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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.
- Unlimited
attempts
- 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
- 17 % - Negative
- 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.
