PMS Optional Subjects — Complete Paper-by-Paper Syllabus

Management theory, marketing, HR and organisational behaviour, then finance, accounting and quantitative methods.

Microeconomics and mathematical economics in Paper I; macroeconomics and the economy of Pakistan in Paper II.

Administrative theory and public policy, then personnel, financial and development administration in Pakistan.

Accounting and cost accounting in Paper I; the economy, tax law, banking and management in Paper II.

Anatomy, pharmacology, parasitology, microbiology and pathology, then medicine, surgery and epidemiology.

Agronomy, soils, plant protection and farm machinery in Paper I; genetics, breeding, horticulture and livestock in Paper II.

Diversity of plant life, anatomy and physiology, then genetics, ecology and economic botany.

Animal diversity, cell biology and physiology, then genetics, evolution, ecology and applied zoology.

Architecture, data structures, algorithms and operating systems, then databases, networks, software engineering and AI.

Modern algebra, calculus and complex analysis, then mechanics, differential equations and numerical methods.

Engineering mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, electrical fundamentals and surveying.

Descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, sampling and design of experiments.

Physical and inorganic chemistry in Paper I; organic, analytical and industrial chemistry in Paper II.

Physical geography — geomorphology, climate, oceans, biogeography — then human, economic and regional geography.

Mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics and statistical physics, then electromagnetism, optics, quantum and nuclear physics.

Physical, structural and historical geology in Paper I; earth resources, engineering geology, remote sensing and climate change in Paper II.

Media functions, contents and history in Paper I; communication theory, advertising and public relations in Paper II.

Western and Muslim political thought and comparative government, then the constitutional and political history of Pakistan.

Two parts split across six statutes, each with its own mark allocation — civil procedure and evidence in Part I, the penal and criminal codes in Part II.

Logic, epistemology, metaphysics and ethics, then the history of Western and Muslim philosophy.

Foundations, biological bases, learning, cognition and personality, then applied, clinical, social and organisational psychology.

Philosophy and methods of social work — casework, group work, community organisation — then fields of practice and administration.

Concepts, theory, culture, socialisation and institutions, then social change, problems and research methods.

Classical and modern Arabic literature, grammar, rhetoric and translation.

Foundations, philosophy and psychology of education, then curriculum, measurement, management and educational research.

Poetry, drama and prose from Chaucer to the moderns, with a paper of literary criticism and history.

Classical Persian poetry and prose, literary history, grammar and translation.