 200
28 History of the U.S.A. 100

Group 6

Note: International Law cannot be opted in combination with International Relations

Code No. Subjects Marks
29 Law 200
30 Constitutional Law 100
31 Mercantile Law 100
32 Muslim Law & Jurisprudence 100
33 International Law 100
34 International Relations 100

Group 7

Code No. Subjects Marks
35 Philosophy 200
36 Psychology including experimental Psychology 200

Group 8

Code No. Subjects Marks
37 English Literature 200
38 Persian 200
39 Arabic 200
40 Pushto 100
41 Urdu 200