Rules for the Departmental Examination of the Assistant Controllers of Accounts and Deputy Controllers of Accounts Finance (Audit) Department, 1963

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    "title": "Rules for the Departmental Examination of the Assistant Controllers of Accounts and Deputy Controllers of Accounts Finance (Audit) Department, 1963",
    "short_title": "Rules for the Departmental Examination of the Assistant Controllers of Accounts and Deputy Controllers of Accounts Finance (Audit) Department, 1963",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. A-E-3-3/63-5221FA,",
    "act_year": 1963,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "Rules for the Departmental Examination of the Assistant Controllers of Accounts and Deputy Controllers of Accounts Finance (Audit) Department, 1963",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Government\" means the Government of Bihar; and\n(b) \"Committee\" means the Committee constituted by the Government under Rule 3 of the Departmental Examination Rules for Gazetted Officers, 1961; and\n(c) \"Officer\" means an Assistant Controller of Accounts of the Finance (Audit) Department:",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Conditions of promotion and consequence.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Confirmation.",
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            "content": "Part II\nDepartmental Examination",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Liability of officers to pass the Departmental Examination.",
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            "content": "(a) A Deputy Controller of Accounts shall be required to pass by both lower and higher standard and an Assistant Controller of Accounts by lower standard only.\n(b) No Assistant Controller of Accounts will be eligible for promotion to the post of Deputy Controller of Accounts until he has passed the Departmental Examination in all subjects by higher standard.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Disqualification caused by failure to pass the Departmental Examination.",
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            "content": "(ii) An officer appointed as Deputy Controller of Accounts or as Assistant Controller of Accounts on or after the aforesaid date will be entitled to draw his first increment any year after the date of his appointment to the post or on the date of passing the Departmental Examination in the subjects and by the standard specified below, whichever be later.\n(a) A Deputy Controller of Accounts shall be required to pass in all subjects by Lower Standard.\n(b) An assistant Controller of Accounts shall be required to pass in Hindi and Accounts by Lower Standard.\n(iii) A Deputy Controller of Accounts and an Assistant Controller of Accounts will be entitled to draw his second increment two years after the date of his appointment as such or on his being confirmed, whichever is later:",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Subjects for Examination.",
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            "content": "(a) Hindi.\n(b) Accounts.\n(c) Auditing and Cost Accounting.\n(d) Budget and Indian Constitution.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Central Examination Committee.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Procedure for appearing at the Departmental Examination.",
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            "content": "(b) The controller of Accounts shall prepare and send a consolidated statement showing the particulars of the officers and the subject and standards in which they intend to appear, along with their applications to the Secretary, Central Examination Committee latest by the 16th April/16th August for the 1st/2nd Half-yearly Examination.\n(c) On receipt of such application, the Secretary to the Central Examination Committee shall take necessary steps to inform the Centre Superintendent about the candidates permitted to appear at the Centre and may also issue Admit Cards to the officers concerned for this purpose.\n(d) The Central Examination Committee may lay down Rules governing the procedure to be followed in conducting the examinations and to ensure a fair and uniform method of ascertaining the proficiency of the examination in each subject.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Exemption to these Rules.",
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            "content": "Appendix\nAppendix\nSyllabus for the Departmental Examination.\n(i) Noting-30\n(ii) Drafting-50\n(iii) Translation-80 (Hindi to English-40) (English to Hindi-40).\n(iv) Correction of sentences-20.\n(b) The viva-voce examination in Hindi will carry 100 marks. The topics for viva-voce will be as follows :-\n(i) Conversation on general topics-40 marks.\n(ii) Testing knowledge of technical words and expressions generally used- 30 marks.\n(iii) Reading of Hindi manuscript and their oral translation into English and reading of passages in English and their translation into Hindi-30 marks.\n(c) The minimum marks required for passing in the viva-voce by the lower standard and higher standard will be 50 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively. An officer who has to obtain the minimum pass marks separately in the written examination and viva-voce for being declared to have passed in Hindi by either standard.\n(d) The following books are recommended :-\n(i) Navin Hindi Praveshika.\n(ii) Prashikshan Vyakhyan Mala, Parts I and II.\nNote. - The questions on this subject will be the same as set for the Bihar Civil Service (Executive Branch).\nNote.\n(i) Modern business training and the methods and machinery of business by J. K. Grebby and F.P. Fausset, Chapters I to X and XIV to XXIV.\n(ii) Advanced Accounts by R. N. Carter-Chapters I to XIV, XV (Section A), XVIII to XX, XXIII and XXIV.\n(a) The following books are recommended for the paper without books:-\n(i) An Introduction to the Government of India Audit and Accounts- Part I (except Chapter 5), Part III (except Chapters 18 and 21).\n(ii) Bihar Treasury Code, Volume I.-Chapters I, II, III, V (Sections I to V and VII), Chapter X Rule 612, Chapter XII (Sections I, II and III).\n(iii) The Bihar Service Code.\n(iv) The Bihar Financial Rules, Volume I.\n(v) The Bihar T. A. Rules.\n(vi) The Bihar Pension Rules including Liberalised Pension Rules.\n(vii) The Government Securities Manual.\n(b) The following books are prescribed for the paper with books :-\n(i) Account Code Volume I, Chapter 2 (except Articles 17 to 20) Chapter 3 (except Article 51) Chapter 4, Appendices 1 and 2.\n(ii) Account Code, Volume II-Chapters I, II and III.\n(iii) The Bihar Treasury Code, Volume II, Appendices 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14,16 and 17.\n(iv) The Bihar Financial Rules, Volume 11.\n(v) The Bihar General Provident Fund Rules.\n(vi) The Compendium of Financial Delegations.\n(vii) The Bihar Commercial Taxes Manual, Volume 1.\nNote. - The question papers of the subject will be the same as set for officers of the Bihar Finance Service.\nNote.\n(b) The following books are recommended-\nAn Introduction to Indian Government Accounts and Audit Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39.\n(ii) Audit Manual. - Chapters 1, 3 to 8, 10 to 12, 17 to 20, 23, and 27 to 29.\n(iii) Cost Accounting by Hawkins.\n(b) The following books are recommended.\n(i) Indian Constitution. - Matters concerning parliamentary control over financial expenditure, procedure on financial matters and matters concerning finance as laid down in the Indian Constitution, Articles 112-117, 148-151, 202-207, 264-291.\n(ii) The Bihar Budget Manual.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh166",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. A-E-3-3/63-5221FA, dated 7.9.1963",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1963",
        "Short Title": "Rules for the Departmental Examination of the Assistant Controllers of Accounts and Deputy Controllers of Accounts Finance (Audit) Department, 1963",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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