33rd BCS Exams
8,529 get govt job
The Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday published the final results of the 33rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, recommending 8,529 successful candidates for recruitment in different government cadres. This is the highest number of appointees to government services through a single BCS exam, AYM Nesar Uddin, examinations controller (cadre) of the PSC, told The Daily Star yesterday.
He, however, said recruitment of 6,360 assistant surgeons in BCS health cadre has contributed to this big figure.
A total of 1, 93,059 candidates applied for the 33rd BCS examinations, and 18,693 of them were called for an interview after they passed the preliminary and written tests. Some 18,108 took part in the interview held from May 12 to September 9 this year.
According to a PSC press release, about 15,991 examinees have come out successful in the 33rd BCS exam, but all of them cannot be appointed to the cadre services due to shortage of posts.
Efforts will be made to appoint the remaining successful candidates to 1st class non-cadre posts as per the non-cadre appointment rules. It, however, added, “No assurance of such appointment can be given.”
Nesar Uddin said the results of BCS forestry cadre has been postponed, as a case regarding this service remains pending with the High Court, and the commission will publish the results after the court’s decision.
For the second time, the commission has also recommended 10 qualified candidates with disabilities for the recruitment, he added.
The controller said they will make a recommendation to the public administration ministry for taking necessary steps for the appointment.
“Normally, it takes two or three months to complete the whole recruitment process,” Nesar added.
The highest number of appointees (6,360 assistant surgeons) is in the health cadre. According to health bulletin-2012 of the Directorate General of Health Services, some 5,884 physician posts were shown vacant.
Even after the big recruitment in the health services, a good number of posts will become vacant as about a thousand doctors will go into retirement this December, a top official of the directorate told The Daily Star.
The PSC had recommended appointing 1,680 successful candidates in 32nd (special) BCS, while 2,072 in 31st BCS, 2,367 in 30th BCS, 1,722 in 29th BCS and 2,190 in 28th BCS in different cadres between June 2010 and January this year.
-With The Daily Star input
