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★ Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
★ Public Notice
📍 Islamabad — 22 August 2025

➤ Replacement of Descriptive Tests with MCQ-Based Tests

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), in its 175th meeting, has decided to replace all descriptive written tests with objective (MCQ-based) tests for posts advertised under General Recruitment.

➤ This decision will apply to all posts from BS-16 to BS-21.
➤ It will be effective for advertisements issued from 21 September 2025 onward
➤ (Consolidated Advertisement No. 04/2025)

★ Test Structure & Passing Criteria
➤ BS-16 & BS-17 (All Posts)
• 📝 One MCQ-based paper
• 📊 100 Marks
• ✅ Passing: 40% in each paper
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer

➤ BS-18 & BS-19

★ Doctors
• 📝 Two MCQ-based papers
• 📊 100 Marks each
• ✅ Passing: 40% in each paper
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25 per wrong answer

★ General Management Posts
• 📝 Two MCQ-based papers
• 📊 100 Marks each
• ✅ Passing: 40%
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25

★ Teaching Posts
• 📝 Two MCQ-based papers
• 📊 100 Marks each
• ✅ Passing: 50%
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25

★ Professional / Technical Posts
• 📝 Two MCQ-based papers
• 📊 100 Marks each
• ✅ Passing: 40%
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25

➤ BS-20 & BS-21 (All Posts)
• 📝 Two MCQ-based papers
• 📊 100 Marks each
• ✅ Passing: 50%
• ❌ Negative Marking: 0.25 per wrong answer

★ Issued by:
Deputy Director (T&S), FPSC