The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) is a quasi judicial body established under the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It works under the provisions of the Articles 137 to 140 of the Constitution and certain other rules and regulations made by the Govt. from time to time under the Constitution.
 
 

1.	Formation	:	The Chairman and eleven members constitute the commission. The Chief Justice of the country administers the oath for both members and Chairman of the commission. The ststus of the Chairman and the Members are same as that of the Judges of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
2.	Tenure	:	The tenure of the Chairman and members of the commission is 5 years or 62 years of age whichever comes earlier. If the age permits the tenure can be renewed for one more term.
3.	Functions	:	The constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has entrusted the PSC mainly with the following responsibilities :-    a)  To recruit the civil servants for the Republic ;  b)  To recommend for promotion at the level of Class-I and Class-II Gazetted positions;  c)  To give opinion in the disciplinary cases drawn against the Govt. Servants in which major punishment is proposed;  d)  To give opinion in the matters affecting the terms and conditions of the Govt. Servants if referred to PSC;  e)  To regularise the service of the Govt. Servants which is required under certain rules;  f)  To contribute is framing the recruitment rules for various Govt. Departments;  g)  To conduct Senior Scale Promotion Exam for BCS cadre officials;  h)  To conduct Department Exam for both cadre and non-cadre officials.
4.	PSC Secretariat	:	There is a Secretariat to assist the Commission which is called the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Secretariat. It is a separate division of the government headed by a Secretary from the Government. PSC Secretariat consists of Controller of Exam., Chief Psychologist, Deputy Secretaries, Directors, Deputy Directors, Psychologists and related other supporting staff.  The secretariat also has a big library and a research wing. Its computer wing is supported by the System Analyst along with Programmer, Asstt. Programmer and other related staff. The PSC secretariat has regional offices at the Divisional head quarters.
5.	Facts about BCS Exam.	:	a) Total No. of Cadres : BCS Exams are held for 29 different cadres.  b) Eligibility :  i)   At least 2nd Class Graduation  or  Third Class Graduation with one First Division at S.S.C./H.S.C. level  or  2nd Class Post Graduation with Third Class/ Division at S.S.C./H.S.C./Graduation level  ii)    21 to 30 years (for General candidate)  iii)    21 to 32 years (for Tribal and Freedom Fighter).    c) Subjects for Exam. : i)    For General Cadres : Five Compulsory subjects & three optional subjects.  ii)    For technical cadres : Five compulsory subjects only.    d) Place of Exam. : Preliminary & Written Exams. are held in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna & London. But the Viva-Voce is held only in Dhaka & London.
6.	Quota Distribution (for both cadre and non-cadre posts)	:	i)  Merit                               - 45%  ii) District :                           - 55%  a) Freedon Fighter/Freedom      fighter's daughters/sons - 30%  b) Female                        - 10%  c) Tribal                          -   5%  d) General Quota              - 10%
7.	Constitutional obligations	:	The annual Report of the PSC is submitted to the Hon'ble President every year. The report contains elaborate responsibilities performed by the PSC during one Calendar year. The reports are also placed before the parliament for evaluating the functions of the commission, as because, the commission is only responsible to the parliament for its actions.
8.	The Presidenrt and the PSC	:	The recommendations and the decisions of the commission can only be reviewed or replaced by the Hon'ble President.
9.	Address of the Commission	:	The Bangladesh Public Servie Commission  Old Airport Building, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215.  Phone : 811143-7, 9120880-4  Fax     : (880-2) 813520