ISLAMABAD: CSS exams age lowering: Federal government responds over themedia reports.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain onThursday denied lowering down the age bar for students applying for theCentral Superior Services (CSS) exams.
He rejected reports of any changes made in the age limit either for thegovernment employees or regular applicants appearing in the competitiveexams.
The age limit for the candidates applying for the CSS papers is set at 30years while a relaxation of two more years is applied for the governmentemployees.
The adviser also rubbished aside the reports of any changes made in thequota reserved for certain parts of the country in the CSS exams.
A quota is reserved for the students appearing in the test from rural andunderdeveloped parts of the country.
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On October 11, the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) announced theresults of the 2019 CSS written examination. As many as 14500 candidatesappeared in the examination out of which only 372 passed the written exam.
The pass percentage of the exam was 2.56%.
