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CSS Public Administration Past Papers
11 CSS Public Administration papers from 2016 to 2026, as text, each with its instructions, questions and marks as FPSC printed them.
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About the paper
CSS Public Administration is an optional paper in Group III of the CSS written exam, worth 100 marks. The 2026 paper allowed 3 hours. The 11 papers here, 2016 to 2026, set 77 questions between them.
Topics in the syllabus
- Public Administration: Concepts, Approaches and Context
- Public Administration: Classical and Contemporary Theories and Concepts
- Public Policy Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
- Budgeting and Financial Management
- Managing Human Resources
- Administrative Law
- Public Management Skills
- The Civil Service of Pakistan
- Organization of Provincial and Local Government
- Governance and Administrative Reforms
- Public Administration Accountability & Control
- Public Administration and Development