CSS Psychological Assessment
The Psychological Test of the CSS exam takes place over 2 days.
DAY 1 :
Written aptitude tests are conducted on day 1
- Verbal Ability
- Numerical Ability
- Personality Test
- Sentence completion
- Autobiography
- Favorite books, hobbies, etc.
DAY 2 :
Test regarding public dealing and behavior response are conducted on day 2
- Speech
- Command Task
- Group discussion
- Interview with a panel of psychologists
General INStructions
- All candidates called for viva-voce shall be required to undergo a psychological assessment, comprising written tests and group tasks, designed to assess abilities, attitude and personality characteristics of the candidates with special regard to their aptitude for the civil services.
- Separate marks are not awarded for the psychological assessment. However, 300 marks assigned to viva-voce also reflect the performance on psychological assessment.
- Candidates must bring their CNIC and two recent photographs when summoned for psychological assessment.
- If a candidate remains absent in the psychological assessment, he shall not be allowed to appear for viva voce.