Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission
Bangladesh's Public Service Commission (PSC) is a constitutionally mandated custodian of merit-based recruitment to the civil service. In practice, however, it is perceived to be a weak organization that has not always well-managed the recruit...
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okr-10986-123962021-04-23T14:03:00Z Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission World Bank ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES CABINET CANDIDATE CANDIDATES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CREDIBILITY EXAM EXAMINATIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE INTEGRITY INTERVIEWS IRREGULARITIES LEADERSHIP LEAKAGE MEDIA MINISTER NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PAPER TESTS PARLIAMENT PATRONAGE POLITICAL PARTY PUBLIC SERVICE QUESTION PAPERS SENIOR OFFICERS SYLLABUS TRANSPARENCY WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS Bangladesh's Public Service Commission (PSC) is a constitutionally mandated custodian of merit-based recruitment to the civil service. In practice, however, it is perceived to be a weak organization that has not always well-managed the recruitment process. Since the 1990s the media has reported politicized appointment of its members. Recently there have been allegations of examination irregularities, including leakage of question papers of the civil service examinations. The management of the PSC and its role in civil service recruitment has departed from comparative administrative practice. This note argues that the PSC's independence from micromanagement by the executive, and its improved management of the civil service examination are critical for its credibility to uphold the merit principle. It lists short- and medium-term actions that could help in restoring the PSC's intended role and functions. PSCs are common in administrative traditions where the appointed executive is meant to be permanent, politically neutral and unaligned to any particular political party or group of elected officials. A PSC forms a critical piece of the public sector's good governance framework by providing a check and balance between the government's interest and its employee's interests. In recruitment, which is an important element of civil service management, the PSC protects the government's interest by selecting the best among available candidates for a particular position. 2013-02-19T22:01:29Z 2013-02-19T22:01:29Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16259460/strengthening-bangladeshs-public-service-commission http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12396 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES CABINET CANDIDATE CANDIDATES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CREDIBILITY EXAM EXAMINATIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE INTEGRITY INTERVIEWS IRREGULARITIES LEADERSHIP LEAKAGE MEDIA MINISTER NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PAPER TESTS PARLIAMENT PATRONAGE POLITICAL PARTY PUBLIC SERVICE QUESTION PAPERS SENIOR OFFICERS SYLLABUS TRANSPARENCY WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS World Bank Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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Bangladesh's Public Service
Commission (PSC) is a constitutionally mandated custodian of
merit-based recruitment to the civil service. In practice,
however, it is perceived to be a weak organization that has
not always well-managed the recruitment process. Since the
1990s the media has reported politicized appointment of its
members. Recently there have been allegations of examination
irregularities, including leakage of question papers of the
civil service examinations. The management of the PSC and
its role in civil service recruitment has departed from
comparative administrative practice. This note argues that
the PSC's independence from micromanagement by the
executive, and its improved management of the civil service
examination are critical for its credibility to uphold the
merit principle. It lists short- and medium-term actions
that could help in restoring the PSC's intended role
and functions. PSCs are common in administrative traditions
where the appointed executive is meant to be permanent,
politically neutral and unaligned to any particular
political party or group of elected officials. A PSC forms a
critical piece of the public sector's good governance
framework by providing a check and balance between the
government's interest and its employee's
interests. In recruitment, which is an important element of
civil service management, the PSC protects the
government's interest by selecting the best among
available candidates for a particular position. |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission |
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strengthening bangladesh's public service commission |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16259460/strengthening-bangladeshs-public-service-commission http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12396 |
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