CSS Essay Question ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Stirs Interesting Debate on Twitter

Mahnoor Tariq

On Feb 1, an essay question reading ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ on Central Superior Service (CSS) exam 2023 went viral on Twitter.

The 10th option was a rather bizarre topic which read: The document went viral on social media and surely gave Twitterati something to talk about.

Hahahaha. Congrats to all those who never appeared for the exam. https://t.co/db1IXQvZvv
— Muhammad Hani (@muhd_hani) February 1, 2023

The last topic is always a trap. It's for automatic failure. https://t.co/9Koil8B0ZP
— Mahreen (@mahreen_k) February 1, 2023

No wonder we produce stupid bureaucrats https://t.co/sXaDxEWgHN
— Hamza Jamil, MD (@hamzajamil164) February 1, 2023

Other opinions:

There is also a section which thought the last topic can build narratives and examiner can judge the character of the candidate better this way.

Idk but I feel like open topics like these bring out better critical thinking skills instead of just depending on factual information and knowledge… its just a different approach which is not wrong https://t.co/JJxgPpEqui
— 😤 (@makhdeyruksha) February 1, 2023

particularly the topic under discussion let's just think about another perspective. What if we can talk about gender stereotypes in it and build a strong argument around attributes, characteristics, or roles that are expected of him to perform as a member of society? https://t.co/0ImL7lugL5
— Brown&Bitter🦦 (@Brown_n_Bitter) February 1, 2023

When the topics are this easy for an essay the structure and technicalities of attempting an essay comes into play and I think it's the best way to judge those when the topics are way too common. Imo interpretations, arguments, and structure would be particularly judged. https://t.co/HiFI6RDJYl
— 🕊️ (@habibeespam) February 1, 2023