• The objective of the ME shall be to test the candidate’s core competencies and subject/general knowledge for final selection.

• Candidates appearing the ME shall be grouped as per the following:

1. Administrative Category;
2. Finance Category;
3. PGDE Category;
4. Technical Category;
5. Dzongkha Category; and
6. B.Ed Category.

• ME shall consist of three parts with the weight assigned against each part as follows:

• Academic achievement shall be assessed based on the marks obtained in the Bachelor’s Degree from a higher education Institution recognised by the relevant competent authority. A candidate shall be required to produce both Class X and Class XII academic transcripts as documentary evidence if eligible as per Section 5.4.4.

• A candidate having more than one Degree shall have the option to choose any one of the Degrees to be considered for the assessment while applying for the administrative category examination. However, for other categories of examination, the most relevant degree shall be considered for assessment where necessary.

• In the case of a candidate whose result is based on a letter grading system, the grades shall be converted to percentage as per the conversion table given in Schedule 5/A if the conversion value is not specified in the transcripts issued by the university.

Written Examination (WE)

• The WE papers shall be as follows:

• The weightage for the WE which carries 60%-70% of the ME shall be as follows:

Part Academic Achievement