20/03/2022
from Saeed Ahmed Dumar PCS topper
The most frequently asked questions by the aspirants on my messenger. Let me reply some of those quarries for them.
1. My optional subjects.
-Geography
-Zoology
-Journalism
2. My Language.
-Pashto
3. Books I studied for Pakistan Studies.
i- Pakistan the Formative phase(1857-1948) by Khalid bin Saeed
ii- Pakistan Studies by Ehsan Saqib
And
iii- Britannica Encyclopedia (search Pakistan Movement in it)
iv. Surf Internet for different general question where you analytical approach is required
4. Books for Islamiate
i- Islam it Meaning and Message by Khursheed
ii- Introduction to Islamiate by Dr. Hameedullah
iii- Islamiate by Farkhanda Noor
iv- Surf Google for different topics
v- Friday Features in daily Dawn
vi- Friday Islamic features in Daily Jang (Urdu)
5. English
i- Exploring the world of English by Syed Sadaat
ii- Brush up Your English by ST Imam
iii- Listen to BBC Radio (English) for an hour
iv- Write a paragraph at least once a Week and get it checked by an English professor or someone who has qualified CEs.
v- Five Idioms, Three PoWs, Three Phrasal verb (preposition) and One rule of grammatical errors from ST Imam's books (there are 111 rules).
6. General Knowledge
-The Bhatti publishers General Knowledge Ever Latest
-Wikipedia
-10000 GK
-5000 GK from CSS Point
-Solve daily MCQs on NTS, ICS and other websites.
-Raman's GK
-Capsule (Indian, download from Google)
- The Economist
- Jahangir World Times Magazine
- The Monthly Press Review (Defence Magazine)
-Any English daily preferably The Dawn, The Express tribune
- Watch CNN, BBC and Al-Jazera for global news and Current Affairs
7. Pashto
-BBC Pashto
-Pohana
-Wikipedia (پشتو)
7. Study for Long days than long hours.
8. Strictly follow your Time table.
9. Treat all subjects equally.
10. Never opt subjects for the scoring trends rather than on your qualifications and interests.
11. Never wait for the posts to be advertised rather consider the positions have been announced.
12. Constantly repeat the questions you have covered. The more you write the more you ll have command on the topics. There must be a day for revision after every 9-10 days.
13. Must solve past papers before the exam or ask someone (preferably an academician) to set a paper for you at least twice or thrice before your main exam.
14. Always prefer to solve bookish questions than general questions in given a paper. As we can't write according to the opinion and expectations of the examiners (my personal experience)
15. Last yet the most important "Trust Allah and be Determined".
(Saeed Ahmed Dumar)
Deputy Secretary Finance Deptt Government of Balochistan
