Everybody is a genius.

But if you judge a fish by its

ability to climb a tree, it will live whole life believing
that it is stupid.
Einstein
SUBJECTS APPEARED SUBJECTS APPEARED
Business Admin 759 Political Science 926
Public Admin 1723 Philosophy 73
Sociology 5220 Applied Math 107
Journalism 5823 Physics 236
Comp Science 199 Geology 26
Statistics 223 Geography 2463
USA History 872 Botany 112
Const. Law 808 Zoology 306
Muslim Law 2028 Islamic History 1917
International Law 1946 Pak India History 3049
IntL Relations 1295 British History 367
Punjabi 2771 European History 142
Economics 351 Law 138
Arabic 1142 Psychology 3786
English Literature 224 Urdu 458
SELECTION
Get hold of complete list of subjects
Subjects you are familiar with
Subjects you are comfortable with
New subjects may be interesting to study
Availability of study material
Subjects that traditional fetch good scores
Have a look at previous question papers
Availability of time
Good memory for technical subjects
Good expression for social sciences
PREPARATION
Make a time table
Use internet freely
Study one topic from more than one book
Make a summary of each topic
Jot down points at the end of each summary
Do not over burden yourself
Watch you general health
Sleep well and do physical exercise
Chose a comfortable chair and a table
After studying topic discuss it with friends
Use quotations for illumination
Statistics are used much like a drunk uses lamp post: for
support, not illumination.
Vin Scully
READINGS
Articles on individual topic at internet
Magazines like Jahangir World Time, Time, Foreign Affairs
A good library with latest books
You may use helping books if short of time
Keep summaries on each topic with bullet points
Maximum writing practice

1. Reading question paper thrice:
Cursory reading
Selection of questions you are going to answer
Give priority number to each question
Distribution of time
2. Time management
3. Sequence of attempting question
4. Understand the question well
5. Make an out line
6. Do not repeat question, just write Q No.
7. Interesting start
8. Write neatly
9. Use quotations with correct reference
10. Be logical and rational while giving arguments
11. Give to the point analysis
12. In the end give conclusion recapitulating ideas
13. Spare some time for correcting spellings, etc.
ATTEMPTING A QUESTION
EXPRESSION
Easy, flowing, grammatically correct language,
Do not read controversial literature,
Quote famous authors on the subject,
Avoid clich and flowery language,
Objective of communication,
Small and medium sentences,
Avoid using indirect speed,
Originality of thought,
Jot down your ideas and give them priority numbers
Brevity is the soul of wit. Shakespeare
PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST
Self analysis before appearing in psychological test
Books on psychological tests: Psychological Assessment
by Dr. Waheed Asghar
Be honest in your opinion to an acceptable extent
Demerits: that do not affect other people, with examples
Merits: Extrovert, lively, friendly, patriotic, disciplined
Dont try to be over smart
Do not try to unduly dominate group discussions
Do not interrupt while someone is talking
Do not try to trivialize things
Avoid any sort of sectarian, religious, ethnic prejudices
Be prepared to answer questions like why do you want to
join civil services: balance between personal and public
Be prepared on questions about your hobbies
INTERVIEW
Stress management
Decent dress according to weather and time
Look comfortable and confident
You may be asked questions about your optional subjects
Dont try to be over smart
Acknowledge your deficiencies
Think before you speak
Do not use flukes : everyone does not know everything
Do not play with articles in you hand
Do not fidget
Do not indulge in self pitying
PERSONALITY GROOMING
Natural and Acquired
Company of learned and mature people
Be friendly, cheerful, decent, confident
Adopt standard native accent
Practice to achieve fluency
Keep your posture correct
Dress according to time, weather, occasion
Eye to eye contact while addressing someone
Make the above traits your second nature
SELECTION
PREPARATION
READINGS
EXPRESSION
PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST
INTERVIEW
PERSONALITY GROOMING
RECAP