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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 answer
Sections
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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