General Information:

(i) BCS Examination:

1) Total number of Cadres: BCS Examinations are held for 28 different cadres.

2) Eligibility:

(a) Age

i) 21 to 30 years (for general candidates)

ii) 21 to 32 years:

(a) For freedom fighter's children and health cadre,

(b) Tribal candidates for only general education cadre.

3) Preliminary Examination:

As a screening test this examination is carried out on the following pattern:

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

Duration: 1 hr

Marks: 100

Question Type: Objective type question

4) Subjects for written Examination:

• For general cadres: Nine compulsory subjects.

  General Bangla = 200 Marks

General English = 200 Marks

Bangladesh Affairs = 200 Marks

International Affairs = 100 Marks

Mathematical Reasoning and Mental = 100 Marks

Ability

General Science and Technology = 100 Marks

Viva Voce = 100 Marks

• For technical cadres: Seven compulsory subjects and two post related subjects.

General Bangla = 100 Marks

General English = 200 Marks

Bangladesh Affairs = 200 Marks

International Affairs = 100 Marks

Mathematical Reasoning and Mental = 100 Marks

Ability

Two papers for post related subject = 200 Marks

Viva Voce = 100 Marks

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

5) Place of Examination:

Preliminary test and written examination will be held in Dhaka, Chittagong , Rajshahi, Khulna , Barisal and Sylhet.

6) Quota Distribution:

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%

(ii) Non Cadre Examination:

Two conventional recruitment processes are followed for the recruitment of non-cadre gazetted class-I and class-II officers. These processes are:

(a) Preliminary, written and viva voce examination.

(b) Written and viva voce examination.

(iii) Departmental Examination:

There are 28 different cadres of the Bangladesh civil service. Every officer of the entry level posts of a cadre service must meet the requirements and qualify in a departmental examination conducted by the Public Service Commission. The BPSC also conducts departmental examinations for certain varieties of non cadre services. The examination is held twice a year, possibly in June and December.

(iv) Senior Scale Examination:

There are 28 different cadres of the Bangladesh civil service. Every officer after being confirmed to the cadre post has to be eligible in a Senior Scale examination for promotion to a senior scale post. This examination is also conducted by the Public Service Commission. The examination is held twice a year, possibly in February and August.

Examination System:

There are 3 successive stages in the BCS examination. These stages are:

1. Preliminary Examination: This examination is a screening test.

2. Written examination: The Minimum average qualifying marks is 50%. A candidate securing less than 25% marks in any subject will be deemed to have secured no marks in that subject.

3. Viva voce examination: Each successful candidate after the written examination will 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.

Quota Distribution: The Quota is distributed on the basis of final merit list, quota reserved for matching the choice of the candidates and the availability of the posts.

Yes.

1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings shall play in the National Championship Game.

2. The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and Southeastern conferences will have automatic berths in one of the participating bowls

"No more than two teams from a conference may be selected, regardless of whether they are automatic qualifiers or at-large selections, unless two non-champions from the same conference are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS Standings."