FPSC post

Assistant Meteorologist

BS-16 · Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Ministry of Defence · F.4-171/2026-R

The Assistant Meteorologist test is a 100-mark MCQ paper of 100 minutes, with negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. The pass rule for this post is 40% overall. The paper structure, part by part, is below.

At a glance

Total marks

100

Duration (minutes)

100

Negative marking

0.25

per wrong answer

Sections

Pass mark: 40% overall (40 out of 100 marks).

Paper structure

Part-I

20 marks · 20% of the paper

English

20 marks

Grammar Usage
Sentence Structuring

Part-II

80 marks · 80% of the paper

Professional Test

80 marks

Meteorology
Climatology
Seismology
Basics of Physics
Environmental Studies
Basic Mathematics
Basic Geology

About the post

Case number: F.4-171/2026-R
Vacancies: 18
Employment: Temporary
Age limit: 20-28 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit.
Domicile quota: Merit=Two, Punjab=Nine (Open Merit=Seven, Women quota=One and Minorities / Non-Muslims quota=One), Sindh (Rural) (Open Merit)=Two, Sindh (Urban) (Open Merit)=One, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Open Merit)=Two, Balochistan (Open Merit)=One and Ex-FATA (Open Merit)=One
Place of posting: Anywhere in Pakistan.
Qualifications: Second Class or Grade 'C' Master's / Bachelor's (16 years education) degree in Meteorology / Seismology / Hydro-Meteorology / Hydrology / Geophysics / Geology / Geography / Physical Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Environmental Sciences / Climate Sciences / Atmospheric Sciences / Earth Sciences / Satellite Meteorology / Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System-Geo Information / Space Sciences / Agriculture Meteorology or equivalent qualification from a University recognized by HEC.

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