WBPSC Audit and Accounts Service Recruitment Examination 2024. INDICATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING WEST BENGAL AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS SERVICE RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2024 ADVT. NO. 10/2024.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL
161-A, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata – 700026
INDICATIVE ADVERTISEMENT NO. 10/2024
WEST BENGAL AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS SERVICE RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2024
WBPSC Audit and Accounts Service Recruitment Examination 2024
The Commission will hold the West Bengal Audit and Accounts Service Recruitment Examination, 2024 for recruitment to the posts in West Bengal Audit and Accounts Service.
Detailed information regarding age limit, qualifications, scale of pay, fees through online, Scheme and Syllabus of the examination etc. will be available in the Commission’s website at: https://psc.wb.gov.in in due course.
Candidates intending to apply for the Post are requested to visit the Commission’s website regularly for updates including the schedule for commencement and closing date of online submission of application.
WBPSC Audit and Accounts Service Recruitment Examination 2024
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
(i) Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper on “General Studies”. The question paper will be of objective type consisting of 200 multiple choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration.
The standard of the paper will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a Bachelor of Commerce of a recognized Indian
University/Institute.
The paper will consist of two (2) groups, viz. Group – A & Group – B. The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge :
| SL. NO. | PAPER (GENERAL STUDIES) | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Group – A | ||
| 1. | English Composition. | 50 |
| 2. | General Knowledge, Current Affairs of National & International Importance, History of India & Indian National Movement, Geography, Reasoning. | 40 |
| 3. | Constitution of India with special reference to NITI Aayog, (erstwhile Planning Commission), Finance Commission, Finance, Accounts & Audit. | 35 |
| Group – B | ||
| 1. | Business Mathematics & Statistics | 35 |
| 2. | Accountancy & Costing | 40 |
| TOTAL | 200 |
Note :-The Preliminary examination shall be meant to serve as a screening test only. Marks obtained in this examination by the candidate will not be considered for final selection. Only those candidates who will be declared qualified at the Preliminary examination in a particular year will be eligible for admission to the West Bengal Audit and Accounts Service Recruitment (Main) Examination of that year.
(ii) Main Examination
The Main Examination will be held in two parts viz.
(1) Written Examination and (2) Personality Test.
- The Written Examination will consist of (a) Compulsory Papers and (b) Optional Papers.
| SL. NO. | MAIN EXAMINATION (DESCRIPTIVE) | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| 1(a) | Compulsory Papers (100 marks each paper) : A. English Essay, Precis Writing & Composition. B. Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali Essay, Precis Writing & Composition. C. General Knowledge & Current Affairs. D. Business Mathematics & Statistics. E. Auditing. | 500 |
| 1(b) | Optional Papers (100 marks for each paper) : Candidates shall have to choose three (3) papers taking one from each group, viz. Group – A, Group – B & Group – C. Group – A : A 1 : Macroeconomics & Public Finance. A 2 : Indian Financial System. A 3 : Economic Principles & Indian Economic Problems. Group – B : B 1 : Business Regulatory Framework. B 2 : Cost & Management Accounting. B 3 : Advanced Accountancy. Group – C : C 1 : Business Management. C 2 : Direct & Indirect Taxation. C 3 : Information Technology & its application in Business. | 300 |
| SUB TOTAL | 800 | |
| 2 | PERSONALITY TEST | 200 |
| TOTAL | 1000 |
Each of the Compulsory and Optional papers will carry 100 (hundred) marks and will be of 3 hours duration. The standard of Optional Papers will be approximately that of an Honours Degree Examination as prescribed by the recognized Indian University / Institute.
Detailed syllabi of Compulsory Papers (Business Mathematics & Statistics, Auditing) and Optional Papers are enclosed in the ANNEXURE – I & ANNEXURE – II respectively..
2. Personality Test : There shall be a Personality Test carrying 200 (two hundred) marks. A number of candidates selected in order of merit on the results of the Written Examination, will be called to the Personality Test.
Answer in all the papers may be written either in English or in Bengali (unless otherwise directed in the question papers) except in the Language Papers. Candidates should write answers to all questions in only one and same language in any particular paper. Answers should be given in chronological sequence for all conventional type paper.
The Public Service Commission, West Bengal shall have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the Papers of the Main Examination for all categories of vacancies. If a candidate fails to secure qualifying marks in any Paper / Subject, the marks in that Paper / Subject will not be considered in calculating his/her aggregate. There shall be no separate qualifying marks for Personality Tests. Final Merit List shall be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in Main Examination and Personality Test.
Candidates may use the Devnagari script in answer papers on Hindi or Nepali. Questions for Santali Paper will be set in Olchiki script and answers should also be written in Olchiki script