SELECTION STAGES OF
BANGLADESH CIVIL SERVICES (BCS CADRE SERVICES) EXAMINATION SYESTEM :
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission makes selection of
higher categories of civil servants through competitive examinations on the
basis of the Bangladesh Civil Service
(Age Qualification and Examination for Direct Recruitment) Rules-2014. The
examination is called Bangladesh Civil Service(BCS) Examination and the
recruited officers are called BCS Cadres. 27 Cadres are existing at present in
Civil Service. Some of these are general and some are technical and some are
general and technical/ Professional.
COLLECTING
REQUISITION:
38-Bcs-Circular |
Every year BPSC requests the Ministry of Public Administration
to send Cadre wise vacancy list. After getting vacancy lists from the ministries,
the Ministry of Public Administration Submits a list of job vacancies of
different Cadres to the BPSC.
ADVERTISEMENT:
Receiving vacancy list from the Ministry of Public
Administration on the basis of the BCS (Age, Qualification and Examination)
Rules-2014, BPSC floats an advertisement through its website and national
dailies mentioning cadre wise educational qualification, exam. fees, tentative
date of examination, subjects of written examination for a particular
cadre, age and other terms and conditions. A time span arournd 4(four) weeks is
given to the candidates for online registration.
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATION:
According to the BCS (Age, Qualification and Examination)
Rules-2014 educational qualification for general cadres is-
1.
A Master’s degree from any recognized university or a degree
that requires at least 4 (four) years of education after passing Higher
Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) Examination or equivalent. Provided that a
candidate having more than one third division/class in his academic career
shall not be eligible.
2.
If a candidate appeared at any examination that is threshold
level for BCS examination she/he will be able to apply, provided that all
written examination would have been completed by the deadline of submitting
application.
3.
All appeared candidates have to submit their original or
provisional certificates as education qualification from any university to the
commission before the viva-voce. Educational qualification for technical/ professional cadre
depends on respective cadres. Generally a graduation degree is needed for being
a candidate in professional/technical cadre.
AGE LIMITS:
1. If the age limit of the candidates is below 21(Twenty one) and
above 30(Thirty) on the first date of the month when the advertisement is
circulated by the commission he/she will not be considered as worthy candidates
of BCS examination.
2. The maximum age limit of freedom fighters and
their sons daughters, disable candidate
and
BCS (Health) cadre candidates is 32(Thirty two)
3. In case of BCS (General Education) BCS (Technical Education)
and BCS(Health)the maximum age limit of tribal candidates is 32 (Thirty
two) and in others cases, the age limit is 30(Thirty).
4. The date of birth referred to their SSC certificates or other
authorities approved by the commission is evaluated as the proof of their
age. In case of the candidates having O`level’ and A `level’ the date of birth
in their certificates issued by competent authority is considered as
their proof.
APPLICATION FORM:
Candidates fill up their application and submit it through
online of Commissions website within the schedule following the process of the
Commission for taking part in examination. No application will be accepted
after deadline. All candidates except disable and tribal have to pay TK. 700 as
examination fee and the exam fee for disable and ethnic minority group
candidate is Tk.100 .
PRELIMINARY TEST:
Only the worthy candidates will be able to download their admit
card automatically after completing their application and paying their
particular fees. No candidates take part their examination without admit card.
According to the BCS (Age, Qualification and Examination for Direct
Recruitment) Rules, 2014 a two hours preliminary test (MCQ) of 200 (two
hundred) marks is held on different branches of knowledge for evaluating the
competency of the candidates.
Provision for deduction of 50% marks is kept for each wrong
answer given in the preliminary MCQ test so that no candidates can get undue
advantage by making answers on guess.
The syllabus of preliminary Multiple Choice (MCQ) examination
has been introduced covering ten areas as-
Sl. No.
|
Name of the subjects
|
Marks distribution
|
1.
|
Bengali Language and Literature
|
35
|
2.
|
English Language and Literature
|
35
|
3.
|
Bangladesh Affairs
|
30
|
4.
|
International Affairs
|
20
|
5.
|
Geography, Environment and Disaster
Management
|
10
|
6.
|
General Science
|
15
|
7.
|
Computer and Information Technology
|
15
|
8.
|
Mathematical Reasoning
|
15
|
9.
|
Mental Ability
|
15
|
10.
|
Ethics, Values and Good governance
|
10
|
Total =
|
200
|
Candidates make their answer in OMR (Optical Mark Reader) answer
sheets for marking by OMR Machine. Qualifying number in the Preliminary
Test is decided by the Commission prior to publishing the result.
BCS WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Those candidates who pass the Preliminary Test are considered
qualified for written examination. According to the BCS Examination Rules-2014,
subjects and mark distribution for General and Technical/Professional cadres
are as follows:
FOR BOTH ,GENERAL AND
TECHNICAL CADRES
Sl. No.
|
Name of the subjects
|
Marks distribution
|
1.
|
Bangla
|
200
|
2.
|
English
|
200
|
3.
|
Bangladesh Affairs
|
200
|
4.
|
International Affairs
|
100
|
5.
|
Mathematical Reasoning & Mental
ability
|
100
|
6.
|
General Science and Technology
|
100
|
7.
|
Viva voce
|
200
|
Total = 1,100
|
FOR
PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL CADRES
Sl. No.
|
Name of the subjects
|
Marks distribution
|
1.
|
Bangla
|
100
|
2.
|
English
|
200
|
3.
|
General Knowledge Bangladesh
Affairs
|
200
|
4.
|
General Knowledge International
Affairs
|
100
|
5.
|
Mathematical Reasoning & Mental
ability
|
100
|
6.
|
Job related Subject
|
200
|
7.
|
Viva voce
|
200
|
Total = 1,100
|
Time allotted for each subject consisting 200 marks is 4 hours.
In case of subject consisting 100 marks, the allotted time is 3 hours.
A Candidate securing less then 30% marks in any subject deemed
to have secured no marks in that subject.
Candidates must obtain 50% marks in the written examination as
qualifying marks.
VIVA VOCE
Candidates who obtain 50% marks in aggregate in written
examination are declared qualified for the viva voce. Candidates qualified in
the written examination are interviewed by a Board Constituted by the
Commission. The viva Board is made by the direction of BPSC Chairman consisting
of a Member as Board Chairman, a Departmental representative holding minimum
Joint Secretary status of the government and an expert selected by the BPSC
from any academic institution or eminent personalities of the country. In
selecting the suitable candidates the viva Board attaches particular importance
to the intelligence of mind, vigour and strength of Character of the
candidates. The Board also takes into consideration Candidate’s extra
curricular activities such as sports, debates, hobbies etc. The total marks of
viva voce and intelligence test is 200. The minimum qualifying marks in viva
voce is 50%.
ALLOCATION OF POST
i.
Candidates who have achieved pass marks in the written
examination stage and viva voce are entered into the merit list. The position
of each candidate on the merit list is determined by this sum of this mark
obtained on the written examination stage and viva voce.
ii.
Those candidates who have applied for both general and technical
cadres they will have two merit list scores, first one for the general cadre
preferences (Compulsory paper + viva voce) and other one for the technical
cadre preferences (Compulsory paper + job related papers + viva voce).
iii.
The cadre preferences given by the candidates, Merit and
the quota system are the three main factors involved in determining which post
will be allotted to which candidate.
iv.
The candidates who have passed the viva voce are dealt with the
Merit list order with the general aim that candidate higher up the merit list
should be allotted their first preference if available. If a candidates first
preference is not available then he should be allotted the second preference if
available.
v.
According to the government rules 45% of the posts are allocated
on merit basis and 55% posts are allocated on quota. Quota constitutes 30% for
freedom fighters and their children, 10% for women, 5% for tribal population
and the rest 10% for general on district/ division. Within a quota group
selection is made on merit. List of cadre wise selected candidates is then
declared by the Commission. In case of getting the first and second class
government job in different corporation, autonomous/half-autonomous
institutions including BCS cadre service, one percent disable worthy candidate
will be filled up from the prevailing privilege quota if there won’t find any
maximum number of competent candidates
i.
The candidates who have passed the viva voce but cannot be
selected for the cadre post because of having no vacancies are sorted in a
group named BCS non-cadre.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION &
POLICE REPORT
Candidates who are selected by BPSC are required to appear at a
medical Board for Physical examination. At the same time they are required to
have a police report in order to know whether there is any criminal report
against them and whether the candidates are engaged in any activity subversive
of the state.
FINAL
RECOMMENDATION
Getting Medical Report from the Ministry of Health BPSC then
send the final recommendation list to the Ministry of Public Administration.
APPOINTMENT
Getting satisfactory medical report and police report of the
selected candidates Ministry of Public Administration sends the list to the
Hon’ble President for approval. After getting approval from the Hon’ble President
appointment letters are issued to the selected candidates by the Ministry of
Public Administration directing them to join their respective Ministry.
Recruitment in non-cadre
posts from BCS qualified candidates
In a BCS examination, successful candidates in written and viva
but failed to get recommendation for any posts of cadre service due to shortage
of vacant posts are recommended for recruitment in 1st class non-cadre vacant posts according to the
non-cadre (special) recruitment rules, 2010. With a condition that, sometimes
commission will exercise its right to increase or decrease the vacant posts
with the request of the Government for special need of the state. Candidates
are recommended in non-cadre post in accordance with the requisition of the ministry.
Recently the rule has been amended and a provision has been introduced to
recruit 2nd class posts along with non-cadre 1st class posts. After completing recommendation
for all first class non-cadre posts Commission will recommend candidates for 2nd class post in accordance with requisition of
the ministries.
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