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General and technical cadres · 235 pages

Compulsory subjects and post-related subjects for professional and technical cadres. Confirm the applicable subject code in the recruitment notice.

Published by BPSC. Collected 2026-11-14. Confirm the edition and subject against your recruitment notice before studying.

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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION     
       
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 
Part-II 
Marks: 100 
(Public Administration in Bangladesh) 
 
1. Historical Background of the Growth of Civil Service in Bangladesh. 
2. The Philosophy of the Constitution of Bangladesh and its provision on Public Administrative 
System, Secretariat, Attached Departments, Directorate and their relationship, public corporation: 
purpose, structure, Functions. 
3. Personal Administration -Human Resource Development, Recruitment, Role of Public Service 
Commission & Establishment Division of the Government of Bangladesh. 
 
4. Training System -Role of Bangla desh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), 
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) , National  Local Government Institute 
(NLGI). 
5. Conditions of Service; Pay Structure, Incentive, Discipline, Retirement and pension. 
6. Development Administration , Development Planning, Issues and Processes, Organization & 
Problems, Role of Civil Servants in Development, Preparation of Different types Development 
plan; Plan Implementation Strategies; Institutions & Processes: Development Performance, 
Monitoring and  Project Impact Evaluation, Role of Planning Commission & Executive 
Committee of National Economic Council. 
7. Financial Administration in Bangladesh, Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy, Ministry of Finance, 
Internal Resource Mobilization, Role of Comptroller & Auditor General, Budgetary Process, 
Performance Budgeting.  
8. Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh, Recommendations of the main reform committees, 
Recent trend in Administrative Reforms, Political Commitment to administrative reforms. 
9. Corruption, Causes & remedies, Transparency & Accountability in Public Service. 
10. Bureaucracy in Democracy: Bureaucracy & Development. 
11. Rule of Law, Protection & Promotion of Human Rights and Role of Law Enforcing Agencies. 
12. Control of Public Administration, Role of Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. 
13. Good Governance: Decentralization, Peoples Participation & Role of Civil Society, Issues & 
Challenges of Corporate Governance. 
14. Impact of E-Governance on Public Administration. 
15. Field Administration, Regional, District & Local Level Administration. 
16. Non Governmental Organization (NGO) & Local Government, Government – Non 
Governmental Organization Interface. 
17. Rural Development and National Development.