Errors in 30th BCS Preliminary Test Questions
PSC plans to evaluate 88 questions out of 100
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is planning to evaluate 88 questions instead of 100 in the question papers of the 30th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary test as some errors and inconsistencies have been found in the question papers, said Attorney General's office sources.
All examinees will be evaluated by 88 questions and then 12 marks will be added to the score of each candidate, and full marks for the evaluation will be 100, according to the PSC plan.
As per the plan, 12 questions, which contain errors and inconsistencies, will not be evaluated, and so, 12 marks against these 12 questions will be given to all examinees.
Errors and inconsistencies allegedly have been found in 10 to 15 questions in set-2 question papers of the preliminary test held at 110 examination centres across the country on July 30.
PSC Examination Controller AEM Nesar Uddin on September 25 told The Daily Star that the PSC has taken a decision to resolve the matter and the decision will be placed before the High Court.
“After getting the HC directives, we will take next steps regarding publishing the result,” he said.
The PSC has recently sent a statement with the plan to the Attorney General's office for legal opinion, as the High Court on August 9 asked the PSC to solve the matter by October 3.
But, the Attorney General's office last week asked the PSC authorities to revise their statement clarifying their plan in detail by September 30, said the sources.
A deputy attorney general requesting anonymity told The Daily Star that they will scrutinise the PSC plan to place it before the High Court for its decision.
The PSC will take steps regarding publishing the preliminary result of the 30th BCS, as per the High Court directives, he said.
In response to a writ petition, the High Court on August 9 asked the PSC to solve the crisis over the anomalies in the question paper and inform it by October 3.
Nineteen candidates of the 30th BCS examinations filed the writ petition on August 7 with the High Court, stating that nearly 50,000 candidates have been affected because of errors and inconsistencies in the question papers.
They sought a court directive for cancellation of the test, saying that the PSC failed to hold a fair examination.
A High Court bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain on August 9 allowed the PSC to publish the preliminary test results, but said it will wait to see whether the PSC take effective steps to solve the matter.
The court also adjourned hearing on the petition till October 3, as the PSC said that it has taken steps deal with the matter.
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