The Punjab Public Service Commission has announced the Combined Competitive Examination (PMS) 2026 through Advertisement No. 12/2026: 48 posts — Provincial Management Service (PMS) Officer (BS-17) 30 posts, and Excise & Taxation Inspector (BS-16) 18 posts allotted to the PMS cadre. The case data below is from the official advertisement; the syllabus block reproduces the official PPSC PMS syllabus structure. This post was prepared from fresh aggregator evidence for the advertisement because the PPSC website served a stale cached page at the time of preparation — verify the case on ppsc.gop.pk before applying.
Job Details
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Department / Organization | Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) — Combined Competitive Examination (PMS) 2026, Advertisement No. 12/2026, announcement dated 6 November 2026 (per advertisement reporting) |
| Posts | 48 posts in total — PMS Officer (BS-17): 30 posts; Excise & Taxation Inspector (BS-16, allotted to the PMS cadre): 18 posts |
| Eligibility / education | Bachelor's degree (second division) from an HEC-recognized university |
| Age limit | 21–28 years on 1 January 2026, plus 5 years general relaxation (male) / 8 years (female) = 33 / 36 years upper limits; government servants: as per rules (PMS age rule as printed) |
| Domicile / quota | Punjab domicile; quotas as printed in the advertisement (open merit, women, minority and other quotas per the printed breakup) |
| Application fee | Rs 1,000 (as printed for this case) |
| Last date to apply | Monday, 30 November 2026 |
| Test date | Written examination at Lahore and other centres as scheduled by PPSC after the closing date; an MCQ screening may be held first if the number of applications is large (PPSC practice) |
| How / where to apply | Apply online only at ppsc.gop.pk. Read the advertisement's instructions on the portal before submitting; the portal's printed version governs. |
Paper Pattern
The written examination carries 1,200 marks: six compulsory subjects of 600 marks and optional subjects of 600 marks (three subjects of 200 marks each chosen from the official groups). Psychological assessment and interview follow for candidates who qualify the written part. The compulsory papers are: English Essay (100), English (Precis, Comprehension & Translation) (100), Urdu (Essay, Precis, Comprehension & Translation) (100), Islamic Studies (100 — Ethics for non-Muslims), Pakistan Studies (100), and General Knowledge (100 — MCQ paper: Pakistan studies, current affairs, geography, basic mathematics, English, Urdu, everyday science and basic computer studies). Optional groups (official PPSC PMS list): Group A — Commerce & Accounting (200), Economics (200), Business Administration (200), Public Administration (200); Group B — Agriculture (200), Veterinary Science (200), Botany (200), Zoology (200); Group C — Mathematics (200), Computer Science (200), Statistics (200), Principal of Engineering (200); Group D — Physics (200), Chemistry (200), Geology (200), Geography (200); Group E — Political Science (200), History (200), Law (200), Mass Communication (200); Group F — Philosophy (200), Psychology (200), Sociology (200), Social Work (200); Group G — languages, one of Arabic, English Literature, Urdu Literature, Persian, Punjabi (200). Rules: a minimum of 40% in each paper and 50% aggregate (600/1200) in the written part to qualify for interview; negative marking −0.25 per wrong answer in MCQ-type papers. These particulars reproduce the official PPSC PMS syllabus page; the current advertisement and portal instructions govern in case of any change.
Preparation Material (Our Own)
- Combined Services Quiz Pack (free online practice pack for combined/competitive examinations) — Start the Combined Services Quiz
- Islamiat MCQs — Free Practice Sets (subject page for the Islamic studies portion) — Islamiat subject page
- English MCQs Mega Book (solved English MCQs book) — english-mcqs-book.pdf
- Pakistan Studies MCQs Mega Book (solved Pakistan Studies MCQs book) — pakistan-studies-mcqs-mega-book.pdf
Quiz
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