PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION

PPSC

Presented ByAliza FatimaAyesha AftabAyesha AslamNeha MujahidMustabashra

HistoryPunjab Public Service Commission(PPSC) is

the oldest Public Service Commission in the country.

It was established in April 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935.

Its functions were defined explicitly in the1956 and 1962 constitutions as well.

Its main responsibility is making direct recruitment for various posts under the Government of Punjab

LocationThe Commission's Main Office is located at 2-

Agha Khan (Davis) Road, Lahore where the major work of the Commission is handled.

The two regional offices located at Multan and Rawalpindi extend services to local candidates.

COMPOSITIONCurrently the chairman is Syed

Sabahat Hussain.Currently the secretary is Mr. Javed

Iqbal Chaudhry.The Commission comprises a

Chairman, 13 Members, one Secretary and a strength of over 300 staff.

AppointmentsThe Chairman is appointed by the

President of Islamic republic of Pakistan, in his discretion, under Article 242 (IA) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.

AppointmentsThe Secretary is appointed from

amongest serving government servants by the President, or a person authorized by him, in consultation with the Chairman.

The members are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

AppointmentsThe Chairman, or a person designated by

him, shall be authority competent to make appointments to various posts of Officers and Staff of the Commission.

The Commission is assisted by the Secretary who provides a link among the Commission, its Secretariat and the Government Agencies

Protection of Service of the commissionThe Commission may work without the

interference of the Government or any other pressure, as Member of the Commission cannot be removed from his office without the advice of the supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan which consists of ;

i ) Chief Justice of Pakistanii) Two next most senior Judges of the Supreme

Court of Pakistaniii) Two senior most Chief Justice of High court,

NATURE AND SCOPEThe Commission is responsible for

recruitment to various posts falling in Grade-16 to 22.

The primary function of the Commission is to ensure that all posts are filled strictly on merit.

SELECTION PROCEDURERequisitions on prescribed form are received

from the Administrative Departments for recruitment to various posts.

Applications are invited from the candidates against the posts advertised through the press.

Candidates are admitted to the written examination/test provisionally at their own risk.

EligibilityEligibility of the candidates depends upon the

selection criteria and service rules.Applications of ineligible candidates are

rejected.Qualified candidates are interviewed by the

Commission and recommended on the basis of  aggregate merit.

Competitive Examination The competitive Examination comprises the

following:Written ExaminationMedical ExaminationPsychological AssessmentViva Voce

Criteria for ApplyingA candidate for admission to the examination

must have attained the age of 21 years and not over 28 years.

The upper age limit will be relaxed by two years up to the age of 30 years.

A candidate must hold at a Second Division or Grade “C” Bachelor’s degree in any faculty of one of the Pakistani universities or an equivalent degree of comparable educational qualifications of a foreign university

Criteria for applyingA candidate who has obtained a Third

Division (or ‘D’ grade) in his/her Bachelor’s Degree will eligible for the examination in cases where he/she has obtained a higher Division in Master’s Degree.

Candidates for the examination must be a citizen of Pakistan.

Criteria for ApplyingCandidates applying on disabled quota will

be eligible for open merit scats also.Male and Female candidates domiciled in any

district of province of the Punjab.The form fully completed in accordance with

the "Instructions to the Candidates" along with attested copies of all educational certificates, domicile and other documents are required.

Qualification of paper setterThe tests of this Commission are developed

by universities professors. Who has ten year teaching experience in university level.

If test is developed for 17 grades then the test developer must be 18 grade assistant professor or above.

The criteria of test developer change/vary from test to test.

Qualifying Marks

Candidates who obtain less than 40% marks in any of the Compulsory subjects and 33% marks in any of the optional subjects will be rejected.

Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression in all subjects.

If any candidate writes his/her Roll No. (except in the space provided for this purpose on the cover of the answer book) , he/she shall be awarded Zero mark in that paper.

Qualifying MarksCandidates must use blue or black ink only in

their Answer Books otherwise zero marks may be awarded.

Disabled candidates like visually impaired (Blind), physically impaired, hearing/speech impaired (Deaf & Dumb) will be provided helper such as Writer, if so requested by them in their application forms.

Qualifying MarksTotal marks for interview for each post are

200, whereas minimum qualifying standard in interview is as under:

Posts in Pay Scale

Min. Qualifying Marks

ABS 16 & 17: 101

BBS 18 111

CBS 19 121

DBS 20 131

EBS 21& 22 141

Medical ExaminationAll candidates must be in a good mental and

bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of their duties.

The candidates who (after such medical examination which Government or the appointing authority, may prescribe) are found not to satisfy these requirements, will not be appointed except disabled candidates.

Psychological AssessmentAll candidates called for Viva Voce will

required undergoing Psychological Assessment, comprising written tests and group tasks. Such tests are designed to assess abilities; attitude and personality characteristics of the candidates will special regard to their aptitude for the Civil Services. Separate marks are not awarded for the Psychological assessment.

Date of BirthThe data of birth accepted by the Commission

is that entered in the following documents:Matriculation CertificateSecondary or Higher Secondary School

Leaving CertificateCertificate of birth from the

Principal/Headmaster of the School.In case of Christian candidate birth

registration certificate is required.

Age RelaxationThe upper age limit will be relaxed by two

years up to the age of 30 years in respect of:The candidates belonging to the Scheduled

Caste and Buddhist.The candidates who are disabled.In Service Government Servants etc.

Subjects of ExaminationCompulsory Subjects are same for all

professional examination in whichEnglishEnglish EassyUrduIslamic studiesPak StudiesGeneral KnowledgeEach subject carry 100 marks.

OptionsOptional subjects, marks and time

schedule are different for 23 professions.

Problem and issuesWhen we ask about problems and issues to the

Secretary, He told us that they don't have any problem or issue except the centre of examinations, which is not appropriate for this exams and should be in many cities of the Punjab. They said that their system is perfect.