BCS Written Sociology case studies
BCS Written Sociology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Sociology is an optional subject in the written stage of the Bangladesh Civil Service examination, taken by candidates who have chosen it as one of their optional papers and who are competing for cadre posts. It suits candidates who can reason about institutions, groups and inequality in Bangladesh and who can write structured, evidence-aware answers under time pressure rather than candidates looking for memorised definitions. The BCS Written Sociology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,521 words.
1The Vanishing Village Council
A river-erosion belt in Kurigram loses roughly 40 metres of bank each monsoon. Over six years, 63 of 210 households in Char Balapara have relocated to a roadside settlement 9 km inland, where they live in clusters of tin sheds on government land.
669 words, about 3 min2The Coaching Centre and the Rural Classroom
In a district town, 78% of Higher Secondary students at three colleges attend private coaching for 4-6 hours weekly; fees average BDT 2,500 per month against a median household income of BDT 22,000. Teachers at two of the colleges also teach at the coaching centres.
724 words, about 4 min3Remittance, Purdah and the Shrinking Field
A union in Comilla has sent 340 men abroad over 12 years, mostly to the Gulf. Monthly remittances average BDT 35,000 per household and arrive through a mobile financial service; 61% of receiving households are headed de facto by women whose husbands are absent for 3-5 year stretches.
731 words, about 4 min4The Garment Line and the Missing Supervisor
A knitwear factory of 1,400 workers runs two shifts. Production targets rose 18% after a new buyer contract, but the workforce grew by 4%.
684 words, about 3 min5Two Wards, One Drain
A city corporation ward has 9,000 residents on 14 hectares; an adjoining ward has 3,200 residents on 41 hectares. A single storm drain runs through both and discharges into a canal.
713 words, about 4 min