21,056 pass 41st BCS preliminary test

21,056 pass 41st BCS preliminary test

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the results for the preliminary tests of the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS).

A total of 21,056 candidates have been cleared for the written tests, according to the results published on the PSC website -- bpsc.gov.bd -- on Sunday.

In a statement, the commission said it plans to hold the written exams in November.

In November 2019, the PSC issued a circular to recruit 2,166 officials in different cadres.

The posts include 642 of in the general cadre, 619 in technical cadre and 905 in the general education cadre.

Almost half a million candidates took the preliminary tests held on March 19 this year amid the pandemic.