Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – Revised structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE of Accounts department: Railway Board
Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – Revised structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE as per Centralized Computer Based Objective type examination (CBT) in Accounts Department: Railway Board Order dated 22.07.2022
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP)2022/2/4
New Delhi, dt: 22/07/2022
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways and Production Units.
(Kind attn.: PCPOs/PFAs/Dy.CPO(G)/Dy.CAQ(G))
Sub.: Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – introduction of Centralized Computer Based Objective type examination (CBT) in all departments having Organised Services.
Ref.: This office letter no.E(GP)2022/2/4 dated 28.06.2022.
The structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE given in Para 3(ii)(a)(i) to – a(iii) of the aforementioned letter stands revised for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts department as under:
| (i) | Professional Subject | Questions | |
| General Principles of Govt Accounting and Audit with Special Reference to Railways | 15 | ||
| Books and Budget including Traffic Book | 15 | ||
| Traffic Accounts and Statistics | 15 | ||
| Establishment | 15 | ||
| General Expenditure | 15 | ||
| Workshop Accounts | 15 | ||
| Stores Accounts | 15 | ||
| 105 | |||
| a(ii) | General Knowledge including optional questions of 15 marks on Official Language Policy and Rules | 40 | |
| a(iii) | Management Accounting and Financial Justification for expenditure | 30 | |
| Total | 175 | ||
2. Accordingly, the syllabus/structure of examination prescribed for 30% LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts Department vide Board’s letter nos.E(GP)76/2/96 dated 3/08/1977, 78 ACIII/20/49 dated 9/9/1978 and E(GP)88/2/111 dated 20.08.1991 also stands modified to that extent.
(Meenakshi Saluja)
Dy. Director, Estt.(GP)-III
Railway Board
Source: Indian Railways

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