DHAKA, July 04 (V7N): The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance has officially revised the honorarium, remuneration, and expenditure rates for officials and staff involved in conducting government recruitment and promotion examinations.

The new guidelines, issued by the Regulation Wing (Regulation-2 Branch), establish standardized fees across all ministries, divisions, directorates, and government departments. The revised framework aims to streamline examination-related spending, explicitly stipulating that all expenses must be covered within the existing budget allocated for each specific recruitment cycle without any additional funding from the government.

Revised Honorariums for Examination Boards & Committees
Activity / Role Approved Rate (BDT) Payment Basis
Question Paper Preparation BDT 6,000 Per person
Selection / Promotion Committee Meeting BDT 6,000 Per member, per meeting
Viva Voce / Practical Exam Board BDT 6,000 Per member, per day
Center Head / Nominated Coordinator 3,500 One-time flat fee
Center Inspector ৳1,800 Per day
Duty Allowances by Employee Pay Grades

The daily honorarium for administrative and support staff directly involved in managing examination centers has been restructured according to official civil service grades:

Grade 9 and Above (Officers): BDT 1,800 per day

Grades 10 to 16 (Mid-level Staff): BDT 1,200 per day

Grades 17 to 20 (Support Staff): BDT 1,000 per day

Evaluation and Script Grading Fees

Examiners will now be compensated using a structured, per-script rate to maintain processing quality:

Full Written Answer Script: BDT 130 per script

Objective / MCQ Answer Script: BDT 35 per script

Script Scrutinization: BDT 15 per script

Script Re-evaluation: BDT 50 per script

Per-Candidate Material & Logistics Expenditure Limits
LOGISTICAL CAP PER CANDIDATE (BDT)

Answer Script Prep BDT 12

Question/Ink/Dupl. BDT 5

Seating Arrangement BDT 3

The circular also outlines tight logistical cost controls, capping seating arrangements at BDT 3 per candidate, answer script preparation at BDT 12 per candidate, and question paper duplication/supplies at BDT 5 per candidate. Production of OMR topsheets is capped at BDT 20 per unit, while standard coding and decoding is fixed at BDT  4 per script.

Furthermore, overall procurement for emergency hardware—such as trunks, locks, keys, and miscellaneous stationeries—is strictly capped at a maximum of ৳15,000 per examination cycle. To prevent fiscal inflation, the ministry added a hard cap rule: even if tests for multiple distinct positions are run concurrently on a single day, selection board members, experts, and question setters are strictly barred from drawing more than a single day's honorarium.

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