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Appendix3 Exam - New pattern - Railway Board RBA 71 dated 15.12.2021
Salient features of New pattern of Appendix3 Exam
vide RBA 71 dated 15.12.2021
- Introduction
of Objective type questions / MCQs
- Merger of 3 cadres i.e., Sr.SO(A), Sr.TIA &Sr. ISA with
prospective date. The Objective is to acquire
knowledge and experience of the Accounts Dept as a whole.
- Conducted by Railway
Board
- All papers - Without
Books
- Examination will be on
bilingual (at the option of the Candidate)
- Objective type &
Descriptive type - Both conducted through online i.e., CBT - Computer
Based Test
- 3 Objective Question Papers -
Each 100 marks - Time - 2 hours for each Paper. Negative marks 0.25 for each wrong answer.
Candidates
|
Passing Marks
|
Individual Paper
|
Aggregate of 3 Papers
|
General
|
40 Marks
|
45 %
|
SC/ST
|
30 Marks
|
35 %
|
- One Subjective/Descriptive
Question paper - 300 marks - Time - 3 Hours - Valuation of
Subjective paper. Passing marks - 40 % for General Candidates and 30
% for SC/ST Candidates. Subjective paper will
be corrected subject to qualifying the minimum marks in Objective type
tests.
- Combined marks of
Objective & Descriptive - Determine the position of the
candidates in the Merit list.
- Exemption marks - 60 %. The Exemption will be
applicable for 5 years.
- Syllabus as
detailed below is indicative only. That means suggestive only. Detailed
syllabus will be spelt out in Notification of the examination.
- Syllabus
of 3 Objective type papers:
1. GRP, Establishment, PF, NPS, Pension, Labour Laws and Associated Finance,
Expenditure, Budget & Bookkeeping
2.
Stores, COS Procedures,
Workshops, Workshop Costing & associated finance, Expenditure, Budget &
Bookkeeping
3.
Traffic Accounts,
Traffic Statistics / Costing, Station Accounts and associated finance,
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Syllabus of 1 Descriptive
paper:
A.
General Essay, Letter
writing & Precis - English medium and Hindi Medium
B. Rajbhasha (Question on Official Language Policy) - English or
Hindi
C. Practical aspect of Finance & Accounts, Approaching Finance,
Comprehend/understand the issue and conclusions arrived thereby
D. Advanced Bookkeeping - Numerical Questions - Calculator
allowed.
- Negative
marking - 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Objective type tests. Different
possibilities are as follows. (for an idea to the Candidates)
Probability
|
Total Questions
(Guessed randomly, if
not sure of correct answer)
|
Correct
|
Wrong
|
Marks secured
|
Probability Percentage
|
First probability
|
5
|
5
|
Nil
|
5
|
16 %
|
Second probability
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3.75
|
16 %
|
Third probability
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
2.5
|
17 %
|
Fourth probability
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1.25
|
17 %
|
Fifth probability
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
Nil
|
17 %
|
Sixth probability
|
5
|
Nil
|
5
|
Minus 1.25
|
17 %
|
- 83 % Positive or Nil effect
- It is better for the Candidates to go to
a random guessing subject to be confident of Correct answers for at least
55 objective questions out of 100 questions.
- Overall,
the above Railway Board letter is indicative only. Detailed policy
guidelines / instructions on implementation of new pattern of Appendix III
IREM examination and merger supervisory cadre of Accounts Dept will
follow.