Common BCS Viva Question

BCS tips

• Describe yourself (How to start the description, what things to say, meaning of one’s

name in English, famous personalities of the same name, what other questions might
arise from the given answer, what unnecessary information one should avoid , what
can be a standard answer pattern)

•  Why do you want to join civil service? (How to avoid typical answer that might

make the interviewer angry/bored, what other questions might arise from this
question, what can be a perfect answer, how to make the answer sound strong and
logical, what will be done if one does not get the cadre, what are the things that must
be avoided while answering this question)

•  What is your cadre choice? (Why first choice is a particular cadre, what is the

relationship between your chosen cadre and your academic discipline, why you didn’t
choose another cadre, what will you do if you get your last choice, what is your
alternative plan in case you fail the BCS, cadre related questions)

•  Tell us about your favorite hobby. (What is your hobby, why do you like this

particular hobby, hobby related questions)

•  Tell us about your family (What things can be said about one’s family, speech about

mother, father and siblings separately, what things should be avoided, family related
questions)

• Describe your own district/village/the place you live in. (Description, important

personalities from the area, role of the place in our liberation war, important
institutions/rivers situated in that area , what development plans you have for your
area, what are the problems of your area and how to solve them)

•  Suppose you are the chief of your cadre. What would you do with your position?

(What will you do if you are the foreign secretary/Ambassador/IGP/Cabinet
Secretary/Secretary/NBR member, how will you improve your department, what steps
will you take to make your cadre more efficient)

•  How to answer personal/tricky questions (PSC members often ask the candidates

personal questions/questions that are politically motivated. Sometimes they ask
unconventional questions only to test how the candidates react. Sometimes they even
ask insulting questions. You must prepare yourself accordingly)

•  Question from your own discipline ( It is very common that the interviewer will ask

about the subject you have studied in your bachelor degree. Especially if you are from
general subjects like English, Economics, Political science, Physics etc then there is
high chance that major part of your viva will be dealing questions from your academic
background. Please have a solid preparation on the basic of your discipline. For
example, a student of Economics is almost sure to face questions about stock market
crash, globalization, definition of Economics etc . If you cannot answer the primary
level questions from your own discipline, it will be very embarrassing )

•  Liberation war ( You must know the basic information about our glorious liberation

war as a future BCS officer )

•  Current Ruling Party and its leaders ( I guess I do not have to make you

understand how important this is for any BCS viva. Make no mistake and have a rocksolid
preparation in these issues )