The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that the viva voce (oral) examination for the 49th Special BCS will begin on October 26, following the release of the written exam results within 7 to 10 days. The written examination for the Education Cadre, conducted on October 10 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, was held exclusively in Dhaka metropolitan centers with 374,752 registered candidates, though the exact attendance has not yet been confirmed. Candidates who pass the written test will be eligible to participate in the viva. Through this 49th BCS, 653 lecturer positions in government general colleges and 30 in teacher training colleges will be filled. The Bengali department has the highest number of vacancies at 61, followed by Political Science (55), English (50), Economics (40), Philosophy (30), Chemistry (30), and Islamic History and Culture (32).