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Statistician

BS-18 · AFIRM, Ministry of Defence · F.4-116/2026-R

The Statistician 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 40% 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

Pass mark: 40% 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

General Intelligence/Ability

60 marks

Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability (Algebra, Ratios, Percentages, Arithmetic Means)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Current Affairs (Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years)
Pakistan Affairs (Basic Level knowledge)
Basic IT (Hardware and Software)

Part-II

100 marks · 50% of the paper

Professional Test

100 marks

Probability DistributionsDiscrete and continuous Probability Distributions; Properties, applications of Binomial, Poisson, Hyper-geometric, Normal Distribution and its properties, Standard Normal Curve, Normal approximation to Binomial and Poisson distribution
Regression Analysis & Correlation AnalysisConcepts of Regression and Correlation and their application, Simple and Multiple Linear Regression (upto three variables), Estimation of the Parameters, Method of least square, Inference regarding regression parameters Correlation, Correlation Coefficient, Properties of Correlation Coefficient, Inference regarding correlation coefficient, Partial Correlation and Multiple Correlation (upto three variables)
Sampling & Sampling DistributionsPopulation and Sample; Advantages of Sampling; Sampling Design; Probability &Non-Probability Sampling techniques; Brief Concepts of Simple Random; Stratified; Systematic; Cluster; Multiple and Multistage Sampling; Purposive, Quota Sampling, Convenience & Accidental Sampling; Sampling with and without replacement, Application of Central Limit Theorem in Sampling, Sampling Distribution of Mean, difference between two Means, Proportion, difference between two Proportion and Variance
Statistical InferencesEstimation: Point Estimation, Properties of a good Estimator; Interval Estimation; Interval Estimation of Population mean; Large and small sample confidence intervals for Population Mean; Hypothesis Testing: Types of errors; Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean; Inferences for Two Population Means; Inferences for the Mean of Two Normal Populations using Independent Samples (variances are assumed Equal); Inference for Two Populations Mean using Paired Samples; Inferences for Population Proportions; Confidence Intervals and hypothesis Testing for Population Proportion; Inferences for Two Populations Proportions using Independent Samples, Analysis of categorized data; Goodness of fit tests; Contingency tables; Test of independence in contingency tables
Design of ExperimentsOne-way and Two-way Analysis of Variance, Design of Experiments, Concepts of Treatment, Replication, Blocking, Experimental Units and Experimental Error, Basic Principles of Design of Experiments, Description, Layout and Statistical Analysis of Completely Randomized Design (CRD), Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), Multiple Comparison tests (LSD test)

About the post

Case number: F.4-116/2026-R
Vacancies: 1
Employment: Permanent
Age limit: 25-35 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit.
Domicile quota: Sindh (Rural) (Open Merit).
Place of posting: Rawalpindi.
Qualifications: i. Master in Statistics from a university recognized by HEC. ii. Five (5) years post qualification experience in the relevant field in any Govt. Organization.

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