Main Examination Materials

Main Examination

• • The objective of the ME shall be to test the candidate’s core competencies and subject/general knowledge for final selection.
  • A candidate shall be permitted to appear ME up to a maximum of two attempts only.
  • Candidates appearing the ME shall be grouped as per the Super Structure group in line with Section 2.3 under the following categories:

         a.    Administrative Service (AS);
         b.    Finance Service (FS);
         c.     Education Service (ES); and
         d.    Technical Service (TS)

  • Education Service shall have two sub categories of examination i.e. one for the general graduates who shall undergo PGDE before an appointment and another for B.Ed graduates for direct appointment.
  • ME shall consist of three parts with the weight assigned against each part as follows
    
  • The RCSC shall review weightage for the three parts of the examination from time to time and make required changes.
  • The RCSC shall not declare a candidate’s result if he has not appeared in all three examination papers of WE and Viva Voce, and this shall be counted as one of the two permissible attempts in ME.

  Academic Achievement

  • Academic achievement shall be assessed based on the marks obtained in the Bachelor’s Degree from a higher education Institution recognized by the relevant competent authority. In addition, a candidate shall be required
  • to produce both Class X and Class XII academic transcripts as documentary evidence unless specified otherwise.
  • A candidate having more than one Degree shall have the option to choose any one of the Degrees to be considered for the assessment while applying for Administrative Service Examination. However, for other categories of Examination, the most relevant degree shall be considered for assessment where necessary.
  • Only one Degree of the same level shall be accepted for the assessment.
  • In the case of a candidate whose result is based on a letter grading system, the grades shall be converted to percentage as per the conversion table given in Schedule 7/A if conversion value is not specified in the transcripts issued by the University.

  Written Examination (WE)

  • • The WE for general graduates opting for the Administrative Service (AS), Finance Service (FS) and Education Service (ES) for PGDE shall appear for examinations according to eligibility. The written examination shall comprise of the following three papers for a duration of three hours each:

    a.    Paper I : Dzongkha;
    b.    Paper II: English and General Knowledge; and
    c.     Paper III: Bhutan and its (i) Socio-Political Institutions and (ii) Socio-Economic Development.

    • Each paper shall carry equal weightage and be evaluated out of 100 marks and the aggregate of the three papers shall be converted to 70% to obtain the total marks for the WE.
    • The WE for B.Ed. graduates opting for Education Service shall comprise of the following three papers:

    a.     Paper I : English Language;
    b.     Paper II : Dzongkha Language; and
    c.     Paper III : Teacher Aptitude Test.

    • Each paper shall carry equal weightage and be evaluated out of 100 marks and the aggregate of the three papers shall be converted to 60% to obtain the total marks for the WE.
    • The WE for technical graduates, including law graduates opting for the Technical Service shall comprise the following three papers:

    a.     Paper I :    Language and General Knowledge (Common Paper – 20%);
    b.    Paper II :   General Subject Knowledge (Common Paper for each professional group-15%); and
    c.     Paper III :   Subject Specialisation Paper (Subject specific – 35%).

    • Each paper shall be evaluated out of 100 marks and converted to the respective scale of 20% for Paper I, 15% for paper II and 35% for Paper III, and then added to obtain the total marks for the WE.
    • The WE for Dzongkha graduates (TS) opting for appointment in positions requiring Dzongkha specialisation and Education Service shall comprise of the following three papers:

    a.    Paper I : Dzongkha Language and General Knowledge (20%);
    b.    Paper II : English Language and Current Affairs (15%); and
    c.     Paper III : Buddhist Studies (35%).

    • Each paper shall be evaluated out of 100 marks and converted to the respective scale of 20% for Paper I, 15% for Paper II and 35% for Paper III and then added to obtain the total marks for the WE.
    • The RCSC shall review the examination papers from time to time to enhance its relevancy.
    • Main Examination shall consist of the following three parts with corresponding weightage:

    a.    Part I: Academic Achievement (AA) -10%
    b.    Part II: Written Examination (WE) -70%
    c.    Part III: Viva Voce (VV) -20%

    • The RCSC shall review weightage for the three parts of the examination from time to time, and make changes required.
    • The RCSC shall not declare a candidate’s result if he has not appeared in all the three examination papers and Viva Voce, and this shall be considered as one of the two permissible attempts in the BCSE.