New rule for BCS exam

The government has formulated a new rule for Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination which is expected to be effective from the 35th BCS examination. As per the rule, the marks for multiple-choice questions in BCS preliminary examination have been increased from 100 to 200 and the duration of test from one hour to two hours.The minimum pass mark for viva and written will be 50% instead of the existing 40%.The rule said, a candidate with less than 30% marks in the written examination will be considered to have got no number against the existing rule of 25%.The Public Administration Ministry passed the Bangladesh Civil Service (age, qualification and examination for direct recruitment) Rules 2014, on Sunday.The Ministry also cancelled the previous rule of 1882 with the same name. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Ekram Ahmed said they have not yet received the gazette copy. “We will issue a circular regarding the 35th BCS examinations within 24 hours of getting the gazette copy,” the PSC Chairman said. The BCS examination fee has been fixed to Tk 700 instead of the existing Tk 500.