Applications for 47th BCS open

Applications for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service examinations have opened to job seekers, reports bdnews24.com.

This year, the application fees have been reduced, as have the number of marks allocated to the oral portion of the examination.

The forms, which became available at 10:00 am, will be available until 11:59pm on Jan 30, according to SM Matiur Rahman, a spokesman for the Public Service Commission, or PSC.

"The online application process started on Sunday morning," said Md Niyamat Ullah, director (cadre) of the PSC's Exam Wing.

"Applications can submit their forms from http://bpsc.teletalk.com.bd/"

The BCS application process was to start on Dec 10, but was later suspended as an official announcement regarding the reduction of fees had yet to be issued by the PSC.

On Dec 11, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notice setting a new application fee of Tk 200 and clearing up the issue. Candidates between the minimum age of 21 and the maximum age of 32 can apply for the 47th BCS.

In the notice, the PSC said the preliminary BCS exam may be held in May next year. The specific date, time, and instructions for the examination will be published on the commission's website and in the media as well.

In the preliminary examination, candidates will take part in a 200-mark multiple choice question examination.