98% candidates fail in CSS exam 2016

Islamabad: The Central Superior Services (CSS) of Pakistan is undoubtedly the most difficult as well as competitive examination to enter the bureaucracy of the country.

Annually, large number of candidates from the entire world applies for the CSS exam in a bid to change their lives as well as for good career.

Though, with history as a witness, more than 90 percent candidates usually fail in its turnout.

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The CSS exams result of 2016 has completely shocked the country. With more than 27,000 candidates, almost 9,700 candidates appeared in the exam and only 202 candidates cleared the written stage of competitive CSS exam.

But now their allocation depends on the interview.

Undoubtedly, this is the worst CSS result in the history of Pakistan as just 2.09 percent of the candidates who appeared were able to clear all their subjects and attain an aggregate score of more than 50% percent, it looks like difficultly level of the game advanced from ‘hard level’ to ‘expert level’.

Since the recent change in the subject groupings, the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) introduced a handful of new subjects out of which an aspirant had to choose one. Almost 75 percent aspirants failed in these new subjects, while clearing all the others.

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It gives the impression that the FPSC finds a new agenda – every year – to hold back a candidate’s result.

Earlier the subject that tranquilized majority of the students, English Essay, had better results this year however the commission still managed to bring out ‘the worst result in its history’.

Each year, at least 350-450 candidates are expected to clear the exam out of which 150 to 200 are allocated on basis of their residences.