ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Thursday announced the final results of CSS Competitive Examination 2025 with the pass rate barely scraping past two percent, underscoring the exceptionally tough nature of the country’s most competitive recruitment processes for the federal bureaucracy.
According to the commission, a total of 12,792 candidates appeared in the written examination, out of which only 355 cleared the written stage, resulting in a pass percentage of around 2.7.
It said 170 candidates had been recommended for allocation to various occupational groups under the available vacancies and quota system, including 84 men and 86 women. Usaid Rafique secured the first position, followed by Muhammad Mohsin Khalid in second place and Tariq Hafeez in third. The FPSC said the top 30 position holders had been allocated to the Pakistan Administrative Service and Police Service of Pakistan, while none of them were allocated to the Foreign Service of Pakistan.
According to the provincial breakdown, 23 of the top 30 candidates belong to Punjab while Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have two candidates each. Three candidates from Balochistan also made it to the top 30
