PMS stands for Provincial Management Service. This exam is conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). The main purpose of the PMS Exam is to control and improve the directorate structure in the provinces. The PMS came into existence on January 17, 2014 in the province of Punjab upon notification by the S&GAD, Government of the Punjab. PMS exams are were held in April, 2020. So to make sure by the start of each month keep constant check on the announcement dates. PMS is conducted by provincial Public Service Commissions (PPSC, KPSC, SPSC, BPSC) while CSS is conducted by Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). CSS is held every year regularly, but PMS exam is held after arbitrary intervals. … Only those who specifically are placed in PMS group are called PMS Officers
PMS Officers appointed in Scale-17 get promotion in Scale-18, Scale-19 and Scale-20 as per notified Service Rules called PMS Rules, 2004. Commonly, PMS Officers are posted as Section Officer, Assistant Commissioner, Magistrate, Deputy Secretary, Additional Secretary, DCO, DG, Commissioner, Secretary or any other equivalent post of their grade. PMS Officers are important unit in the top level bureaucracy of the province and they perform their duties at Tehsil, District, Division and Provincial level at important posts.
Qualification Requirements for PMS Exams
- All-female, males, and transgender, domiciled in Punjab can apply for PMS Exam in PPSC.
- Graduation in any discipline with minimum Second Division from a recognized university.
- Already job holders and Fresh graduates in the private and public sectors are eligible.
PMS Age Limit
As per Advertisement No.12/2020 by PPSC PMS age limit is 21 to 30 years on 1st January 2020. Age relaxation is allowed in following cases:
- In case of officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Federal Government who are domiciled in the Punjab as well as the officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Punjab Government having at least 4 years’ service as such, the upper age limit shall be 35 years.
- For special persons, maximum 10 years relaxation in upper age limit shall be allowed as per Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976.
As per Government of the Punjab, S&GAD Notification No. SOR-III(S&GAD)1-25/94(P) dated 29-11-2012, Punjab Delegation of Powers (Relaxation of Age) Rules, 1961 shall not apply to the posts of the Government required to be filled through Combined Competitive Examination conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission.
However, the candidate must fulfill and complete all other preconditions/ qualifications for the examination on or before the Closing Date as given in this Advertisement. The candidates will produce the original certificates at the time of Psychological Assessment and Interview to authenticate their claim in the application form.
PMS Jobs
When PMS posts are available in the Punjab Province, the PPSC holds this exam. PMS exam is being taken on more or less three years basis since its inception.
PMS Exam Criteria
PMS Exam is a combination of written test (comprising of 1200 marks) and Interview/ Viva Voce (comprising of 200 marks). PMS criteria is as follow:
Negative marking is done deducting 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in the Objective (MCQ) paper of General Knowledge.
Non-Muslims candidates have the option either to attempt paper in Islamic Studies or Ethics (Combination of both Subjective and Objective).
The candidates have to take compulsory as well as optional subjects from PMS Syllabus defined by the PPSC.
PMS Exam Syllabus 2021 in Pakistan
The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has look over the syllabus by re-introducing the twenty-nine elective Subjects for its Combined Competitive Examination for employment to the posts of Provincial Management Service. All the applicants shall take all the Compulsory Subjects and three of the elective Subjects (almost one from every group) carrying 200 Marks all. Hence total marks for the PMS exams are 1200.
PMS Exam Compulsory Subjects 2021 -(600 Marks)
· 2021(600 MARKS)
List of all compulsory subjects along with each subject wise division as per CSS exam marks rules:
Code No. Subjects Marks
1 English Essay 100
2 English 100
3 Urdu 100
4 Islamic Studies 100
5 Pakistan Studies 100
6 General Knowledge 100
PMS Exam Optional Subjects 2021 -(600 Marks)
Code No. Subjects Marks
11 Commerce 200
12 Economics 200
13 Business Administration 200
14 Public Administration 200
Group II: (To Select One Subject(s) of 200 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
16 Agriculture 200
17 Veterinary Science 200
18 Botany 100
19 Zoology 100
Group III: (To Select One Subject of 100 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
22 Mathematics 100
23 Computer Science 100
24 Statistics 100
25 Principle of Engineering 100
Group IV: (To Select One Subject of 100 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
26 Physics 100
27 Chemistry 100
28 Geology 100
29 Geography 100
Group V: (To Select One Subject of 100 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
31 Political Science 100
32 History 100
33 Law 100
34 Mass Communication 100
Group VI: (To Select One Subject of 100 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
38 Philosophy 100
39 Psychology 100
40 Sociology 100
41 Social Work 100
42 English Literature 100
43 Urdu 100
44 Arabic 100
Group VII: (To Select One Subject of 100 Marks only)
Code No. Subjects Marks
45 Education 100
46 Persian 100
47 Punjabi 100
48 Sociology 100
49 Anthropology 100
50 Punjabi 100
Important Information about PMS
1. For the question paper, the minimum standard is graduate level.
2. The Candidate has to obtain 50% marks in the aggregate and 40% marks in each paper i.e. 600 marks to qualify for an interview. To be held eligible for the final merit list of successful candidates, a candidate has to secure 50% marks in the interview.
3. Special zone, Special person, and Minority quotas are considered except the Open Merit quota.
4. The examination is held at Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, DG Khan, and Sargodha districts.
Job Description of PMS Officer
§ Newly appointed PMS Officer undergoes mandatory training at MPDD (Management & Professional Development Department), Lahore for a period of six months. After this training, a PMS Officer may be assigned the following jobs/ postings:
o For a period of 3 months, posting as Assistant Commissioner. This posting tells an officer how is the working of Assistant Commissioner in Tehsil.
o To work first 2 years of his/her service in Civil Secretariat is required for the newly appointed PMS Officer. Different types of posts in the Civil Secretariat await the newly appointed PMS Officer. The officer may be posted as:
1. Section Officer Establishment
2. Section Officer Budget
3. Section Officer Litigation
4. Section Officer General
5. Section Officer Technical
6. Section Officer Inquiries
7. Section Officer Planning
8. For a newly appointed PMS Officer, Field Postings are as under:
9. Special Judicial Magistrate
10. District Monitoring Officer
11. Deputy Director Anti-Corruption
12. Assistant Commissioner
13. Sub-Registrar
PMS Officer's Salary
The PMS Officers get a salary of Basic Scale-17 after appointment along with financial benefits and allowances as admissible to Government employees. PMS Officers are posted as Section Officers mostly at the beginning of their job. The salary of a PMS Officer can be estimated as follow:
Basic Pay (Minimum) | 30,370.00 |
Special Allowance 20% (2009) | 2,118.00 |
Adhoc Relief Allowance 2016 10% | 2,544.00 |
Adhoc Relief Allowance 2017 10% | 3,037.00 |
Adhoc Relief Allowance 2018 10% | 3,037.00 |
Adhoc Allowance 2019 5% | 1,518.50 |
Civil Secretariat Allowance @50% | 15,185.00 |
Convey Allowance 2005 | 5,000.00 |
Medical Allowance 15% (16-22) | 2,396.00 |
House Rent 45% (2008) (big city) | 4,432.50 |
Gross Salary of PMS Officer(Approximate) Rs. | 69,638 |
General Information
Candidates are ineligible to apply for the PMS Exam
in Punjab Province who have the domicile of AJK, Baluchistan, KPK, and Sindh,
and vice versa. For PMS Exam/ Jobs, they can apply in their province
respectively.
