The Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) is a nationwide competitive examination in Bangladesh conducted by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) for recruitment to the various Bangladesh Civil Service cadres, including BCS (Admin), BCS (Taxation), BCS (Foreign Affairs), and BCS (Police) among others. The examination is conducted in three phases - the preliminary examination, the written examination and the viva voce (interview). The entire process from the notification of the preliminary examination to declaration of the final results takes 1.5 to 2 years.

Process

Bangladesh Civil Service Examination is based on the British Raj - era Imperial Civil Service. The Civil Services Examination of Bangladesh is considered as the top most competitive job examination in Bangladesh. On an average, 150,000 to 225,000 candidates apply every year and the percentage of candidates appearing is roughly 90%. Aspirants must complete a three-stage process, with a final success rate of about 0.02% for all cadres and 0.005% for general cadres, although it varies from years to years exam.
                

• Phase I: Preliminary examination - This is qualifying test usually held in May/June every year. Notification for this is published about one month before the exam. Results are published about one month after the exam.


• Phase II: Written examination - This is the main test, usually held in October/November/December every year. Notification for this is published about one month before the exam. Results are usually published about 2 to 3 months after the exam.


• Phase III: Viva Voce (Interview) - It is the oral test and is held after the publication of written result.

Final result is published about 1.5 to 2 months after finishing the viva voce.

Eligibility

The eligibility norms for the examination are as follows:

Nationality

All candidates must be Bangladeshi citizens. Candidates who are committed to marry or thereby engaged to foreign nationals should apply for a Permit/NOC to the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh; applications can not be made without a Permit/NOC.

Age

• 21 to 30 years (for General candidates)


• The maximum age limit of freedom fighters and their sons daughters, disable candidate and BCS (Health) cadre candidates is 32(Thirty two)

Academic

Master's degree or 4-year bachelor's degree after Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Exam. More than one-third class in any academic phase is considered as disqualification of a candidate.

Criticism of the quota system

 Not applicable now.

Preliminary examination

This examination is a screening test conducted on the following pattern: Subject : Bengali - 35 Questions, English - 35 Questions, General Knowledge on Bangladesh & International Affairs - 50 Questions, General Science and computer - 30 Questions, Mathematical Reasoning and Mental Ability - 30 Questions, ethics and good governance -10, geography-10

                    

• Duration: 2 hours


• Marks: 200


• Question type: Objective

Written examination

General cadre

Nine Compulsory subjects

• General Bengali (Part I & II) = 200 Marks


• General English (Part I & II) = 200 Marks


• Bangladesh Affairs (Part I & II) = 200 Marks


• International Affairs = 100 Marks


• Mathematical Reasoning and Mental Ability = 100 Marks


• General Science and Technology = 100 Marks

Technical cadre

Seven compulsory subjects and two post related subjects.

• General Bengali = 100 Marks


• General English (Part I & II) = 200 Marks


• Bangladesh Affairs (Part I & II) = 200 Marks


• International Affairs = 100 Marks


• Mathematical Reasoning and Mental Ability = 100 Marks


• Two Papers for post Related subject = 200 Marks

Both cadre

One applying for both cadres: Nine compulsory subjects and two post related subjects

Viva voce (interview)

Candidates who pass the written phase successfully are qualified for the interview commonly known as viva voce. Success rate in this rigorous phase is quite lower than other phases. Current marks allocation for viva voce is 200.

Final selection

BPSC selects the candidates on the basis of the aggregated marks of written (obtained marks out of 900) and viva voce (obtained marks out of 200). 45% of the selection was made on the basis of merit and rest 55% according to several quotas. But now that the quota system has been cancelled, 100% of the selection will be held based on merit. BPSC recommends the selected qualified candidates to the Ministry of Public Administration. The ministry publishes the gazette of the selected candidates after a rigorous inspection of medical test by DGHS, Police verification and NSI verification. Generally, the entire process from the advertisement to the final date of joining takes 1 year.

40th BCS news

Exam Type: BCS Preliminary Exam

Exam Date: 3 May,2019

Exam Time: 10 AM to 12 PM

Total Vacancy: 1903

General Cadre: 465

Technical Cadre: 568

General education Cadre: 870

Aspirant Teachers Trainer: 33

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