Bangladesh Civil Service [BCS]

Bangladesh Civil Service Examination

Bangladesh Civil Service Examination is the largest recruitment test administered by Bangladesh Government. Considering the multi-level process and depth, it is unique among its kind in the country. The intakes are appointed as first class government officers in different ministries and department of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. BCS Exams are held for different cadres.

The 29th BCS examination circular had a vacancy of 1581 positions in 15 general cadres and 10 professional cadres.

List of general cadres:

·                           BCS (Administration)

·                           BCS (Audit and account)

·                           BCS (Ansar)

·                           BCS (Customs and duty)

·                           BCS (Cooperative)

·                           BCS (Food)

·                           BCS (Foreign service)

·                           BCS (Family planning)

·                           BCS (Information)

·                           BCS (Postal)

·                           BCS (Police)

·                           BCS (Railway – transport and commercial)

·                           BCS (Tax)

·                           BCS (Commerce)

·                           BCS (Economic)

List of professional cadres:

·                           BCS (Agricultural)

·                           BCS (Fisheries)

·                           BCS (Food)

·                           BCS (Health)

·                           BCS (Information, Technical)

·                           BCS (Road and highways)

·                           BCS (Railway engineering)

·                           BCS (Public health)

·                           BCS (General education, government colleges)

·                           BCS (General education, teachers' training colleges)

Major pre-requisites:

Age limit

·                           If not a child of a freedom fighter or a candidate for health cadre, the age should be bbefore 21 to 30 years on the first day of advertisement year.

·                           If the candidate is a child of a freedom fighter or he/she is a candidate for health cadre, the age should be between 21 to 32 years on the first day of advertisement year.

·                           If the candidate is a scheduled tribal group member, the age should be between 21 to 32 years on the first day of advertisement year.

Nationality

·                           The candidate should be a Bangladeshi citizen.

·                           The candidates, who have or are going to have a foreign national as a spouse, cannot apply without prior permission from the government.

Application package:

The price of application package is BDT 200. The package includes a form, instructions to fill up the form, terms and conditions, syllabus and responsibilities of the candidates.

  Where to collect the application forms?

Dhaka center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Sadarghat branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Ramna branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Dhaka University Campus branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Malibag branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Farmgate branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Greenroad branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Mymensing branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Jamalpur branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Tangail branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Faridpur branch

Rajshahi center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Court Building branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Rajshahi Principal branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Bogra branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Pabna branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Rangpur branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Dinajpur branch

Chittagong center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Panchlais branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Agrabad branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Comilla branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Noakhali (Maijdi Court) branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Rangamati branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Bandarban branch

Khulna center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Principal branch, Khulna

·                           Sonali Bank, Customs House branch, Khulna

·                           Sonali Bank, Jessore branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Kushtia branch

Barisal center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Barisal branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Potuakhali branch

Sylhet center:

·                           Sonali Bank, Sylhet branch

·                           Sonali Bank, Dargah Gate Corporate branch

Application fee

 However, if a candidate belongs to the backward sections of the citizens as described in the govt. gazette, may submit in an application fee of BDT 50 along with a certificate confirming his/her status, issued by Deputy Commissioner.

 # There are 3 Successive stages in the BCS examination

1. Preliminary Examination:

This examination is a screening test conducted on the following topics:

Subject : Bangla, English ,General Knowledge, Bangladesh & International affairs, General Science and Technology, Mathematical Reasoning and Mental Ability Everyday science

Duration : 1 hr

Marks : 100

Question Type : Objective type

2. Written Examination:

The Minimum average qualifying mark shall be 50%. A candidate securing less than 25% mark in any subject shall be deemed to have secured no marks in that subject.

3. Viva Voce Examination:

Each successful candidate after the written examination shall be interviewed by a board to be constituted by the commission in this behalf. The minimum qualifying marks for the viva is 40%.

Final Merit Tabulation:

Final merit list is prepared on the basis of written and viva marks of the successful candidates.

# Preliminary Test and written examination are held in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet.

# Quota Distribution (for both cadre and non-cadre class I & II gazetted posts):

i) Merit - 45%

ii) District : - 55%

a) Freedom Fighter/Freedom fighter's daughters/sons - 30%

b) Female - 10%

c) Tribal - 5%

d) General Quota - 10%

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