{"id":698,"date":"2021-11-05T02:13:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T02:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=698"},"modified":"2021-11-05T02:13:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T02:13:31","slug":"screening-test-introduced-for-css-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/screening-test-introduced-for-css-candidates\/698\/","title":{"rendered":"Screening test introduced for CSS candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk &#8212; On its way to reform civil services, the Federal Government is going to introduce a Screening test before the written examination from the year 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the screening test will be a type of MCQs, and candidates with at least 33 percent marks will be able to appear in the written examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to induct screening test for the CSS examination has been taken to effectively manage the increase in the number of candidates and to reduce the processing time from 20 to 12 months. 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