What is PMS Exam in Pakistan:
PMS Exam in Pakistan Latest. PMS stands for Provincial Management Service. It’s a competitive exam conducted by provincial governments of Pakistan through its Commissions namely the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission (KPSC), Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC), and Azad Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (AJKPSC). Aspirants have to pass PMS tests including written tests, psychology tests, and interviews; who passed these PMS tests are offered a government job as First Class Officer (Grade 17).
PMS Introduction:
The PMS came into existence on January 17, 2014, in the province of Punjab upon notification by the S&GAD, Government of the Punjab – Pakistan. In Pakistan, it was established by the provincial governments in a bid to improve the service structure of bureaucracy in the provinces. Though Federal Bureaucracy especially Pakistan Administrative Service (formerly District Management Group / DMG) predominantly controls the provincial administration in Punjab and other provinces, the Provincial Management Service Officers have also been given a considerable share in posts in Punjab.
Provincial Management Service – PMS consists of government officers appointed directly in Grade-17 through a competitive exam conducted by Public Service Commission at the provincial level. 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 an important unit in the top-level bureaucracy of the province and they perform their duties at Tehsil, District, Division, and Provincial levels at important posts.
Qualification Requirements for PMS Exam
- Graduation in any discipline with minimum Second Division from a recognized university.
- All male, female, and transgender, domiciled in Punjab, can apply for PMS Exam in PPSC.
- Fresh graduates and already job holders in the private or public sector are eligible.
Age Limit:
As per Advertisement No., 03/2022 by PPSC PMS age limit is 21 to 32 years on 1st January 2023. Age relaxation is allowed in the following cases:
- In the case of officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Federal Government who are domiciled in Punjab as well as the officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Punjab Government having at least 4 years of service as such, the upper age limit shall be 35 years.
- For special persons, a maximum of 10 years of relaxation in the upper age limit shall be allowed as per Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976.
As per the 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.
The cutoff date for determining the eligibility as far as age is concerned shall be the 1st of January 2023. However, the candidate must fulfill and complete all other pre-conditions/ 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 the Psychological Assessment and Interview to authenticate their claim in the application form.
PMS Exam Criteria:
PMS Exam is a combination of a written test (comprising 1200 marks) and Interview/ Viva Voce (comprising 200 marks). PMS criteria are as follows:
- Negative marking is done by deducting 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in the Objective (MCQ) paper of General Knowledge.
- Non-Muslim candidates have the option either to attempt a paper in Islamic Studies or Ethics (A combination of both Subjective and Objective).
- The candidates have to take compulsory as well as optional subjects from PMS Syllabus defined by the PPSC.
