DIRECTOR GENERAL

Max Marks: 200 Qualifying Standard: 50%

(Note: Negative marking of 0.25/ wrong answer)

Part-I: 100 Marks (MCQ)

I. English (20 Marks)

 Comprehension

 Grammar Usage

 Vocabulary

 Sentence Structuring

II. General Intelligence/Ability (40 Marks)

 Quantitative Ability

 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

 Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years

 Basic IT (Hardware and Software)

III. Laws of Pakistan (40 Marks)

 Rules of Business, 1973

 Civil Servants Act & Rules made thereunder,

 General Financial Rules, 2025

 PPRA Rules, 2004

Part-II (Public Administration & Office Management): 100 Marks (MCQs)

I. Governance & Public Administration: Principles of Public Administration,

Bureaucratic System & Reforms, E-governance and digital transformation, Policy

formulation and implementation, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency, Nature

and Scope of Public Administration, Role of Public Administration in Welfare State;

II. Bureaucracy: Concept of Bureaucracy, Theories of Bureaucracy, Ecology of

Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy of Pakistan as a Change Agent; Civil Service of Pakistan,

reforms of 1973.

III. Organizational Leadership: Leadership qualities, Leadership theories and styles,

Change management, Decision making models.

IV. Accountability: Internal and External Controls; Executive Control, Legislative

Control, Judicial Control, Ombudsman, Public Opinion and Pressure Groups;

Problems of Administrative Accountability in Pakistan;

V. Planning: Types of Plans, Planning Process; Principles of Planning, Planning

Machinery in Pakistan;

VI. Controlling and Co-Ordination: Forms of Controls, Control Mechanism, Process of

Control, Principles of Controlling; Principles Coordination; Machinery for

Coordination; Problems of Coordination in Public Administration in Pakistan.

VII. Basic Concept of Quality Management: Requirement of ISO certification in Office

Management

VIII. Constitutional Provision relating to FPSC and Civil Service

IX. Rules and Regulations relating to FPSC

X. Human Resource and Financial Management

XI. Esta Code 2021

XII. Secretariat Instructions and Office Procedures;

XIII. Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 as amended from time to time