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Dean (CIV) (A) Information Technology/Computer Sciences/Software Engineering
BS-20 · Pakistan Navy, Ministry of Defence · F.4-135/2026-R
The Dean (CIV) (A) Information Technology/Computer Sciences/Software Engineering test is a 200-mark MCQ paper of 200 minutes, with negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. The pass rule for this post is 50% in each individual part. The paper structure, part by part, is below.
At a glance
Total marks
200
Duration (minutes)
200
Negative marking
0.25
per wrong answerSections
3
Pass mark: 50% in each individual part.
Paper structure
Part-I
100 marks · 50% of the paper
English
40 marks
- Comprehension
- Grammar Usage
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Structuring
- Sentence Correction
- Grouping of Words
- Pairs of Words
- Idiomatic Phrases
- Synonyms/Antonyms
- Translation
Constitution/Rules
60 marks
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Rules of Business
- Civil Servants Act, 1973 and Rules made thereunder
- General Financial Rules, 2025
- Financial Management and Powers of Principal Accounting Officers Regulations, 2021
Part-II
100 marks · 50% of the paper
Information Technology/Computer Sciences/Software Engineering
100 marks
- Computer ArchitectureMicroprocessor Bus Structure (Address/Data/Control), Registers and Flags, Storage Hierarchy (Main/Virtual/ Cache/ Secondary memory), Peripheral communication, CPU, ALU, Principles of Instruction Set Design, Multiprocessors & Thread Level Parallelism
- Object Oriented ProgrammingData types; control structures; functions; arrays; classes; methods; object and encapsulation; constructors and destructors
- Data Structure and AlgorithmsStack and Queue; Sequential Search; Binary Search; Bubble sort; Merge sort; Quick sort; Insertion sort; Selection Sort; Linked Lists
- Database Management System (DBMS)Database design, functional dependencies and normal forms, concurrency control and recovery techniques, Database security and authorization
- Computer Communications and NetworksAsynchronous and Synchronous transmission; LAN/WAN/MAN; Network layers; Transport layer protocols TCP/IP; UDP
- Operating SystemsProcess and CPU management; Multithreading; Deadlocks; Memory management and virtual memory; External Fragmentation; Paging and Demand Paging; File management systems; Scheduling and dispatch; Introduction to concurrency
About the post
- Case number
- F.4-135/2026-R
- Vacancies
- 1
- Employment
- Permanent
- Age limit
- 37-45 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit.
- Domicile quota
- Punjab (Open Merit)=Two, Sindh (Rural) (Open Merit)=One.
- Place of posting
- Karachi.
- Qualifications
- i. Ph.D. or MS / M.Phil /Master's or Bachelor's (16 years education) degree in Mechanical Engineering / Information Technology / Computer Sciences / Software Engineering / Management Sciences or equivalent qualification from a university recognized by HEC/ PEC. ii. 13 years post qualification teaching or research experience in case of Ph.D. degree holder or 15 years post qualification teaching or research experience in case of MS / M.Phil degree holder or 17 years post qualification teaching or research experience in case of Master / Bachelor degree holder. iii. 04 research publications in HEC / PEC recognized journals.
- Notes
- Candidate may note their relevant category (A to C) matching with their degree, given in advertisement.Candidates must clearly indicate in their application form the category (A) to (C) for which they apply.
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