PCS halts application process for 47th BCS exams

The commission attributes the postponement to 'unavoidable circumstances'

The Public Service Commission, or PSC, has suspended the application process for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, exams.

The process, initially scheduled to start on Tuesday, has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances”, the commission’s spokesperson SM Matiur Rahman said on Monday.

However, he did not elaborate on the specific reasons behind the decision.

The PSC had issued a notification on Nov 28 to recruit 3,487 candidates to cadre positions and 201 to non-cadre posts under the 47th BCS.

The application process was slated to run from Dec 10 to 31 through an online platform.

The application fee was initially set at Tk 700 for general candidates and Tk 100 for candidates from ethnic minority communities, persons with disabilities, and third-gender applicants. However, the commission had announced plans to reduce these fees.