FPSC FPO Exam 2026 Time Table: 52nd CTP IRS and Customs Probationers Sit Papers From 30 November
FPSC FPO Exam 2026 for 52nd CTP: IRS papers 30 November to 5 December, Customs to 4 December, 9 am to noon at FPSC HQ Islamabad. Admission certificates out.
Short answer: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has issued the time table and admission certificates for the FPO Examination 2026 of 52nd CTP probationers. Inland Revenue Service (IRS) papers run from 30 November to 5 December 2026. Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) papers run from 30 November to 4 December. Every paper is from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at FPSC Headquarters, Hall-A, Aga Khan Road, F-5/1, Islamabad.
FPSC posted both time tables and the admission certificate link on its jobs page on 13 November 2026. CTP stands for Common Training Programme, the training batch for officers who joined through the CSS exam. FPO is the passing-out exam those probationers must clear. The IRS sitting also includes a re-examination for probationers of the earlier batch who failed a paper.
50 probationers sit the FPO Exam 2026 in two services
The FPO Exam 2026 covers 50 probationers in all. The IRS time table lists 36: 34 from the 52nd CTP and 2 from the 51st CTP sitting failed papers again. The Customs time table lists 14 probationers, all from the 52nd CTP.
| Service | 52nd CTP | 51st CTP (re-exam) | Total | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Revenue Service (IRS) | 34 | 2 | 36 | 30 November to 5 December 2026 |
| Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 30 November to 4 December 2026 |
Both time tables are signed by FPSC's Assistant Director (P&PE) and dated 26 October 2026. They went on the FPSC website on 13 November with the admission certificates.
The IRS time table has six papers from 30 November
IRS probationers sit six papers on six days, from Monday 30 November to Saturday 5 December 2026. Five papers are with books and the last one, the Accountancy Foundation Course, is without books. The two 51st CTP probationers sit only the two income tax papers.
| Date | Paper | Batch and number | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 30 November | Theory and Concepts of Income Tax Law, Paper I | 52nd CTP, 34; 51st CTP, 1 | With books |
| Tuesday 1 December | Computation and Application of Income Tax Law, Paper II | 52nd CTP, 34; 51st CTP, 2 | With books |
| Wednesday 2 December | Theory and Concepts of Sales Tax Law, Paper I | 52nd CTP, 34 | With books |
| Thursday 3 December | Computation and Application of Sales Tax and Federal Excise Laws, Paper II | 52nd CTP, 34 | With books |
| Friday 4 December | Office Procedure and Other Laws | 52nd CTP, 34 | With books |
| Saturday 5 December | Accountancy Foundation Course | 52nd CTP, 34 | Without books |
On Monday, one 51st CTP probationer sits the income tax theory paper. On Tuesday, two sit the computation paper. That is why the IRS total of 36 includes two from the earlier batch.
The Customs time table has five papers ending 4 December
Customs probationers sit five papers from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December 2026. Four papers allow bare act books, meaning the text of the laws without commentary. The last paper, Digital Customs, is without books.
| Date | Paper | Books |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 30 November | Customs Law and Practice I | With bare act books |
| Tuesday 1 December | Customs Law and Practice II | With bare act books |
| Wednesday 2 December | Customs Tariff, Controls, Trade Agreements and Office Management | With bare act books |
| Thursday 3 December | Sales Tax, Income Tax and Allied Laws | With bare act books |
| Friday 4 December | Digital Customs | Without books |
All 14 Customs probationers sit every paper. There is no re-examination group in the Customs time table.
Download the FPO admission certificate in 4 steps
FPSC has put the FPO Exam 2026 admission certificates on its candidate portal. Open the link on the FPSC jobs page under "FPO Examination-2026 of 52nd CTP Probationers (IRS and PCS)", find your certificate and download it.
- Open fpsc.gov.pk and go to Jobs, then the FPO Examination 2026 notice dated 13 November.
- Click the link to download admission certificates for FPO Exam 2026 (52nd CTP, IRS and PCS). It opens on cp.fpsc.gov.pk.
- Download your certificate from that page.
- Check your name, service and papers against the time table above.
The FPSC admission certificate download page explains the usual portal steps if the link gives trouble.
Report at 8:15 am, doors close at 8:45 am
FPSC's standard timing rule covers all its exams. For a paper that starts at 9:00 am, report at the exam hall by 8:15 am, 45 minutes early. The hall doors close at 8:45 am, 15 minutes before the start, and no one is let in after that.
FPSC is strict that the "exam hall" means the room where you sit, not the building or compound. Being inside FPSC Headquarters at 8:45 am is not enough if you are not in Hall-A. The FPSC exam day rules list what else to bring and what is banned.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Reporting time at Hall-A |
| 8:45 am | Doors close, no entry after this |
| 9:00 am | Paper starts |
| 12:00 noon | Paper ends |
Probationers in these two services joined through the CSS exam. The next cohort's route starts with the CSS 2027 schedule.
Common questions
When does the FPO Exam 2026 start?
On Monday 30 November 2026, for both the Inland Revenue Service and the Pakistan Customs Service.
Where is the FPO Exam 2026 held?
At FPSC Headquarters, Hall-A, Aga Khan Road, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
What are the FPO exam timings?
Every paper runs from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Report by 8:15 am. Doors close at 8:45 am.
Which FPO papers are without books?
The IRS Accountancy Foundation Course on 5 December and the Customs Digital Customs paper on 4 December.
How many probationers are in the FPO Exam 2026?
50 in all: 36 in IRS, including 2 from the 51st CTP, and 14 in Customs.
How we verified this
What we checked and where we read it.
We read the two FPSC time tables for the FPO Examination 2026 (No. F. 4-3/2026 (IRS)/P&PE and No. F. 4-8/2026 (PCS)/P&PE) and the admission certificate notice of 13 November 2026 on the FPSC jobs page on 14 November 2026. The reporting and door-closing times are from FPSC's public notice on standard exam timings of 26 March 2026, which applies to all FPSC exams.
About the author
Public Services and Education Journalist
Fajr Riaz is a journalist and content writer at Pakistan Era, based in Lahore. She covers the questions people meet in everyday life in Pakistan: how a public service works, what a change in the rules means, and where to find a reliable answer.
