A total of 12,789 candidates qualified the preliminary exam. However, out of the last five BSCs, the lowest number of candidates have qualified the 45th BCS preliminary exam and it is less than 5 percent.
77 percent candidates appeared in the 45th BCS preliminary examination on May 19. Out of a total of 346,000 candidates, only 268,119 appeared for the examination, while another 78,803 remained absent.
A total of 2,309 cadre officers and 1022 non-cadre officers will be recruited through the 45th BCS.