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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

(Curriculum & Research Wing)
Schemes and Syllabi for Screening/Professional Tests as well as Descriptive Examination
Relating to Posts Advertised under Consolidated Advertisement No. 03/2024
S. Case No. Particulars of Post(s) Qualifications/Experience for Test Specification Topics of Syllabi
No F.4- the Posts
1. 44/2024 Assistant Director (Legal) (BS- i. Second Class or Grade ‘C’ LLB Part-I
Objective Type Test (MCQ)
17) Federal Investigation degree from a University Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Agency, Ministry Of Interior recognized by HEC. Part-I Part-II
ii. Two (2) years (post qualification)  Basic knowledge of Criminal Procedure Code,
English = 20 marks
experience of legal practice /  Basic knowledge of “Qanun-e-Shahadat Order”,
prosecution working in legal Part-II 1984
field.  Basic knowledge of Pakistan Penal Code,
Professional Test=80 marks  Anti Money Laundering Act 2010
 Cyber Security,
 FIA Act, 1974
Note: For Pre-selected candidates, syllabus for
Descriptive Test is at Page-6 below
2. 45/2024 Appraising / Valuation Officer i. Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Objective Type Test (MCQ) Part-I
(BS-16), Revenue Division, Bachelor’s degree from a Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Federal Board of Revenue. recognized University with Part-I
Part-II
Economics, Commerce,
Statistics, Accounting, Computer English = 20 marks  Basic Arithmetic
Science, Law, Pharmacy,  Algebra
Chemistry or Physics as one of Part-II  Ratios
the subjects or B.Sc.  Percentages
Engineering in any specialty. General Intelligence  Arithmetic Means
ii. Computer literacy up to the level Test = 80 marks  Current Affairs.
of MS Word, MS Power Point  Issues/Challenges at National and International
and MS Excel. Level during the last 5 years
 Pakistan Affairs & Islamic Studies
 Basic Level knowledge
 Basic Computer Operation in MS Office
Note : (Equal weightage for each topic at Part-II)
Note: For Pre-selected candidate, syllabus for
Descriptive Test is at Page-7 below
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S. Case No. Particulars of Post(s) Qualifications/Experience for Test Specification Topics of Syllabi
No F.4- the Posts
3. 48/2024 Secondary School Teacher Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Part-I
Objective Type Test (MCQ)
(Computer Science) (Male) (BS- Master’s Degree / Bachelor’s
17), Federal Directorate of degree (04 years duration) in Part-I Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Education, Ministry of Federal relevant subject with 2nd Class or English =20 marks
Education & Professional Grade ‘C’ M.Ed / B.Ed. / B.Ed. Part-II (Masters Level)
Training. (Hons) / Associate Diploma in Part-II  Data Communication & Networking,
Education or equivalent Subject Test = 50 marks  C/C++ Language,
qualification from a University  Operating System Unix/Linux
recognized by HEC. Part-III  Windows operating systems
Professional Test=30 marks
 Oracle/PLSQL,
 System Analysis & Design,
 Operating System concepts,
 Security and Ethical issues
 Management Information System,
 Web Programming,

Part-III

 Teaching Techniques and Methodology

 Classroom Management and Discipline
 Testing and Evaluation
 Knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy
4. 49/2024 Secondary School Teacher Second Class or Grade ‘C’ For (A) Geography
Objective Type Test (MCQ)
(Female) (BS-17), Master’s Degree / Bachelor’s
A) Geography degree (04 years duration) in Part-I Part-I
B) Physics relevant subject with Second Class English =20 marks
Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Federal Directorate of Education, or Grade ‘C’ M.Ed / B.Ed. / B.Ed.
Ministry of Federal Education & (Hons) / Associate Diploma in Part-II Part-II (Masters Level)
Professional Training. Education or equivalent Subject Test = 50 marks  Physical Geography
qualification from a University  Factor of climate and environmental change
recognized by HEC. Part-III  Geography of Pakistan,
 Human Geography (Renewable Resources,
Professional Test=30 marks Recycling Resources, Sustainable resources.
The Demographic Transition)
 Climatology/Metrology,
 Environmental Geography,
 GIS Techniques,

Part-III
 Teaching Techniques and Methodology,
 Classroom Management and Discipline,
 Testing and Evaluation
 Knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy
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S. Case No. Particulars of Post(s) Qualifications/Experience for Test Specification Topics of Syllabi
No F.4- the Posts
For (B) Physics
Part-I
Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Part-II (Masters Level)
 Heat and Thermodynamics,
 Waves and Optics,
 Electrostatic,
 Electricity and Magnetism,
 Atomic and Modern Physics,
 Basic Solid State Physics,
 Electrodynamics,
 Mechanics
Part-III
 Teaching Techniques and Methodology
 Classroom Management and Discipline
 Testing and Evaluation
 Knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy
5. 53/2024 Assistant Security Officer (BS- Retired / Released Officers of the Objective Type Test (MCQ) Part-I
16), MVRDE, Ministry of Defence Armed Forces including JCOs Part-I Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring.
Production. holding Honorary Commission in English =20 marks Part-II
the Rank of Lieutenant / Captain.  Official Secret Act, 1923
Part-II
 Classification of Security
Professional Test =80 marks  Classification and treatment of Protected
documents
 Cyber Security
 Army Regulations (Instructions)
 General Security/Emergency Drills
 Use of MS Office
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S. Case No. Particulars of Post(s) Qualifications/Experience for Test Specification Topics of Syllabi
No F.4- the Posts
6. 54/2024 Demonstrator (Male) (BS-16), Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Part-I
Objective Type Test (MCQ)
Federal Government Educational Master’s degree in Physics / Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Institutions (FGEI), (Cantts / Chemistry / Biology. Part-I Part-II
Garrisons), Ministry of Defence.  Physics:
English = 20 marks
 Heat & Thermodynamics,
Part-II  Electrostatics,
 Electromagnetism,
General Science  Waves and Optics
Test=80 marks  Chemistry:
 Thermodynamics,
 Nature, Properties and States of Matter,
 Gases, Liquids & Solids,
 Organic Chemistry.
 Biology:
 Viruses & Algae
 Bryophyte
 Protozoa
 Mollusca
 Maintenance and Management of Science
Laboratories
7. 57/2024 Range Forest Officer (BS-16), Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Objective Type Test (MCQ) Part-I
Forest, Parks & Wildlife Gilgit Bachelor’s degree in Forestry/ Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring.
Baltistan, Ministry of Kashmir Forestry & Range Management or Part-I Part-II
Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan. equivalent qualification from a  Silviculture
University recognized by the HEC. English = 20 marks  Forest Management
 Range Management
Part-II
 Watershed Management
Professional Test = 80  Forest types of Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan
marks  Forest mensuration/Biometrics
 Forest Ecology
 Forest Utilization
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S. Case No. Particulars of Post(s) Qualifications/Experience for Test Specification Topics of Syllabi
No F.4- the Posts
8. 58/2024 Data Processing Assistant (BS- i. Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Part-I
Objective Type Test (MCQ)
16), Economic Affairs Division. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring.
Science / IT or equivalent from Part-I Part-II
an Institute / University  Arithmetic Logical Unit, Memory (RAM, ROM)
English = 20 marks
recognized by the HEC OR Types of RAM, Ports, etc.
Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Part-II  Input and Output Devices,
Bachelor’s degree with Math /  Use of Microsoft Office
Statistics / Physics / Economics Professional Test=80 marks
 Application and System Software,
and one year diploma in  Electronic Data Processing
Computer from an Institute /  Management Information System
University recognized by the  Storage and Multimedia,
HEC.
 Network & Security Issues,
ii. Two (2) years (post qualification)
experience in relevant field.
9. 59/2024 Physical Training Instructor Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Objective Type Test (MCQ) Part-I
(Male) (BS-16), Federal Master’s degree in Health & Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring
Government Educational Physical Education or equivalent Part-I Part-II (Masters Level)
Institution (FGEI), Directorate, qualification from a University /  Curriculum Development in Physical Education,
(Cantt / Garrison) Schools, Institution recognized by HEC. OR English =20 marks  Rules of games (Hockey, Volley Ball)
Ministry of Defence. Second Class or Grade ‘C’  Basics of Human Anatomy
Bachelor’s degree with Diploma in Part-II  Administrative and Management in Sports,
Physical Education or equivalent  Sports Nutrition,
qualification from a University /  Trauma and Rehabilitation,
Professional Test=80 marks
Institution recognized by HEC.  Test, Measurement and Evaluation in Physical
Education & Sports
 Athletic Injuries,
 Handicap Sports Organization
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Syllabus for Descriptive Test of

F.4-44/2024 (Assistant Director (Legal))

Max Marks: 100 Qualifying Standard 40% Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Law : 100 Marks

I. Definitions of Crime

II. All Provisions of:

i. Concept of arbitration, arbitration with or without intervention of court and in civil
suits.
ii. Establishment of Civil Courts with their Original & Appellate Jurisdiction.
iii. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
iv. Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
v. Qanun-e-Shahdat Order, 1984
vi. Criminal Procedure Code, 1898
vii. Anti Money Laundering Act 2010
viii. FIA Act 1974
SUGGESTED READINGS

S.No. Title Author

1. Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 M. Mahmood
2. Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 Shaukat Mahmood
3. Law of Evidence Justice (R) Khalid ur Rahman Khan as
4. Qanun-e-Shahdat Order, 1984 adapted from Principles and Digest of
the Law of Evidence by M. Monir
5. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Aamir Raza A. Khan
6. The Arbitration Laws in Pakistan M. Mahmood
7. Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 Nisar Ahmad Nisar
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Syllabus for Descriptive Test of Case No.

F.4-45/2024 (Appraising / Valuation Officer)

Part-I (English Essay): 40 Marks

Candidates will be required to write an Essay in English comprising 1000 words from a set of
four given topics. Candidates are expected to reflect comprehensive knowledge on a selected
topic. Candidate’s articulation, expression and technical approach to the style of English Essay
writing will be examined.

Part-II (Current Affairs): 30 Marks

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate knowledge on current affairs related to the
following:

 CPEC and Pakistan,

 Kashmir Issue,
 Pak US relations
 Afghanistan Crisis

Part-III (Islamic Studies/Pakistan Studies): 30 Marks

I. Islamic Studies
Introduction to Islam, Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as Role Model, Status of
Woman in Islam, Articles of Faith, Islamic Code of Life, Islamic Concept of Human Rights
II. Pakistan Studies

Parliamentary democracy in Pakistan under 1973 Constitution, Salient features of the

Constitution of Pakistan 1973, Economic Challenges for Pakistan, Major social problems of
Pakistan.
SUGGESTED READINGS
S.No. Title Author
1. International Organization (Second Edition) Volker Rittberger, Bernhard Zangl and
2012 Andress Kruck
2. Pakistan and World Affairs Shamshad Ahmad (Edition-2015)
3. Constitution of Pakistan 1973
4. Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Schofield, Victoria. New York: I.B.Tauria,
Unending War. 2003.
5. Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Jalal, Aisha and Bose, Sugata.
Economy. New York: Routledge, 1998.
6. Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in Adeney, Katharine. , New York: Palgrave
India and Pakistan. Macmillan, 2007.
7. Pakistan’s Energy Sector: From Crisis to Crisis- Zaid Alahdad
Breaking the Chain
For Islamic Studies
8. Introduction to Islam Dr. Hamidullah
9. Islam: its meaning and Message Khurshid Ahmad
10. Insan e Kamil Dr Khalid Alvi
11. Islami Tehzeeb Kay Chund Darakhshan Pehloo Mustafa Sabali
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Schemes and Syllabi for Written Examination (Descriptive) for

All Posts in BS-18 & BS-19 (other than Doctors) included in
Consolidated Advertisement No. 03/2024
PAPER-I: ENGLISH
Max Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours
(i) English Essay-50 Marks: Candidates will be required to write an Essay in English
comprising 1500 words from a set of six given topics. Candidates are expected to reflect
comprehensive and research based knowledge on a selected topic. Candidate’s
articulation, expression and technical approach to the style of English Essay writing will be
examined.
(ii) English (Composition and Précis)-50 Marks:
The examination will test the candidate’s abilities to handle Précis Writing, Reading
Comprehension, Sentence Structuring, Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary, etc.
Précis Writing (10 marks): A selected passage with an orientation of generic
understanding and enough flexibility for compression shall be given for précising and
suggesting an appropriate title.
Reading Comprehension (10 marks): A selected passage that is rich in substance but
not very technical or discipline-specific shall be given, followed by five questions, each
carrying 2 marks.
Grammar and Vocabulary (10 marks): Correct usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions,
Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms etc.
Sentence Correction (5 marks): Ten sentences shall be given each having a clear
structural flaw in terms of grammar or punctuation. The candidates shall be asked to
rewrite them with really needed correction only, without marking unnecessary alterations.
No two or more sentences should have exactly the same problem, and 2-3 sentences
shall be based on correction of punctuation marks.
Grouping of Words (5 marks): A random list of ten words of moderate standard
(neither very easy nor utterly unfamiliar) shall be given, to be grouped by the candidates in
pairs of those having similar or opposite meaning, as may be clearly directed in the
question.
Pairs of Words (5 marks): Five pairs shall be given of seemingly similar words with
different meanings, generally confused in communication, for bringing out the difference in
meaning of any five of them by first explaining them in parenthesis and then using them in
sentences.
Translation (5 marks): Ten short Urdu sentences involving structural composition,
significant terms and figurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately
translated in English.
SUGGESTED READINGS
Sr. No. Title Author
1. English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy
2. Practical English Usage M. Swan
3. Practical English Grammar and Composition S.C. Gupta
4. Improve your Punctuation & Grammar Marion Field
5. The Little, Brown Handbook H. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron
6. A University English Grammar R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum
7. Write Better, Speak Better Readers Digest Association
8. Modern English in Action Henry Christ
9. Exploring the World of English Syed Saadat Ali Shah
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PAPER-II: PROFESSIONAL
Max Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Case No. F.4-46/2024-R

Particulars of post Deputy Chief (BS-19), Transport & Communication Section, Ministry of
Planning, Development and Special Initiatives.
Minimum i. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications in Civil Engineering or
Qualification & Electrical Engineering.
Experience: ii. Ten (10) years (post qualification) experience of work and/or
research relating to transport, ports, roads, bridges, telegraphs,
telephones, radio or other branches of transport or communication.

Part-I: 25 Marks (MCQ)

 25 MCQ Questions on Part-II & III.
Part-II (Research and Planning) (Subjective) : 25 Marks
I. Communication Skills, Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
Paragraph writing, Essay writing, Translation skills, Study skills, Academic skills,
Academic writing, Technical Report writing, Progress report writing, Presentation skills
II. Planning and Management
a) Project Management
Project Management, Processes Integration Management, Project Plan
Development, Project Plan Execution and Overall Change Control, PERT, Gantt
Chart, CPM
b) Scope Management
Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification and Scope Change
Control.
c) Communications Management
Communications Planning, Information Distribution, Performance Reporting and
Administrative Closure.
d) Risk Management
Risk Identification, Risk Quantification, Risk Response Development and Risk
Response Control.
e) Statistical Techniques
All statistical techniques related to Planning & Research

Part-III (Professional) (Subjective) : 50 Marks

I. Civil Engineering Fundamentals:

Structures; stress, strain, shearing force and bending moment concepts, beams,
columns, footing. Simply supported and Cantilever beams, Pulleys and gears.
Estimation, Quantity Surveying, Composite Schedule of Rates, Surveying and
Levelling, Plain Tabling, Theodolite Survey;

II. Costing, Accounting and Budgeting:

Net present value, Net future value, cash flows, auditing, income statement, balance
sheet, taxation, financial risk management, cost analysis.
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III. Electricity & Electronics

Electricity & Magnetism; Electrical potential, Resistance, Laws of resistance,
Conductance, Conductivity, Impedance, Ohm law, Resistance in series and in
parallel, practical resistors, work, power, Energy, Joule’s law of electric field intensity,
Gauss’s Theorem, Capacitor, Capacitance, Capacitors in parallel and series. Force
on a conductor in a magnetic field, electrical and magnetic circuits, leakage flux,
Relation between magnetism and electricity, Induced emf, induced current and
directions, Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic inductions, Lenz’s law, dynamically
induced emf, Self inductance, mutual inductance and inductance in series/parallel,
magnetic hysteresis, Energy stored in magnetic field, Generation of alternating
currents and voltages.

IV. Electrical Machines

DC Motors: Shunt, Series and Compound Motors, Speed and Torque Relations.
Transformers: Principle, Construction, Voltage transformation ratio, Step-
up/stepdown transformers, Copper & Iron Losses, Transformer connections; delta
and star.

AC Motors: Induction motor, Synchronous motor, Performance, Efficiency. Single

phase and three phase Motors.

Generators: Principle, Construction, Different components of generators. AC

Generators, DC Generators.

SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Title Author
1. Practical English Grammar A.J. Thomson and A.V.
Martinet.
2. Writing. Upper-Intermediate Rob Nolasco.
3. Study Skills Riachard Yorky
4. Writing. Advanced Ron White.
5. College Writing Skills John Langan.
6. Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Management Institute
(PMI) standards committee
7. Software Project Management S.A. Kelkar, A Concise Study,
Prentice Hall of India.
8. Plain and reinforced concrete Nilson.
9. Strength of material Andrew Pytel and Singer.
10. Civil Engineer’s Reference Book LS Blake
11. Surveying and Levelling T.P Kanetaker.
12. Public Health Engineering STEEL.
13. Fluid mechanics with engineering applications Finnemore/ Franzini.
14. Electrical Technology B.L. Tharaja
15. Electronic Devices and Circuits. Bogart
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PAPER-II: PROFESSIONAL
Max Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Case No. F.4-47/2024-R
Particulars of post Assistant Chief (BS-18), Health Section, Ministry of Planning,
Development and Special Initiatives.
Minimum i. Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Master’s Degree or equivalent
Qualification & qualifications in Health Planning, Nutrition Planning. Or M.B.B.S. Or
Experience: equivalent.
ii. Three (3) years post qualification experience of work and / or
research relating to medicine, surgery or public health or in planning
and development in these fields.

Part-I: 25 Marks (MCQ)

 25 MCQ Questions on Part-II & III.

Part-II (Research and Planning) (Subjective) : 25 Marks

I. Communication Skills, Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
Paragraph writing, Essay writing, Translation skills, Study skills, Academic skills,
Academic writing, Technical Report writing, Progress report writing, Presentation skills
II. Planning and Management
f) Project Management
Project Management, Processes Integration Management, Project Plan
Development, Project Plan Execution and Overall Change Control, PERT, Gantt
Chart, CPM
g) Scope Management
Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification and Scope Change
Control.
h) Communications Management
Communications Planning, Information Distribution, Performance Reporting and
Administrative Closure.
i) Risk Management
Risk Identification, Risk Quantification, Risk Response Development and Risk
Response Control.
j) Statistical Techniques
All statistical techniques related to Planning & Research

Part-III (Professional) (Subjective) : 50 Marks

i. Meaning and Significance of Health Education
a. Definition and scope of Health Education
b. Relationship of Health Education with Physical Education
c. Importance of Health Education in Community

ii. Community Health

a. Concepts in Community Health
b. Health & Welfare
c. Health & Development
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d. Infectious diseases, Epidemiology

e. Disease Transmission
f. Immunity
g. Disease prevention and control
h. Disinfection
i. Symptoms, causes and prevention of most common communicable
diseases
j. Epidemology of non-communicable diseases and condition

iii. Environment and Human Health

a. Toxic pollutants and their effect on health
b. Mechanisms of action of drugs producing toxic effects of drugs on
human body
c. Carcinogenic agents
d. Chemicals in food
e. Biological effects of Radiation
f. Sources of pollution: Air, Water, Noise

SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Titles Author
1. Practical English Grammar A.J. Thomson and A.V.
Martinet.
2. Writing. Upper-Intermediate Rob Nolasco.
3. Study Skills Riachard Yorky
4. Writing. Advanced Ron White.
5. College Writing Skills John Langan.
6. Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Management Institute
(PMI) standards committee
7. Software Project Management S.A. Kelkar, A Concise Study,
Prentice Hall of India.
8. Global Climatic Change Honghton and R A,
9. Health Factors for College Students Maude Lee & Heredge E T.
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PAPER-II: PROFESSIONAL
Max Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Case No. F.4-51/2024-R

Particulars of post Director (HRDC) (BS-19), National Library of Pakistan, National
Heritage & Culture Division.
Minimum i. Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Master’s degree in Library Science or
Qualification & Library and Information Science or equivalent qualification from a
Experience: University recognized by HEC.
ii. Twelve (12) year (post qualification) experience in the relevant field.

Part-I: 25 Marks (MCQ)

 25 MCQ Questions on Part-II.

Part-II: 75 Marks (Descriptive)

(Library/Information Science)
I. Information, Library and Society
Nature of information and knowledge. Library and Information Profession, Library and its
role in Society. Information society. Communication and information management. Social
information. Economic aspects of information. Information policy. Freedom of information.
Information privacy. Intellectual property. Information ethics.
II. Use of Emerging Technologies in Library
Information and other library technologies. Hardware. Software. Operating system.
Telecommunications and networks. Internet and the WWW, barcode technology, wireless
technology and virtual private network (VPN). Social networking. Email. Word processing.
Spreadsheets. Presentation software. Desktop publishing. Databases. Library security
systems. Tele-lifts. Digitization hardware and software. Reprographic technology.
III. Organization of Information
Historical development of the organization of information. Systems for organization of
information: Environments, Storage and Retrieval tools, Encoding standards, Cataloguing
Codes, Current systems. The information organization process: Surrogate/Metadata
records: Description, Access; Authority control. Subject access: Analysis, Verbal subject
approaches, Classification. Organization and administration: Arrangement, Management
issues. Problems of information organization in Pakistan.
IV. Basic Reference Sources
Definition. Evaluation Criteria. Bibliographies-- General bibliographies, Basic guides to
reference materials, Library catalogs; Serials guides; Indexes and abstracts; HEC NDL;
Dictionaries and thesauri; Almanacs and fact books; Encyclopedias; Directories;
Biographical sources; Geographical sources-- Maps, atlases & gazetteers; Reference Web
sites; Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00). Evaluation
V. Management of Library and Information Services
Basic theories and principles of administration for effective management of public,
academic, and special libraries and information centres, With emphasis on planning,
organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting. Administrative
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aspects of public and technical services, facilities, rules and regulations, evaluation, public
relations, inter-agency cooperation, and change management. Library space management.
VI. Research Methodology
Definition. Types of research. Research methods. Research problem. Theory formulation.
Literature review. Research questions / hypotheses. Sampling. Data collection. Data
analysis and Interpretation. Report writing. Dissemination of results. Research proposal.
Research ethics. Research in library & information science.

SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Title Author
1. Practical research methods for librarians and Beck, S. E., & Manuel, K.
information professionals. (2007).
2. Reference and information services: An Bopp, R. E., & Smith, L. C.
introduction. (2001).
3. Future Librarians: dreams, Madness & reality. Crawford, W and Gorman,
Micheal(1995).
4. Management basics for information Evans, G. E., Layzell Ward,
professionals. P., Rugaas, B., & Evans, G.
E. (2007).
5. Computers for librarians: An introduction to the Ferguson, S., & Hebels, R.
electronic library. (2003).
6. Libraries in society. Gerard, D. (1978).
7. Organising knowledge in a global society: Harvey, D. R., Hider, P., &
Principles and practice in libraries and Harvey, D. R. (2004).
information centres.
8. Introduction to reference work: Vol. 1, Katz, W. A. (2002).
9. Paper to digital: Documents in the information Liu, Z. (2008).
age.
10. The practical library manager. Massis, B. E. (2003).
11. Internet technologies and information services. Miller, J. B. (2008).
12. The electronic library. Rowley, J. (2001).
13. Organizing knowledge: An introduction to Rowley, J. E., & Farrow, J.
managing access to information. (2000).
14. Library and information centre management. Stueart, R. D. & Moran, B. B.
(2007).
15. The organization of Information. Taylor, A. G., & Joudrey, D.
N. (2008).
16. The information age: Current controversies. Torr, J. D. (2003).
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PAPER-II: PROFESSIONAL
Max Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Case No. F.4-52/2024-R

Particulars of post Director (Water & Hydropower) (BS-19), Ministry of Water
Resources.
Minimum i. M. Phil./MS or Second Class or Grade ‘C’ Master’s or Bachelor’s (4
Qualification & years education) degree in Water Resources Engineering / Water
Experience: Resources Engineering & Management / Hydrology / Hydraulics &
Irrigation Engineering / Hydropower Engineering / Civil Engineering
or equivalent qualification from a University recognized by the HEC /
PEC.
ii. Ten (10) years (post qualification) experience in case of M.Phil / MS.
Or Twelve (12) years (post qualification) experience in case of
Master’s or Bachelors (4 years education) degree in the relevant field
of educational qualification in BS-17 and / or above or equivalent in
any Government / Semi-Government / Autonomous / Public / Private
Sector Organization.

Part-I: 25 Marks (MCQ)

 25 MCQ Questions on Part-II.
Part-II: (Professional) (Subjective) 75 Marks
I. Water Resources Planning and Management
Present Status of Water Resources; water usage in agriculture, urban and rural sector,
hydropower; water resources development potential; future challenges and options. Surface
Water resources Development and Utilization: history of irrigation; Indus Water Treaty (1960);
Water Apportionment Accord, trans-boundary issues. Surface Water Resources Development
and Utilization: major rivers of Pakistan; average volume of water received; annual rainfall,
seasonal inflow, water quality, sediments in rivers and reservoirs; harnessing of hill torrents;
flood protection programme. Groundwater Resources Development and Utilization: necessity,
aquifers, quality, recharge, extraction, development potential, mining, water table control,
artificial recharge of groundwater. Planning and Management Issues: institutional objectives
and constraints, management and sustainability issues - equity in water distribution, operation,
management, cost recovery and water delivery efficiencies; role of modeling, its advantages
and limitations;
II. Economics of Water Resources
Importance of economics in water management, cases and examples in which economics can
play or have played a role, principles of water management economics, economic approaches
to managing water, including quantity and price based policy instruments, institutional role, and
benefit-cost analysis, money-time relationships, present and future worth of capital, cash flow
diagrams
III. Optimal Use of Irrigation Water
Introduction: crop water use, concept of relative yield and relative evapotranspiration, FAO
method and its limitations, difference between seasonal ET deficit and ET deficit within a growth
cycle. Elementary Optimization Principles and Practices: choice of crop and variety, comparison
of late vs. early varieties, adapting cropped area to water application (concept of full and deficit
irrigation), distributing water deficit between crops in dependence of the sensitivity to seasonal
and periodical water stress. Varying Sowing Dates and Staggering: shifting of crop water
requirements and irrigation requirements in time and quantity, staggering sowing/planting;
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attenuating crop water requirements and irrigation requirements, effects of staggering.

Irrigation.
IV. Dams and Hydro Power Engineering
Prediction of sediment distribution; Estimation of life of a reservoir. Operation and Maintenance
of small dams: Maintenance of spillways, outlet pipes, earth embankments and foundation,
storage dams, diversion dams, flood detention reservoirs; emergency preparedness plan,
periodic examination and evaluation, reservoirs problem, silting seepage control, toxic algae,
reservoir safety, marine life. Selection of hydropower sites, Components and layout of
hydropower schemes, General Arrangement of components of a typical RoR plant: Spillways,
undersluices, General requirements of a functional RoR headworks, Intakes of RoR headworks:
Location, Non pressure and pressurized intakes, General arrangement of intake, Control of bed
load and floating debris in RoR intakes, Sediment Handling measures: Methods of bed load and
suspended load handling in RoR headworks, Design of settling basin (Particle and
concentration approach), Estimation of sediment volume in Settling basin, Flushing of deposited
sediment, estimation of frequency of flushing, Type of turbines, Pelton, Francis, Kaplan and
Bulb turbines and their performance characteristics, Selection of turbines and their specific
speed, Turbine setting, Preliminary design of francis and pelton turbines, Scroll case and draft
tubes, their importance,
V. Hydraulic Structures
 Canal Falls, flumes, canal outlets
 Cross drainage works: types and functions
VI. Climate Change and Water Resources
Atmospheric structure, overview of earth system processes, earth’s energy balance, meso,
micro, macro climate, atmospheric circulation and climate, clouds and climate, carbon cycle,
anthropagenic and natural forcing, radiative forcing and global warming, greenhouse gases and
green house effect history of past climate, recent climate change, carbon dioxide and energy
use, surface temperature record, connections with our world, trend analysis of meteorological
and oceanographic parameters, future predictions and impact, comparison of computer
simulations of past climate with temperature records, computer projections of future climate
change, the role of the hydrological cycle in the climate system, decade long precipitation
variations and water resources, water availability and demand in south Asia, climate change
and water resources, climate change and future water challenges, hydrologic models, global
warming and the acceleration of the hydrological cycle, assessing of hydrology on regional and
smaller scales, advantages and limitations of hydrologic models in climate, application of
hydrologic models for climate change impact.
VII. International Water Treaties
 Explaining Conflict, Cooperation and Agreements about International Rivers
 Treaty Design and Property Rights: Theory and Hypotheses
 Empirical Analysis of Treaty Design Differences: Through-border and Border-creator
Configurations.
 Empirical Analysis of Treaty Design Differences
VIII. Project Management
Introduction to Project Management: Definition of a Project, Importance of Project Management,
Project Life Cycle, Types of Projects, Project Management and related Industries, Project
Initiation and Selection, Project Manager, Project Organization, Project Planning, Conflicts and
Negotiation, Project Implementation, Budgeting and Cost Estimation, Scheduling, Resource
Allocation, Monitoring and Information Systems, Project Control. Project Feasibility Study: How
to prepare Project Feasibility Study, Format of Feasibility Study, Contents of Feasibility Study,
Making Accurate Estimates, Students’ presentations of feasibility studies. Project Monitoring,
Project Evaluation.
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IX. Water Accord, 1991

Salient features of Water Accord, 1991 between the provinces of Pakistan, functioning of IRSA,
Impact of IRSA on the water distribution for irrigation purposes.
Suggested Reading
S. No. Title Author
1. Water Resources Economics: The Analysis of Scarcity, Griffin, R. C.
Policies and Projects.
2. Water Resources System Planning and Management. Jain, S. and V. P. Singh.
3. Water Resources of Pakistan and Their Utilization. Ahmad, N.
4. Introduction to the Economics of Water Resources: An Merrett, S.
International Perspective.
5. Water Resources System Analysis with Emphasis on Karamouz, M., F.
Conflict Resolution. Szidarovszky, and B.
Zahraie
6. Fundamentals of Water Treatment Unit Processes. Hendricks D.
7. Water and Wastewater technology Hammer M.J. and M.J.
Hammer
8. Sprinkle and Trickle Irrigation. Keller, J.
9. Handbook on Pressurized Irrigation Techniques. Phocaides, A.
10. Water Power Engineering, Dandekar and Sharma,
11. Modern Land Drainage: Planning, Design and Smedema, L. K. W. F.
Management of Agricultural Drainage Systems. Vlotman, D. W. Rycroft.
12. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. Siddiqui, I. H.
13. Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia. Ahmad, Q. K.
14. Scheduling Irrigations: When and how much water to Hanson, B.
apply?
15. Crop Evapotranspiration - Guidelines for Computing Allen, R. G., L. S. Pereira, D
Crop Water Requirements. Raes, and M. Smith.
16. Water Harvesting and Watershed Management. Jana, B. L.
17. Water Harvesting and Spate Irrigation. On-Farm Water Govt. of Pakistan.
Management Field Manual
18. Water Resources Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc. Linslay, R. K. and Joseph,
B. F.
19. Water Resources System Planning and analysis. Loucks, Stedinger and Haith
20. Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures, Theory, Design and Iqbal, A,
Practice
21. International Water Treaties: Negotiation and Shlomi Dinar
Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers
22. Project Management – A Managerial Approach Jack R. Meredith & Samuel
J. Mantel, Jr.
23. Project Management – A Systems Approach to Planning, Harold Kerzner
Scheduling and Controlling
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Corporate Hospital in developing countries, Infrastructure and lay out of an ideal
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SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Title Author
1. Guide to Quality Management Systems for the Early, R. 1995.
Food Industry
2. Training manual on health manpower Gourlay R.
management
3. Health Care Management Shortell SM, Kaluzny AD.
4. Health planning for effective management ReinkeWA
5. Understanding primary health care Chanawongse K.
management: from theory to practical reality
6. Hospital Administration Tabish
7. Introduction to Computers C. Xavier
8. Computers today S. K. Basandra
9. Principles of Management L. M. Prasad, S. Chand
10. Management Peter Drucker
11. Quality Management Barnett
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