MPT syllabus
CSS MPT Syllabus 2026 and Marks Distribution
The CSS MPT screening test has 200 questions across five sections (Islamic Studies, Urdu, English, General Abilities, General Knowledge) with a 33% (66/200) pass mark. Every question in the bank is mapped to one of the sub-sections below, matching the official FPSC weightages.
Official section weightages for the CSS Multiple-choice Paper Test (MPT), the screening stage of the CSS 2027 exam: every question in the bank is mapped to one of these sub-sections.
Reviewed 2026-09-18
Islamic Studies
Seerah & Early History
The life of the Holy Prophet ﷺ (Seerah), major events of the Meccan and Medinan periods, the founding of the early Islamic state, and the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (Khulafa-e-Rashideen).
Beliefs, Worship & Fiqh
The core articles of faith (Aqaid), the five pillars of Islam, and the essentials of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) governing worship, ethics, and daily conduct.
Quran & Hadith Studies
Central themes and teachings of the Holy Quran, alongside foundational Hadith literature and its role in shaping Islamic law, ethics, and everyday practice.
Urdu
Grammar & Structure (قواعد)
Parts of speech, sentence construction, tenses, and correct usage rules, tested through error-identification, correction, and fill-in-the-blank style questions.
Vocabulary & Idioms
Word meanings, synonyms and antonyms, and common idiomatic expressions (محاورے) and proverbs (کہاوتیں) used in everyday and literary Urdu.
Translation & Paragraph Context
Translating short passages between Urdu and English, and answering comprehension questions based on a given paragraph.
Literature & Poetry
Familiarity with major Urdu poets and prose writers, key literary movements, and interpretation of short poetic and prose extracts.
English
Grammar & Sentence Structure
Parts of speech, tenses, sentence correction, and identifying grammatical errors within a given sentence.
Vocabulary
Synonyms, antonyms, word meanings in context, and correct usage of commonly confused words.
Reading Comprehension
Answering questions based on a given passage: testing inference, main-idea identification, and recall of specific detail.
General Ability
Arithmetic
Percentages, ratios, profit & loss, averages, time-speed-distance, and other numerical word problems.
Algebra
Equations, algebraic expressions, exponents, and basic algebraic manipulation and simplification.
Geometry
Properties of shapes and angles, area and perimeter calculations, and basic coordinate geometry.
Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Syllogisms, pattern recognition, series completion, and deductive and inductive reasoning puzzles.
Mental Abilities
Quick numerical and verbal reasoning under time pressure: number series, coding-decoding, and basic spatial reasoning.
General Knowledge
Everyday Science
Basic scientific principles and facts from physics, chemistry, and biology relevant to daily life and recent developments.
Current Affairs
Recent national and international events, government policy, and developments in politics, economy, and society.
Pakistan Affairs
The history of the Pakistan Movement, constitutional developments, and major political, economic, and social milestones since independence.
History
Key events, figures, and turning points in world and regional history relevant to the exam's scope.
Geography
Physical and political geography of Pakistan and the world, including major landforms, countries, and capitals.
Information Technology & Computing
Computer hardware and software fundamentals, networking and the internet, and everyday terminology around AI and data.
GK / World Trivia
World literature, mythology and comparative religion, foreign-language idioms and word origins, and everyday economics and finance terminology.