FPSC post

Principal Technician (B) General

BS-17 · Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination · F.4-148/2026-R

The Principal Technician (B) General 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).

Separate Paper for each category should be devised.

Paper structure

Part-I

20 marks · 20% of the paper

English

20 marks

Vocabulary
Grammar Usage
Sentence Structuring

Part-II

80 marks · 80% of the paper

Separate Paper for each category should be devised.

Professional Test

80 marks

Core Courses of Anaesthesia
Core Courses of Cardiology
Core Courses of Operation Theatre Sciences
Core Courses of Pathology
Core Courses of Pharmacy
Core Courses of Physiotherapy
Core Courses of Radiology
Core Courses of Surgical
Core Courses of Dental
Core Courses of EED
Core Courses of Nephrology
Core Courses of Ophthalmology
Core Courses of ENT

About the post

Case number: F.4-148/2026-R
Vacancies: 1
Employment: Temporary
Age limit: 20-30 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit
Domicile quota: Punjab=Three (Open Merit=Two & Women quota=One), Sindh (Rural) (Open Merit)=One and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Open Merit)=One
Place of posting: Islamabad.
Qualifications: Second Class or Grade 'C' Master's OR Bachelor (16 years education) degree in the relevant discipline. Cat. B General - Respective Subject / Specialties: Anaesthesia/ Cardiology/ Operation Theatre/ Pathology/Pharmacy/ Physiotherapy/ Radiology/Surgical/ Dental/EED/ Nephrology/ Ophthalmology/ENT.
Notes: In addition, any other equivalent qualification in relevant discipline / category recognized by PMDC.Candidates must clearly indicate in their application form the category (A) to (E) for which they apply.

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