A guide to CSS aspirants

FOR Optional Subject Selection..

There are some key points to be considered before selection of optional subjects, these are;

1- Type of student (either cramming means bookish or Conceptual)

2- Background of qualification

3- Overlapping Syllabus

4- How much support does optional subject gives to compulsory subject

5- Time factor

6- Scoring trend



H1: *Analysis of Optional Subjects*

H2: Group 1

1- Accounting and Auditing
* should not opt without background
* should not opt with weak background
* High scoring subject

2- Economics
* Strong background
* Average Scoring Subject

3- Computer Science
* Strong Background
* Better for recent graduate or post graduate
* average scoring subject

4- Political Science 
* can be opt without background
* bookish or cramming subject
* overlapping with other 

5- International Relation
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* conceptual subject
* overlapping with other 

H2: Group 2

1- Physics
* Need Strong Background
* low scoring 
* Time Consuming

2- Mathematics (Applied and Pure)
* Need Strong Background
* low scoring 
* Time Consuming

3- Statistics
* Need Strong Background
* stable scoring 
* Time Consuming

4- Chemistry
* Need Strong Background
* scoring Average
* Time Consuming

5- Geology
* Need Strong Background of geophysics or geology
* scoring Average to high
* Time Consuming
* Overlapping with geography around 20 %

H2: Group3

1- Business Administration
* Need Strong Background
* High scoring 70-80 
* constant score
* Time required 15-16 days

2- Public Administration
* can be opt without Background
* High scoring 70-80 
* shows good score on alternative year
* Time required 15-16 days
* Overlapping

3- Governance & Public Policy
* New Subject
* Conceptual study required
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* scoring 60-70
* Time required 12-13 days
* Overlapping

4- Town Planning Management
* New Subject
* Conceptual study required
* Background needed either civil Engineering or town planning
* scoring 60
* Time required 7-8 days with background
* Overlapping

H2: Group 4 

1- Indo - Pak History
* It is without background but there is need to work hard
* Lengthy Syllabus
* Overlapping

2- Islamic History
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* Average scoring 
* fluctuation in score each year
* Time required proper

3- British History

* Lengthy Syllabus
* Aspirant should have a background of English literature(master) have studied around 10%
* scoring low but constant mean no major fluctuation
* Time required 40-45 days

4- European History
* Lengthy Syllabus
* scoring average
* Time required without IR 40-45 days
Time required with IR 30-40 days
* Overlapping
IR 20 -30%

5- History of USA
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* High scoring 
* fluctuation in score each year
* Time required 
generally 30-35 days
IR 20-22 days
Political science 25-30 days
* Overlapping
IR 
Political science
Current Affair

H2: Group5

1- Gender Studies
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge 
* Conceptual
* Overlapping
* good scoring 70
* Time required 9-10 days

2- Environmental Sciences
* Without Background possible 
* It requires book knowledge and aspirant must have studied biology and Chemistry in FSC
* Overlapping
* high scoring 70-80
* Time required 14-15 day

3- Agriculture and forestry
* Background
* must study Biology and Chemistry in FSC
* Syllabus 
agriculture 50%
forestry 50%
* low scoring
* Time required 35-40 day

4- Botany
* strong background of MS or BS
* scoring 70-80
* Time required 20-25 day

5- Zoology
* strong background of MS or BS
* low scoring 45-55
* Time required proper

6- English Literature
* strong background 
* low scoring ever green

7- Urdu Literature
* Background with characteristics
writing
writing speed
vocabulary
interest in poetry
* scoring 70 
* syllabus lengthy
history around 50%
literature around  50%
poet around  25%
Afsana around 25%

H2: Group 6

1- Law
* strong Background LLB 
* lengthy syllabus
* Overlapping
* scoring with llb 60 and without llb 50
* Time required 20-25 days with llb
* constant marks

2- Constitutional Law
* Without Background possible 
* bookish subject 
* Overlapping with political science
* score 50-60
* Time required 15-18 day

3- International law
* Without Background possible 
* conceptual
* Overlapping with IR
* high score
* Time required with IR 9-10 days and without 18-20

4- Muslim law and jurisprudence
* short subject
* Overlapping with Islamiat around 30%
* low score
* Time required 10-12 days

5- Mercantile Law
* strong background
* scoring conditional
* Time required proper

6- Criminology
* It is possible without prior background
* bookish subject 
* Overlapping with psychology 1 chapter
* score high
* Time required 10-12 day

7- Philosophy
* It is possible to cover without background but you must have interest in this subject
* bookish subject 
* Overlapping with psychology 1 chapter
* constant score high
* Time required without taste 2 months with interest 15-20 days

H2: Group 7

1- Journalism and Mass Communication
* It is possible without prior background  
* conceptual
* Overlapping with essay
* score 60-65
* Time required 10-12 day

2- Psychology
* This subject is possible without background but without biology background aspirants must avoid
* Overlapping
biology 30%
MBA 70%
* high score
* Time required with bio 22-25 days without bio 30-35 days

3- Geography
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* conceptual 50% and 50% bookish
* Overlapping with General science 10%
* Long subject
* score average 65-70
* Time required with IR 9-10 days and without 18-20

4- Sociology
* short subject
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* Conceptual
* Overlapping with essay
* average score 65-70
* Time required 9-10 days

5- Anthropology
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* Conceptual
* Lengthy syllabus
* Overlapping with bio 25%
* good score
* Time required 15-16 days

6- Languages Punjabi/ Pushtu / Sindhi / balochi
* It is possible to cover without prior background knowledge
* less efforts high score
* characteristics
mother tongue
village culture are known
* score high
Balochi 97
Punjabi 90
Sindhi 80-85
Pushtu 80-85
* Time required 7-8 day

7- Persian and Arabic
* must know Arabic and Persian
* paper must be attempted in Persian and Arabic
* low scoring
* Time required more

Note:- High scoring are 80's and 70's
Average scoring are 60's
Low scoring are 40-55%
So therefore it is recommended to opt for scoring subjects or those in which one has relevant qualification and interest.