Stick to syllabi, CSS candidates advised Academics, civil servants deliberate on reasons for high rate of failure A view of Karachi University. PHOTO: MOHAMAMD NOMAN/EXPRESS KARACHI: Academics and civil servants underscored on Sunday the importance of preparing for the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams in line with the syllabi for each subject. Speaking during the introductory class of sessions organised by the University of Karachi's (KU's) Students' Guidance, Counselling and Placement Bureau to help candidates prepare for CSS exams, Dr Abdul Hai Almadani, an associate professor at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, said one must prepare for the tests keeping in view the content of syllabi.