PSC guidelines for 44th BCS Preliminary candidates

The 44th BCS Preliminary Examination will be held next Friday (May 27) in all parts of the country namely Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh. The test will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The total marks of exams will be 200. The Public Service Commission (PSC) has already announced the seating arrangement for the examination.

According to a press release issued by the institute, the PSC has banned entry to the examination center with books, watches, mobile phones, ornaments and any other device during the preliminary examination.

PSC instructions

Bringing books, all kinds of watches, mobile phones, calculators, all kinds of electronic devices, any device like bank / credit card, jewelry, bracelets and bags are strictly prohibited in the preliminary examination center. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination center with any prohibited materials.

In the presence of the Executive Magistrate-Police at the gate of the examination center, the candidates will have to enter the examination center by showing their entry materials. They will also be searched to find out if they have any prohibited materials with them including mobile phones, watches, electronic devices with the help of metal detectors.

SMS will be sent to all the candidates' mobile phones for not bringing the prohibited material mentioned on the day of examination.

Candidates should not cover their ears during the test, they should keep their ears open. If it is necessary to use any kind of hearing aid in the ear, the permission of the commission should be taken beforehand along with the advice of the specialist doctor.

If any candidate is found with any of the prohibited materials in the examination center, it will be confiscated and the candidate will be declared ineligible for future recruitment commission examination due to violation of the rules of Bangladesh Civil Service (Age, Eligibility and Direct Recruitment) Rules 2014.

The test will be held on Friday (May 26) from 10 am to 12 noon. Candidates have to take seats between 8:30 am and 9:25 am.