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Number of CSS occupational groups to be reduced
ISLAMABAD, April 27(Daily Times): The
National Commission on Government Reforms (NCGR) has prepared a civil services
reforms plan that will soon be presented to its steering committee for approval,
sources informed on Thursday.
The reforms plan calls for
sweeping changes in the Federal Public Service Commission's (FPSC) recruitment
system for the Central Superior Services (CSS).
The reforms, if adopted,
would reduce the number of occupational groups in the CSS, and also change the
examination system and curtail the choice of candidates for
occupations.
The NCGR is also formulating pre-screening criteria for CSS
examinations, under which every candidate would take an aptitude test of
one-and-a-half hours, said the sources. "Only the candidates passing the
aptitude test would be eligible for the CSS examinations," they said, adding
that all provinces had accepted the condition of the pre-screening test, but the
Punjab expressed certain reservations during the last meeting of the provinces.
But the NCGR is still for the pre-screening test and a final decision would be
made by the Steering Committee.
The reforms would link the choice of
occupational groups with compulsory subjects related to that group. Those
interested in the District Management Group (DMG) would be required to take
exams in project management and financial management. Those wanting to join
Accounts and Audits Services would be asked to appear in financial accounting
and international accounting exams in addition to other subjects.
"The
scheme of the compulsory subjects for each occupational group would be such that
the choice of every candidate would be automatically restricted to two and the
discretion of the FPSC in allocation of groups would be eliminated," the sources
said.
The NCGR has also asked the provinces to introduce similar reforms
in provincial public service commissions.
The sources said that the
proposed reforms of the CSS exams had the support of the four provinces. Younger
officers were also said to be enthusiastic about the reforms, "but mid-career
officers serving in BS-18, 19 and 20 are opposing it," said the sources. "The
top bureaucracy had so far been giving mixed signals, but over all they are
positive."
The sources said that the NCGR is preparing a salary revision
'paper' on incentives for public sector employees. Another paper aims to do away
with the present Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) system and introduce a
scientific system to evaluate the progress of public employees for
promotion.
The steering committee is headed by the president and is the
top decision making body of the NCGR. The committee will meet soon. The prime
minister and chief ministers of all four provinces would also attend the
meeting. So far the steering committee has met only once in 2006, when it gave
the NCGR the green signal to prepare the reforms.
Your Comments
"FPSC should also increase age limit upto 30 years as it is already upto 30 years in India.In this way young people can get more chance and time to be fully prepared in exam."
Name: Ayesha Sadef
Email: ashosadef@yahoo.com
City, Country: Lahore/pakistan
"it is a good descision to taking an aptitute test before CSS exams. & also increase the age upto 30 years for applying in CSS exams."
Name: muhammad saleem
Email: saleem2004_mps@yahoo.com
City, Country: Karachi/pakistan
"Rather than restricting the choice of groups to two, CSS should be structured such that a candidate can opt for any number of groups by taking one or more additional papers."
Name: Chaudhry Nauman Zafar
Email: chnaumanzafar@hotmail.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan
"I shall say that in such type of arrangements only the COMMERCE related student will be able to pass the aptitude test for DMG and ACCOUNTS GROUPS.It is not good for those students that are related to COMMERCE field. APTITUDE TEST should not be entertained before CSS exam."
Name: khizer hayat
Email: cheema_chep@hotmail.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan
"Whatever the developments be,i reckon that FPSC should make a final decision about groups and composition of courses so that those preparing for 2008 can concentrate once the dust is settled down.Such news thwart the preparation of a candidate appearing in 2008 as he is not sure the turn FPSC could take in coming days.FPSC must make the new settlement public as early as possible to save aspirants from further perplexion."
Name: zulfiqar ali
Email: zulfiqar_ali782@yahoo.com
City, Country: Rawalpindi,Pakistan
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Education News| Updated: 06 Jan, 2009 |
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