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Provincial Management Service (PMS) Exam: PMS stands for Provincial Management Service. It's a competitive exam being conducted by Provincial Governments of Pakistan through its Commissions namely Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission (KPSC), Azad Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (AJKPSC). Candidates have to pass the initial screening test, followed by written exam, psychological tests and the final interview. The successful candidates who pass all the phases of this exam is then offered Government job as First Class Officer (Grade 17). An officer passing this exam is called PMS Officer.

PMS Introduction
Provincial Management Service - PMS is one of the elite Provincial Government service. The PMS came into existence on January 17, 2004 in the province of Punjab upon notification by the S&GAD, Government of the Punjab - Pakistan. In Pakistan, it was established by the Provincial Governments in a bid to improve the service structure of bureaucracy in the provinces. Though Federal Bureaucracy especially Pakistan Administrative Service (formerly District Management Group / DMG) predominantly controls the provincial administration in Punjab and other provinces, the Provincial Management Service Officers have also been given considerable share in posts in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

Provincial Management Service (PMS) consists of government officers appointed directly in Grade-17 through competitive exam conducted by Public Service Commission at provincial level. PMS Officers appointed in BPS-17 get promotion in BPS-18, BPS-19 and BPS-20 as per notified Service Rules called PMS Rules, 2004. Commonly, PMS Officers are posted as Section Officer, Assistant Commissioner, Magistrate, Deputy Secretary, Deputy Commissioners Additional Secretaries, Director Generals, Commissioners, Secretaries of Provincial departments or any other equivalent post of their grade. PMS Officers are important unit in the top level bureaucracy of the province and they perform their duties at Tehsil, District, Division and Provincial level at important posts.

Difference between PCS and PMS
PCS is an abbreviation of Provincial Civil Service. Prior to 2004, the PMS was known as Provincial Civil Service (PCS). It had two tiers viz- PCS-Executive and Provincial Secretariat Service (PSS). Like PMS Officers, PCS Officers were appointed through competitive exam by the Public Service Commission. Those who were in higher merit opted PCS-Executive and rest joined Secretariat Service. In the year 2004, these two groups (PCS-Exe and PSS) were combined under the banner of Provincial Management Service (PMS) which includes all posts previously held by PCS and PSS Officers. Furthermore, number of posts for PMS Officers have also been increased.

Qualification Requirements for PMS Exam

 * 1) Graduation in any discipline with minimum Second Division from a recognized university.
 * 2) All male, female domiciled in any of the provinces including AJK and GB, can apply for PMS Exam in their respective Provincial Public Service Comission.
 * 3) Fresh graduates and already job holders in private or public sector are eligible

Promotion Scope of PMS Officers
In compliance with 18th amendment, the posts of Basic Pay Scale-17 to Basic Pay Scale-21 are available for PMS Officers. As per service rules, their appointment and promotion criteria is as under:

Scale - 17

 * 1) 50% posts are filled by initial recruitment on the recommendations of the PPSC based on the result of combined competitive exam.
 * 2) 45% to be filled by promotion as follows:
 * 3) 22.5% on the basis of seniority cum fitness from amongst Tehsildars, who are graduates and have five years service as Tehsildars;
 * 4) 22.5% on the basis of seniority cum fitness from amongst the Superintendents and Private Secretaries who are graduates in the ratio 50:50, respectively.
 * 5) 05% by selection on merit from amongst the civil servants holding respective posts on regular basis in Basic Scale-05 to Basic Scale-16 with Master's Degree or Degree (4 years) or LLB from a recognized University serving under the Government and having the following experience:
 * 6) For officials in Basic Scale-11 to Basic Scale-16 = 5 years and
 * 7) For officials in Basic Scale-05 to Basic Scale-10 = 08 years.Note: The selection against this quota of 5% shall be made by the Punjab Public Service Commission.

Scale - 18:
100% posts of Basic Scale-18 are filled by promotion on seniority-cum-fitness from amongst the cadre of PMS/Basic Scale-17 being at least five years' service with Prescribed Departmental Training/ Exam

Scale - 19:
100% posts of Basic Scale-19 are filled by promotion on the basis of selection on merit from amongst PMS Officers holding posts in Basic Scale-18 and having at least 12 years service against posts in Basic Scale-17 and above of which at least 04 years service should be in Basic Scale-18 after Prescribed Departmental Training/ Exam.

Scale - 20:
100% posts of Basic Scale-20 are filled by promotion on the basis of selection on merit from amongst PMS Officers holding posts in Basic Scale-19 and having at least 17 years service against posts in Basic Scale-17 and above, of which at least 3 years service should be in BS-19 after Advance Training Course

Scale- 21:
100% posts of Basic Scale-21 are filled by promotion on the basis of selection on merit from amongst PMS Officers holding posts in Basic Scale-20 and having at least 22 years of service against posts in Basic Scale-17 and above of which at least two years of service should be in Basic Scale-20.

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