Know the CSS Raj that governs us

CSS 2025 outcome is revealed by FPSC . What are the major learnings from the outcome?

1/ Only ~3 out of 100 candidates succeed
2/ Women outperform men at every stage
3/ Punjab dominates allocations (61%). Urban Sindh seems to be least represented apart from Balochistan

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Only 2.77% passed the written exam (355 / 12,792)

Only 2.67% ultimately qualified (342 / 12,792)

👉 97.3% of candidates did not make it

Of those who passed written, 96.3% cleared viva (342 / 355)

👉 Once past written, success is almost guaranteed

Only 49.7% of qualifiers were recommended (170 / 342)

👉 Another major filter after qualification

👩‍🦱👨 Gender — Almost Perfect Parity

Participation:

54.9% Male, 45.1% Female

Written Pass Rate (within gender):

Male: 2.53% (178 / 7,026)
Female: 3.07% (177 / 5,766)

👉 Women had a ~21% higher success rate at written stage

Final Qualification Rate:

Male: 2.45%
Female: 2.95%

👉 Gap persists in favour of women

Among Recommended Candidates:
49.4% Male, 50.6% Female

👉 Women slightly outnumber men at final selection stage

🗺️ Regional Share of Final Allocations

(out of 170 recommended)

Punjab: 61.2%
KPK: 12.4%
Sindh (Rural): 12.4%
Balochistan: 5.9%
Sindh (Urban): 2.9%
AJK: 2.4%
Ex-FATA: 1.8%
GB: 1.2%

👉 Punjab alone has more allocations than all other regions combined

⚖️ Gender Split Within Regions (Selected Insight)

Punjab: 60.6% Female, 39.4% Male
Sindh Rural: 76.2% Male dominance
KPK: 66.7% Male dominance

👉 Gender balance varies sharply by region