Merit-based recruitment in civil service : prospect and problems in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) is the most prestigious and demanding job in Bangladesh. Country's meritorious graduates want to join the BCS -the most respected and secured job, with a view to serve the nation. However, brilliant graduates avert from BCS as maximum public employees in Bangladesh join the service with bestow of the quota system. Consequently, demoralizes them and results an inefficient public administration. Hence, the recruitment system of BCS requires a reform. The study tries to analyze the present recruitment system and attempts to find out the problems within it. The study collects the detaiis explanation and opinion from few present and prospective civil servants. Finally, based on the data and responses of the target group, the study gives some suggestions for the relevant stakeholders.

merit

recruitment

civil service

problems

prospect