41st BCS Preliminary Result Published- www.bpsc.gov.bd.

What does BCS mean

The Bangladesh Civil Service or Bangladesh Karma Commission which is better known as (BCS) is the Civil Service of the Government of Bangladesh. Originally the word BCS or Bangladesh Civil Service came from the then Central Superior Services of Pakistan which came again from the Indian Civil Service controlled by the British Empire in the Indian subcontinent. Later, after the 1971 war, it became known as the Civil Service of Bangladesh by the Civil Service Ordinance. BCS’s policy is regulated by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. There are a total of 26 cadres in the country.

History of BCS 

At that time, the Indian subcontinent was governed by the Indian Civil Service (ICS) of the British Empire, and most of the ICS officers were British. After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the Central Superior Services of Pakistan was formed in Pakistan. In the post-war period of 1971, then-President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman created the BCS or Bangladesh Civil Service to develop the system of government of the newly formed state by law.

 

Number of Cadres 

Under Bangladesh Civil Service there are 14 general and 14 professional/technical cadres.

General cadre:

1) Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration)

2) Bangladesh Civil Service (Ansar)

3) Bangladesh Civil Service (Audit and Accounting)

4) Bangladesh Civil Service (Cooperative)

5) Bangladesh Civil Service (Excise and Customs)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Family Planning)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Food)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Foreign)

9) Bangladesh Civil Service (Information)

10) Bangladesh Civil Service (Police)

11) Bangladesh Civil Service (Post)

12) Bangladesh Civil Service (Railway Transport and Commercial)

13) Bangladesh Civil Service (Tax)

14) Bangladesh Civil Service (Commerce)

 

Professional cadre:

1) Bangladesh Civil Service (Roads and Highways)

2) Bangladesh Civil Service (Public Works)

3) Bangladesh Civil Service (Public Health Engineering)

4) Bangladesh Civil Service (Forest)

5) Bangladesh Civil Service (Health)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Railway Engineering)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Livestock)

6) Bangladesh Civil Service (Fisheries)

9) Bangladesh Civil Service (Statistics)

10) Bangladesh Civil Service (Technical Education)

11) Bangladesh Civil Service (Agriculture)

12) Bangladesh Civil Service (General Teacher)

BCS exam and its rules 

The Bangladesh Civil Service Examination or BCS Examination is a competitive examination conducted across the country for the recruitment of personnel in 26 cadres of the country under the Bangladesh Public Service. Earlier there were 26 cadres but in 2016 the economic cadre was brought under the administration cadre and now there are 26 cadres in Bangladesh.

The BCS exam is usually completed in three steps.

• First of all, is the preliminary test or (MCQ),
• Then there is either a written test and
• Last either final test or oral test.

 

The BCS exam is considered to be the biggest exam held for job seekers in Bangladesh. About three and a half lakh to four lakh candidates participate in each preliminary examination which is about ninety percent of the total job seekers in the country.

 

Preliminary Examination: This is the preliminary stage of the BCS examination or qualification selection stage. Examinations are held in May-June every year. The notice is published one month before the test and the results are given within one to one and a half months.

 

Written Test: This is the main test of BCS which is held in October, November, or December every year. The notice for the test is published about a month in advance and the results are usually released two to three months after the test.

 

Oral Examination: The oral examination is held after the results of the written examination are published. The final results of BCS are published two and a half months after the examination.

 

Eligibility for BCS Examination: Any student who has completed four years of Honors or Honors course after Higher Secondary Examination is eligible for BCS Examination. However, if one is in three-year honors or pass course, he must do a master’s. If there is more than one-third division in the academic life, he will not be considered eligible for the BCS examination.

 

BCS Exam and Exam Subjects 

 

A) Preliminary examination: In the preliminary examination, there are 200 market personal examinations on ten subjects with a duration of 2 hours. There are a total of 200 subjective questions, each of which has a value of 1. Again 0.5 number can be deducted for each wrong answer. The ten subjects that are tested and their standard distribution are given below.

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 6) Computer and information technology – 15 6) Mathematical reasoning – 15 9) Mental skills – 15 10) Ethics, Values ​​, and good governance – 10

B) Written Test: The main journey of the BCS exam starts from the written test. A candidate can answer in any language in Bengali or English in this test of 900 marks. However, the number of written tests does not depend on the language. Depending on the writing quality of a candidate. Examination subjects of general cadre and professional cadre are different

General cadre subject-based number distribution

1) Bengali-	200
2) English-	200
3) Bangladesh Affairs –	200
4) International Affairs –	100
5) Mathematical reasoning and mental skills –	100
6) General Science and Technology –	100

Subject distribution of professional cadre

1) Bengali –	100
2) English –	200
3) Bangladesh Affairs –	200
4) International Affairs –	100
5) Mathematical reasoning and mental skills –	100
6) Post-related issues –	200

 

If a candidate wants, two cadres can give this test, but in that case, he will have to give an additional test of 200 marks of the subject related to the post after giving the test of general cadre. In other words, he will have to give a total of 1100 marks. In both cases, the pass number is 50%.

C) Oral Examination: Only those candidates who pass the written examination can appear for the oral examination. The oral test consists of 200 marks with a pass mark of 50%.

How BCS Viva Board is Formed 

The Oral Examination Board is constituted as follows to determine the suitability of those who have passed the BCS written examination.
1) Chairman or member of the Commission – Chairman of the Board.

2) Joint Secretary nominated by the Government or an officer of higher rank. Board- Member

3) Thematic experts nominated by the Commission. Board- Member

The viva Board is made up of one or more of these members. Usually, 15 viva boards are formed.
Candidates who have passed the oral examination are recommended in the cadre.

A cadre undergoes health examination, police verification, and NSI (National Security Intelligence) verification before being finally recruited.

Candidates who have passed the BCS examination but have not been recommended in the cadre are given jobs in two types of non-cadre.

1) General
2) Technical