Selection and Placement (BCSR 2023)
- To be eligible for selection, a candidate shall be required to obtain at least 50% mark in the BCSE ME.
- Placement of qualified candidates shall be based on merit ranking of the BCSE result, and availability of the vacancy, except for candidates who have received King’s Scholarship and in-service candidate from/to a Constitution Office as decided in consultation with the office concerned.
- A selected candidate before the appointment into the Civil Service shall be required to undergo mandatory drug tests.
- Failure to produce a negative drug test result shall lead to disqualification for appointment and the BCSE result shall remain cancelled for that particular year, but be eligible to appear for the BCSE in the following The vacancy shall be offered to the next qualified candidate in the order of merit.
- If a selected candidate withdraws his candidature before the start of the Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) Course, or within one month from the date of appointment for direct appointees, the RCSC shall offer the vacancy to the next standby candidate.
- The placement of all qualified PGD candidates shall be based on merit ranking calculated on the aggregate percentage of the marks obtained in the BCSE (50%) and PGD course (50%) considering subject relevancy for teacher candidates.
- For in-service (regular) candidates selected through the BCSE, Position Level and seniority shall be protected. However, for in-service (contract) candidates selected through the BCSE, their Position Level shall be protected or be appointed in the entry Position Level,whichever is higher if selected in the same super structure only. To be eligible for protection of their seniority, in-service (contract) employees must have served for a minimum of one year and fulfil the conditions specified below:
- If served only for one year and the performance score is PME, the candidate will be appointed at the entry position level.
- If the candidate has served for more than one year and has a performance score of PME, their promotion to the higher level will be delayed by one year for every PME score.
- In case there are tie-ranks in the final result of the ME for a single vacancy or the last vacancy available, a candidate with higher score in the Written Examination will be selected for the vacant position and subsequently by the Viva Voce score if there is a need to further break the tie in the WE scores.
- An administrative fee of Nu. 5,000 shall be charged to those candidates who withdraw between the time period of signing the confirmation and before the oath taking ceremony to cover the administrative cost incurred for conducting the selection and placement.