Past Papers

CSS Past Papers

FPSC papers from 2000 to 2024, 419 in all, as original PDFs. Read them in your browser or download them. Free with a CSSNorthstar account.

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Compulsory

Compulsory papers

The papers every candidate sits: English Essay, Precis, the three General Knowledge papers, and Islamic Studies or Comparative Religions.

7 subjects · 155 papersBrowse

Optional

Optional subjects

The papers you choose. Browse by CSS group, then by subject, with each subject linked to its CSS 2025 results analysis.

3 groups · 15 subjects · 264 papersBrowse

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Compulsory papers are the same for everyone. Your optional subjects are the other 600 marks, and they are where most candidates guess. Our assessment matches your degree and coursework against FPSC result data.

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