The 46th preliminary examination of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held on Friday. The examination will be held simultaneously in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh centres.
This examination of 200 marks will start on Friday (April 26) at 10 am and will continue till 12 noon. Candidates should take their seats by 9:30 AM.
PSC Controller of Examinations (Cadre) Anand Kumar Biswas told the media that all preparations have been made to organize the 46th BCS Preliminary Examination smoothly.
The authorities have already issued some urgent instructions regarding the examination. That is:
The invigilators will check the candidate’s admit card photograph, registration number and national identity card (if applicable) at the examination hall. After the distribution of question papers, no candidate shall leave the examination room till the end of the examination (12 noon).
Legal action will be taken against the candidate, including cancellation of candidature, if any irregularities are detected including mistake in name and registration number of a candidate, signature, admit card and answer sheet.
Books, all types of watches, mobile phones, calculators, all types of electronic devices, bank cards/credit cards, jewelry and bags are strictly prohibited from being brought into the examination center. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall with the prohibited materials mentioned.
SMS will be sent to the mobile phones of all the candidates not to bring the mentioned prohibited items on the day of examination. Follow the instructions in the SMS message.
Candidates should not cover their ears during the examination, they should keep their ears open. If it is necessary to use any type of hearing aid in the ear, the approval of the commission should be taken along with the expert doctor’s recommendation letter.
Apart from this, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has informed in a notification on Tuesday (April 23), that the candidates must enter the examination center and take their seats by 9:30 am. After this no candidate can enter the hall. The main gate of the examination hall will be closed.
Hall name and room number will be intimated to the candidates through message beforehand. If required, candidates can click on Teletalk website (http://bpsc.teletalk.com.bd) and Commission’s website (www.bpsc.gov.bd) to find hall name and room number by entering registration number in seat allocation and time table search module. Candidates must follow hygiene rules and maintain physical distance while entering the examination hall.
Candidates will stay in their seats after the exam is over. The invigilators will collect the answer sheets. After the invigilators have collected and understood the answer sheets, the candidates will leave the examination room slowly by following the hygiene rules and maintaining a certain physical distance.
It is to be noted that PSC published the notification of 46th BCS on November 30, 2023 to recruit 3 thousand 140 people in various cadres. According to the notification, most of the 3 thousand 140 posts will be taken in the health cadre. There are 1 thousand 682 BCS assistant surgeons, 16 assistant dental surgeons.
After that, the maximum number of 920 people will be taken in education cadre. Apart from this, 274 people will be taken in BCS administration, 10 in foreign affairs, 80 in police, 14 in Ansar, 49 in BCS family planning, 26 in fisheries and 65 in public works.
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