CSS 2027 Written Exam Apply Online in Pakistan: Rs 2,200 Fee, Last Date 25 November and Hard Copy by 4 December

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) issued the public notice for the written part of CSS CE-2027 on 8 November 2026. Online applications opened on 10 November. Below are the dates, the eligibility rules, the fee, the steps and the three mistakes that cost candidates their seat.

CSS CE-2027 written exam applications close on 25 November 2026

FPSC's notice gives four dates. Online applications run from 10 to 25 November 2026. The hard copy must reach FPSC before 4 December. Admission certificates go up by 8 January 2027, and the written exam starts on 27 January 2027.

The exam will be held in 19 cities. FPSC will not post admission certificates. You download your own from the FPSC website.

Only MPT 2027 passers can apply

The written exam is open only to candidates who qualified the MCQ-based Preliminary Test (MPT) for CSS 2027. FPSC's pass list has 42,684 names. Another 4,283 candidates failed and 3 results were withheld. An MPT pass from an earlier year does not count.

Passing the MPT is not enough on its own. You must also meet every rule below on the cut-off date of 31 December 2026:

• At least a bachelor's degree in second division.
• A self-domicile certificate, meaning a domicile in your own name.
• Age between 21 and 30 years. A two-year relaxation is allowed only for the categories in Rule 6 of the CSS rules.

FPSC admits candidates provisionally at their own risk. If you are found ineligible at any stage, even after the interview, your candidature is cancelled. The MPT pass mark was 66 of 200, as set out with the CSS MPT 2027 answer keys.

The Rs 2,200 fee is paid only through a PSID

The CSS CE-2027 written exam fee is Rs 2,200. You generate a 15-digit PSID on the FPSC portal and pay it through 1-Link: ATM, mobile banking such as Easypaisa or JazzCash, internet banking, or the counter of any 1-Link member bank. Old TR-6 challans, cheques and bank drafts are refused.

The PSID route is the same one FPSC uses for its job tests, explained in paying an FPSC fee by PSID. Pay early. A payment made in the last hours of 25 November leaves no time to finish the form.

Apply for the CSS written exam in 6 steps

You apply with the same login and password you used for the MPT. Complete the profile, pay the PSID, log in again, choose your optional subjects, groups and centre, submit, then post the signed hard copy. Paying the fee alone does not submit your application.

1. Open the Apply Online link on fpsc.gov.pk and log in with your MPT 2027 login and password.
2. Complete your profile and generate the PSID for Rs 2,200.
3. Pay the PSID through 1-Link before 25 November.
4. Log in again and finish the form: optional subjects from Appendix I, your occupational groups in order and your exam centre.
5. Submit, then check that the application shows under Application History.
6. Print the form, sign it, and send it with attested copies of your degrees, CNIC and domicile and 4 photographs, so it reaches FPSC before 4 December.

FPSC says no changes may be allowed after submission. Choose your optional subjects with care. The CSS optional subjects list shows the seven groups and the 600-mark rule.

Some candidates must attach an annexure

FPSC lists five annexures with the CSS CE-2027 application. Each is a certificate for a specific group of candidates. Most candidates need none of them. Attach one only if it applies to you, signed by the officer the form names.

Government employees should arrange Annexure E early. A department can take days to sign, and the hard copy deadline of 4 December does not move.

Three mistakes that cancel a CSS application

The three mistakes FPSC warns about are stopping after paying the fee, sending the hard copy late or incomplete, and applying while ineligible on 31 December 2026. Any one of them ends the application, and the notice says late or incomplete hard copies will not be accepted.

• Fee paid, form not finished. If it is not in Application History, it was not submitted.
• Hard copy late or incomplete. It must reach FPSC before 4 December, not just be posted by then.
• Not eligible on the cut-off date. Degree result, age and domicile are all judged on 31 December 2026.

For preparation, FPSC's own CSS past papers from 2023 to 2026 and its suggested book list are free.

Common questions

What is the last date to apply for the CSS 2027 written exam?

25 November 2026 for the online application and fee. The signed hard copy must reach FPSC before 4 December 2026.

What is the CSS 2027 written exam fee?

Rs 2,200, paid through a 15-digit PSID on 1-Link. Challans, cheques and drafts are not accepted.

When will the CSS 2027 written exam start?

FPSC has set Wednesday 27 January 2027 as the tentative start, in 19 cities.

How many candidates passed the CSS MPT 2027?

FPSC's pass list has 42,684 candidates. The fail list has 4,283, and 3 results were withheld.

Can I change my optional subjects after submitting?

FPSC's notice says no changes may be allowed after submission, so check every choice before you submit.

Where do I get the CSS 2027 admission certificate?

On the FPSC website, by 8 January 2027. FPSC does not post it.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

We read FPSC's public notice for CSS CE-2027 (No. F.2/1/2026-CE, 8 November 2026) and its annexure list on the FPSC jobs page on 14 November 2026, along with the MPT 2027 result press note of 4 November on the FPSC MPT results page. The pass, fail and withheld counts are the last serial numbers in FPSC's three result lists, which run to 610, 62 and 1 pages. The press note gives the application window as 10 to 25 November, and the public notice says applications are invited well before 25 November. Questions go to FPSC on UAN 051-111-000-248.