Civil Services Academy
Civil Services Academy (CSA), Lahore is a premier training institute of Pakistan which imparts pre-service training to the Civil Servants of Pakistan recruited by the Federal Public Service Commission through a competitive exam known as CSS Examination. CSA comprises of two campuses: Walton Campus and PAS Campus. Walton Campus offers Common Training Programme (CTP) to the new entrants of all twelve occupational groups whereas PAS Campus offers Specialized Training Programme (STP) and Mid Career Management Course (MCMC) to the Officers of Pakistan Administrative Service. Both these Campuses are under the administrative control of a Director General who is assisted by Director (CTP), Director (PAS), Director (Admin & Finance) and Director (Capacity Building).
The common training is literally construed as combined training imparted to the Probationary Officers from all over the country who join the programme held by the Civil Services Academy (CSA), Lahore after having passed out highly competitive CSS Examination which is conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), Islamabad at different centres. Thereafter, a merit-wise list of selectees belonging to various Occupational Groups is sent to the Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad for issuing offer letters to the selectees for regular appointment in BS-17 with an option to accept the offer letters sent to the them, send acceptances to the Establishment Division, Civil Services Academy and departments as per their Occupational Groups.
History of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS)
The Indian Civil Service (ICS)—also known once as Imperial Civil Service in British India, predecessor of the Civil Service of Pakistan and District Management Group—was established by the British to bolster the British Raj. After Indian independence in 1947, the Indian Civil Service component ceded to Pakistan was initially renamed the Pakistan Administrative Service. Later, it was renamed the Civil Service of Pakistan. In 1954, an agreement was reached between the Governor General of Pakistan and the governors of the provinces to constitute an All-Pakistan service valid throughout Pakistan. The Officers of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) from the united-British India, who opted for Pakistan upon independence and partition in 1947, were inducted into the newly created Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS).