Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – Structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE: Railway Board
Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – Structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts department
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP)2022/2/4
New Delhi, dt: 10/11/2022
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 & 22.7.2022.
Please refer to this office letter of even number dated 22.07.2022 inter-alia giving the following structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts department :
| a(i) | Professional Subject | Questions | |
| General Principals 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. Herein it is clarified – “Given that there are overlapping topics among the professional subjects, the questions set may pertain to more than one subject area. The distribution of marks as shown above is thus broadly indicative.”
(Meenakshi Saluja)
Dy. Director, Estt.(GP)-III
Railway Board
Ph. No. 233047250
E.mail ID- meena.1964[at]gov.in
Source: Indian Railways

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