PPSC SYLLABUS FOR THE POSTS OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR (ADVISORY WING)

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Subject: SYLLABUS FOR THE POSTS OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR

(ADVISORY WING) PAPER-I 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS (Subjective + Objective) (100 Marks)

Objective: To evaluate that the applicants possess excellent skills in English and Urdu languages and have creative vision.
Mode:  The paper shall be subjective as well as objective.
Contents:
Essay in English preferably on legal topic:
Translate English into Urdu of a legal passage
Knowledge of English Grammar and Skills (MCQ based)
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PAPER-II

DRAFTING SKILLS (Subjective) (100 Marks)
Objective: To assess that the applicants possess drafting skills and familiarity with approaches to legislative drafting.
Mode: The paper shall be objective and problem based.
Contents:
Part-I
Legislation: principal and delegated
Legislative policy and its significance in drafting legislation
Nature, characteristics and essentials of public welfare legislation
Legislation for good governance: essentials
Modern legislative and drafting techniques
Essentials of Bills/Ordinances
Legislative powers of the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies and limitations under the Constitution
Legislative drafting and statutory interpretation
The Punjab General Clauses Act 1956

Part-II

Drafting a Bill based on a given legislative policy
Drafting an Ordinance based on a given legislative policy

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PAPER-III (Subjective + Objective)
CONSTITUTIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (100 Marks)

Objective: To assess that the applicants have the undestanding of the Constitution and administrative law and possess the knowledge of established principles of interpretation of constitutional and administrative law.
Moe: The paper shall be subjective as well as objective and problem based.
Contents:

Part-I
The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Part-II
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Delegated legislation: principles and controls (legislative and judicial)
Administrative discretion: principles, controls and safeguards
Judicial review of administrative action
Finality of administrative action (ouster clauses): concept and effect
Judicial decisions and principles of Natural Justice
Doctrines of ultra vires and promissory estoppel

Law of Writs
PAPER-IV (Subjective + Objective)
CIVIL LAW (100 Marks)

Objective: To assess the professional knowledge of and insight into the civil law and application of that knowledge as a lawyer.
Mode: The paper shall be subjective as well as objective and problem based.
Contents:
Code of Civil Procedure 1908
Land Acquisition Act
Contract Act 1872
Punjab Civil Servants Act 1974 and Rules framed under that Act
Punjab Service Tribunal Act 1974
Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984
Contract Appointment Policy and Promotion Policy
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND VIVA VOCE
(1)  Psychological Assessment
(2)  Viva Voce