ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government is mulling toeliminate the concept of ‘superior services’ in the country to introduce anew induction process for aspiring bureaucrats.
Dr Ishrat Hussain-led Task Force on Civil Service Reforms has finalizedproposals for cabinet consideration and if green-lighted by the cabinet, itwould wipe off the existing CSS examination system.
According to a report published by The News on Wednesday, participants at adonors meeting in Islamabad were also briefed about the proposals last week.
The body emphasized that the concept of ‘Superior Services’ is beingreplaced by equality among all cadres and non-cadres of public servants.
Well-placed sources disclose that the present CSS exam system would bechanged in a manner that instead of single general examination for allcadres and services, the concept of specialised bureaucracy would beintroduced.
As per the proposals, four streams or clusters would be introduced toensure that the candidates with specialized qualification join thespecialised service.
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The proposals finalised by the task force for cabinet’s considerationsuggest revised induction process for the entry-level to civil service totest analytical ability, domain specific knowledge and aptitude ofcandidates.
If given a go-ahead, the CSS exam would be conducted in four phases:
– Stage 1 for the screening test – Cluster-based specialized recruitment at Stage 2 – Psychometric evaluation at stage 3 – Stage 4 would involve interviews of the candidates who qualify earlier stages for final selection.
PTI government is believed to be mulling over civil service reforms tointroduce open, transparent, merit-based recruitment at all levels,
