Today 3 lakh 38 thousand students are sitting for the 46th BCS Prelims

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The 46th BCS preliminary exam is starting today Friday (April 26). The examination will be held simultaneously in the centers of Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh from 10 am to 12 noon. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has given several instructions to the candidates on the occasion of the examination.

According to a circular of the institute, the candidates have to take their seats before 9:30 am. After that the gate of the examination center will be closed.

It has also been said that books, all kinds of watches, mobile phones, calculators, all kinds of electronic devices, any devices like bank/credit cards, jewelry, bracelets and bags are completely prohibited in the examination center. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination center with prohibited materials.

Candidates should not cover their ears during the examination. Keep your ears open. If it is necessary to use any type of hearing aid in the ear, the permission of the commission must be obtained in advance along with the consultation letter of the specialist doctor.

If any candidate is found with these prohibited items in the examination centre, the candidate will be declared ineligible for the future employment commission examination along with cancellation of candidature due to violation of the rules of Bangladesh Civil Service (Age, Eligibility and Examination for Direct Recruitment) Rules 2014.

Meanwhile, the government has appointed one executive magistrate for each of the 96 examination centers in Dhaka to maintain order inside and outside the center during the examination.

Additional 10 BCS (Administration) cadre officers have been appointed in the control room of the PSC Secretariat with powers of Executive Magistrates.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) published the 46th BCS notification on November 30 last year. The application is open until December 31. A little more than 3 lakh 38 thousand applications have been submitted.