SYLLABUS – SOPE 2018

Paper Subject (T Marksi) Sub Article Marks Contents Study Material Remarks
I English Essay 50 One or more essay
(2hrs) (50)
Precis 30 Candidates should have the ability to present a  English Idioms McMordie
précis of a given passage which would be selected  Practical English Usage Swan
from current, economic, social, cultural affairs (OUP)
Comprehension 30 Two unseen passages from current, social,  A Practical English Grammar
economic, cultural, political or international affairs Thomson & Martinet
II English
(3 hrs) (100)
will be given with fixed reading time and multiple  A University English Grammar
choice questions will be asked to be answered. R.Quirk & S.Greenbaum
Grammar, 40 The Candidates will be tested in correct usage of
Vocabulary and English Grammar including synonyms and
Translation antonyms, Vocabulary and Translation (English to
Urdu and Urdu to English)
Every day science 20  Nature of Science, Brief History of Sciences with  Principles of Animal Biology Khan
special reference to contribution of Muslims in M. Rafiqe
the evolution and development of science;  Guide to Science Isaac Asimov
 Physical Sciences including Universe, Galaxy, Exploring
Solar System, Sun, Earth and Minerals, Energy—  Life Sciences Tuber, Kilburn,
sources and resources of energy, energy Howell
conservation;
General
III  Biological Sciences including basis of life, a brief
Knowledge
(3 hrs) history of plant and animal kingdom
(100)
 Global warming and climate change.
Islamiat 20  Islam—Its concept and meaning, Islamic  Islami Nizam-e-Hayat Khurshid
concepts of Universe and Humanity, Man as Ahmed
Vicegerent of Allah, Main Characteristics of  Islam: Its meaning and Message
Islamic Ideology; Khurshid Ahmed
 Fundamental Beliefs and Practices of Islam:  Introduction to Islam
Tuheed (unity of Allah), Risalat (Finality of Dr.Hamidullah
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Prohethood), Akhrat (Day of Judgement), Salat,  Haqeeqat-i-Deen Moulana Ameen
Soum (Fasting), Zakat, Hajj, Jehad; Islahi
 Sources of Shariah: The Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma
(Consensus), Qiyas and Ijtejad (reasoning);
 Islamic Way of Life: (a) Social System in Islam (b)
Morality in Islam (c) Islamic Political system (d)
Islamic Economic System (e) Islam and other
Civilizations (f) Islam and Terrorism
Pakistan Affairs 30  Ideology of Pakistan-Definition and historical  Geography of Pakistan K.U.Kureshi
aspects;  The Making of Pakistan K.K.Aziz
 Pakistan Movement and Political Developments  Ulema in Politics I.H.Qureshi
since 1947  Ideological Orientation of Pakistan
 Defense of Pakistan, Terrorism and Counter Al-Mujahid Sharif
Terrorism  Towards Pakistan Waheed-uz-
 Education and Health System of Pakistan Zaman
 Geography of Pakistan: Land, People, Natural
Resources, Environment, Global Warming and
Natural Disasters, Languages, Ethnicity in
Pakistan, Rural and Urban Tensions
 Agriculture and Industry.
Current Affairs 30  Pakistan’s relations with its neighbours:  Politics in Pakistan Khalid B.Sayeed
Afghanistan, Iran, China, and India;  Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
 Pakistan’s relations with Muslim World S.M.Burke
 Pakistan’s relations with the United States,  Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Shahid M.
Russia, United Kingdom and European Union Amin
 Pakistan’s relations with Central Asian, ASEAN  Pakistan in 20th Century: A
and African Countries Political History Lawrence Ziring
 Pakistan’s role in Regional and International  The Military and Politics in
Organizations Pakistan Hasan Askari Rizvi
 W.T.O and GSP Plus  The Security of South Asia Stephen
 Issues in Pakistan Politics P. Cohen
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Human Resource 30  Definition, Significance and Scope of Human Human Resource Management
Management Resource Management  H.T.Graham & Roger Bennett
 Organization—Types of Organization, Theory of Management
Organization, Principles of Organization,  James A.F.Stoner, R.Edward
Organization of the Federal and Provincial  Freeman, Daniel R.Gilbert Jr.
Governments, Public Sector Enterprises
 Approaches to Human Resource Management
 Personnel Administration—Tools of Personnel
Management: Selection, Training, Promotion,
Compensation, Discipline
 Communication, Communication Channels and
Principles of Public Relations
 Human Behaviour and Organizations
Basic Concepts of 20  ISO-9000, ISO-13000, other certifications  Quality Management Systems: A
Specialized Paper
Quality regarding quality measurement, Practical Guide Howard S Gitlow
IV for Office
Management  Management, Management for Results, Setting  Quality Management - Principles &
(3 hrs) Management-I
Performance Goals and Targets, Practice Geoff Vorley & Fred Tickle
(100)
  Putting Total Quality Management
Job Analysis: Job Description, Job Specification,
Performance Evaluation to Work Marshal Sashkin &
Kenneth J. Kiser
Information 20  Fundamentals of Computer: CPU, Memory Understanding Computers: Today
Technology and Devices, Types of Computers, Characteristics of and Tomorrow Deborah Morley,
Use of MSOffice Computer and related material Charles Parker MS Office Handbook
 Application Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Power Point, Microsoft Excel
 Search Engines, Web Design, Email, Internet
Surfing, Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter,
etc)
 General Introduction to Virus and Antivirus
utilities
 Programming Languages
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General Financial 30
Rules Vol. I and
Vol. II,System of
Financial Control
and
Budgeting,Role of
Public Accounts
Committee.
Civil Servant Act 20
1973 and Rules
made there under
Federal Public 20
Service
Commission
Ordinance 1977
and Rules made
there under
Specialized Paper
Rules of Business 20
V for Office
1973
(3 hrs) Management-II
Secretariat 20
(100)
Instructions and
Office Procedures
Public Sector 10
Companies
(Corporate
Governance)
Rules 2013
PPRA Ordinance 10
and Rules 2004
Basic Mathematics Order of Arithmetic Operations, Placing and  Mathematics Essential for
Op – I
Mathematics and 100 Decimal Point, Computation, Significant Digits, Elementary Latest Ed.: Walker,
Statistics Weights, Measures, Directed Numbers, Operations H.M.
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(100) with Zero and with One, Simple Functions and their  Business Mathematics. Rosenberg,
Graph Linear Equation, Ratios and Trigonometric R.Lewis H.& Poe, R.W
Functions, Linear Inter-polations Square Roots,
Exponents and radicals, Permutations and
Combination. The Binomial Expansion,
Mathematics Applied to Business Operations.
Murices. Differentiation.
Statistics Introduction- Nature of Statistics. Common  Elementary Statistical Concepts.
Statistical Measures, and Samples, Statistical Walpole, R.T
Measures of Data Statistical-Description of Data,  Basic Statistics for Business and
Probability. The Binomial Distribution, Estimation of Economics Hoel, P.C.& Jessen, R.J.
Parameters, Inference Concerning Two populations.  Introduction to Statistics Steel,
Correlation and Prediction, Simple Regression, R.D. and Torrie, J.H
Analysis of Variance, Chi-Square, Index Number  Business Statistics. Syed, N.A. and
Gill, G.H.
 Modern Elementary Statistics
Freund, John E
 Statistics for Business. Whitehead,
P. and Whitehead, G.
Op-II Political Science 100  Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle,  History of Muslim Philosophy M.
(100) Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, M. Sharif
Rousseau, Bentham, Mill  Comparative Politics : A World
 Muslim Political Thought: Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, View Almond & Powell
Al-Ghazali, Ibn-i-Khaldun, Iqbal  Contemporary Political Analysis
 The nature and emergence of Modern state Garles Worth James
system, Islamic concept of state.  History of Political Theory George
 Political concepts, Sovereignty, Law, Liberty, H. Sabine
Equality, Rights and Duties.  Political Thought in Medieval Islam
 Political Dynamics : Public Opinion, Propaganda, Rosenthal
Political Parties, Pressure Groups.  Political Thought in perspective
William Edenstein
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 Political Institutions : Legislature, Executive,
Judiciary, Political Elites, Civil and Military
Bureaucracy.
 Forms of Government : Monarchy, Democracy,
Dictatorship, Unitary and Federal, Presidential
and Parliamentary.
 Totalitarianism : Fascism, Communism.
 Local Self-govenrment : Theory and Practice with
special reference to Pakistan. The nature and
emergence of Modern state system, Islamic
concept of state.
Study Material Remarks
 Patterns of Governments Samuel
H. Beer, Adem B. Ullam Pakistan
 A Political Study Keith Callard
 Politics, Parties and Pressure
Groups V.O. Key Jr.
 Modern Political Systems : Asia
Roy, C. Macradis (Ed.)
 Politics in Pakistan : Nature and
Direction of Change Khalid Bin
Sayeed
 Reflection on Government Earnest
Barker
 The Political System of Pakistan
Khalid B. Sayeed

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QUALIFYING MARKS IN WRITTEN EXAMINATION. A candidate who fails to secure at least 40% marks in any of the compulsory subject/paper and 40%
marks in any of the optional subject/paper and 50% marks in the Aggregate shall be considered to have failed in written examination and shall not be eligible
for Psychological Assessment and Viva Voce.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. All candidates called for Viva Voce shall be required to undergo Psychological Assessment, comprising written tests
and group tasks. Such tests are designed to assess abilities, attitude and personality characteristics of the candidates with special regard to their aptitude for
the Civil Services. Separate marks are not awarded for the Psychological Assessment. However, 200 marks assigned to Viva Voce also reflect the performance
on Psychological Assessment.

VIVA VOCE. There shall be a Viva Voce of 200 marks.