KPPSC PMS and AETO Written Result: Only 50 of 5,071 Candidates Qualified for 77 Posts
KPPSC's PMS and AETO written result of 4 September 2026 shows 50 of 5,071 candidates qualified for 77 posts. See the stage numbers, deadlines and what is next.
Short answer: Only 50 of the 5,071 candidates who sat the KPPSC written exam for PMS Officer and Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer (AETO) qualified. That is about 1 in 100. The exam covered 77 posts, so the qualified list is shorter than the number of seats.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission (KPPSC) announced the result on 4 September 2026 for an exam held from 20 November to 4 December 2025. We read the two page announcement on 13 October 2026 on the KPPSC site. This page gives the numbers and explains what the deadlines in it meant.
Only 50 of 5,071 candidates who appeared qualified
The announcement covers 55 posts of Provincial Management Service Officer (BPS-17) in the Human Resource Management Department. It also covers 22 posts of Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer (BPS-17). Both come under Advertisement No. 02/2025, serial numbers 1 and 2.
| Stage | Candidates | Share of the stage before |
|---|---|---|
| Applications received | 43,989 | Starting point |
| Shortlisted and admitted to the exam | 9,896 | About 22.5% |
| Appeared in the exam | 5,071 | About 51.2% |
| Qualified | 50 | About 1.0% |
The shares are our own arithmetic from the four figures printed in the announcement.
The shortlist cut 43,989 applications to 9,896
The announcement says 9,896 shortlisted candidates were admitted to a written exam held as per the prescribed syllabus. That is about 22.5% of the applications. It does not explain how the shortlist was made, so we cannot say whether it used a screening test, a merit cut or both.
Just over half of the shortlisted candidates, 5,071 of 9,896, appeared. The announcement does not give a reason for the others. We do not guess.
The qualified list is shorter than the 77 posts
The exam was for 55 PMS posts and 22 AETO posts, 77 in all. Only 50 candidates qualified. That means at least 27 posts could not be filled from this written result alone.
The announcement does not say how the 50 are split between the two posts, or what KPPSC will do about the gap. The announcement is for the written stage only, so even 50 is not a count of final selections.
The qualified candidates come from across the province
The list prints each candidate's district. Abbottabad, Mansehra and Mardan each appear several times. The list also includes candidates from Dir Lower, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Hangu and Tank, so the 50 are spread across the province.
We counted districts by eye from a scanned page, so treat the exact tallies as unverified. The announcement itself gives no district totals, no gender split and no marks for the qualified group. It also gives no pass mark, so we cannot tell you the score that separated the 50 from the rest.
The deadlines in the announcement have passed
The two time limits in the notice are over by now. The first was for the 50 qualified candidates, who had to send documents and a signed proforma to KPPSC by 21 September 2026, 15 days from the notice. The second was for re-totalling, which also ran for 15 days.
- Qualified candidates: submit documents and the proforma by 21 September 2026, under Regulation 12(c) of the KP PSC Regulation 2017.
- Re-totalling: apply within 15 days of the result, with a challan of Rs 500 per paper paid at National Bank of Pakistan.
- Candidates who did not qualify: Detailed Marks Certificates are on the KPPSC website.
The re-totalling fee matches the one KPPSC used in another result this year, covered in the report on the KPPSC Civil Judge result and re-totalling. If a DMC is still online for you, the steps are in the guide to checking your KPPSC result, DMC and interview letter.
What this means for the next PMS exam
The KPPSC site also shows a separate written exam for PMS Officers (BPS-17). KPPSC postponed it on 12 October 2026. It had been set for 14 to 31 October, and the notice on the site gives no new dates. See the reports on the postponement and the original paper schedule.
KPPSC's site also lists an amendment to its function rules dated July 2025 that concerns the passing threshold for the PMS screening test. We could not open that file, so we do not link it to this result. If you plan to sit the next exam, read it on the KPPSC site before you start preparing.
Common questions
How many candidates qualified in the KPPSC PMS and AETO written exam?
Fifty candidates qualified out of 5,071 who appeared. The exam covered 55 PMS posts and 22 AETO posts, 77 in all.
When was the result announced?
KPPSC dated the announcement 4 September 2026. The exam itself ran from 20 November to 4 December 2025.
Can I still apply for re-totalling?
No. The announcement allowed 15 days after the result, with a Rs 500 challan per paper. That period ended in September 2026.
Where can I see my marks if I did not qualify?
The announcement says Detailed Marks Certificates of candidates who could not qualify are on the KPPSC website, www.kppsc.gov.pk.
Are the 50 candidates final selections?
No. This is the written exam result only. The 50 had to submit documents by 21 September 2026. The announcement does not describe later stages.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked on 13 October 2026, Pakistan time. We read the KPPSC announcement of the PMS and AETO written exam result (two pages, dated 4 September 2026) and the KPPSC test results page, updated 12 October 2026. We could not read the July 2025 amendment to the function rules. The shares in the table are our own calculations. We have not named any candidates.
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