Nayab Subba: the exam scheme in plain text
Nayab Subba runs on the same integrated and unified system as Kharidar, with questions drawn roughly 60 per cent from Level I and 40 per cent from Level II. The stages and marks are below.
Where do you actually stand?
Five questions, two and a half minutes, 20% off for a wrong answer and nothing off for a blank — the same arithmetic as the real paper. At the end it names the subject costing you the most.
Sit a five-question paper
Same rules as the real thing. Two and a half minutes, 20% deducted for a wrong answer, nothing deducted for leaving one blank.
- 2:30 on the clock
- 20% negative marking
- Blank costs nothing
How the exam is marked
| Stage I — Preliminary | Objective, multiple choice. Questions are drawn roughly 60 per cent from Level I and 40 per cent from Level II. Pass mark 45 per cent. | 100 |
| Stage II — Main | Subjective papers under the integrated and unified system. | 200 |
| Final stage | Computer Skill Test, practical, 15 minutes, plus interview. | 40 |
Taken from the Commission’s published course. Check psc.gov.np for the current version before relying on it.
Subjects this covers
- Constitution
- Current affairs
- Geography
- History
- Socio-economy
- Science & environment
- Reasoning & IQ
- Mathematics
- English
- Office management
Accuracy is kept per subject rather than as one average, because an average hides the single subject that will fail you — which is the only thing worth knowing before the exam.
The official syllabus
The Public Service Commission publishes the syllabus itself, and it is updated from time to time. We link to it rather than reprinting it — a copy here could quietly go out of date, and somebody preparing from an outdated syllabus is worse off than somebody who read the original.
Open psc.gov.npAayogX is an independent study app and is not affiliated with the Public Service Commission.