The syllabus of CSS has undergone a significant shift since 2015. The aspirants of CSS remain perplexed about what to read and how to read. Most of the aspirants rely on the ready-made notes of CSPs or their respected academies to ace the exams.
They forget the fact that there is no shortcut to success. As a result of not studying standard books to enhance the quality of their content, they find themselves unable to impress the examiner, resulting in failure.
Detail of Standard And Recommended Books For CSS EXAMS
In this article, as a CSS mentor, I will talk about a list of books that should be part and parcel of every aspirant’s library:
Most Important Sources and Books for Essay Writing
First, a lot of aspirants find essay writing a hard nut to crack. If we look into the past papers’ trends, we will have to divide the topics into a list. You will find that these topics are repeated most of the time.
Following is a list of recommended YouTube lectures for essay writing;
Hereunder, a list of books has been presented in the following paragraph.
Besides these sources, you will have to collect reports and data from the Daily Dawn. Also, you must jot down excellent expressions from Dawn and JWT magazine in your notebook and then utilize them in your essay paper.
Standard Books for Precis and Composition
The second most tough paper after the essay is the précis paper. The key to success is only practice. However, we have presented a list of recommended books if you wanna crack this paper.
General Science and Ability
Similarly, General Science and Ability papers can accrue big scores if heeded properly. The General Science book by Mian Shafiq is a highly recommended book. While you can cover the ability portion from the book of Asad Aziz by JWT. Also, you must subscribe to the channel of Sir Sabir Maths on YouTube.
Pakistan Affairs
It is highly recommended for a candidate to read a recommended book of fps along with a reference book to enhance the quality of his answers. The following books are highly recommended for Pak Affairs.
Trek to Pakistan
Another important thing is that you should update your facts and figures from the Dawn newspaper.
Current Affairs
The paper of Current Affairs demands from you daily updated facts figures and reports regarding the topics. The following magazines and books are highly recommended if you wanna crack this paper.
Islamiat
The paper of Islamiat is a cause of failures after essay and précis. It can be attempted in either Urdu or English. You can easily get good marks if you clear your concepts from the very beginning. Following is a list of recommended books for Islamiat paper to crack it as these papers contain a lot of Quranic verses and references.
Besides, you must read a Dawn article on Friday on Islam and its current issues, etc. You can watch YouTube channels to broaden your idea.
Political Science Recommended Books
Here we will discuss the details:
Books for Criminology
Islamic History and Culture
Gender Studies
Punjabi
Punjabi is one of the scoring subjects in CSS. You can cover it in just two weeks as the syllabus is very short. The highly recommended book for Punjabi is by Prof. Wasif Latif
Wrapping Up
To sum up, we may say that aspirants should try to cover the CSS compulsory and optional subjects holistically. Furthermore, improvisation is the key to success if you want to earn good scores in CSS. You may contact us for CSS/PMS foolproof preparation for extensive evaluation.
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