FPSC rejects reports of CSS applicant decline

Published On 22 Jul, 2026
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In a statement, the Commission said the perception that young people are losing interest in the CSS examination is inaccurate. It noted that several media reports had drawn misleading conclusions by comparing CSS statistics without considering the appropriate context.

According to the FPSC, comparisons between applicant numbers for 2022 and 2025 have been made incorrectly. For the 2025 MCQ-Based Preliminary Test (MPT), 64,081 candidates registered.

Subsequently, 18,139 candidates submitted applications for the written CSS examination, of whom 12,792 appeared, while 354 qualified.

Following the interview stage in 2025, 342 candidates were declared successful, and 170 were allocated to various civil service groups.

The FPSC further stated that tens of thousands of candidates participate in the MPT screening test each year, but these figures were overlooked in several media reports.