Designed to help the candidates appearing the Appendix 3, LDCE, 70% etc of Railway Accounts
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FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions - Appendix 3 examination
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
about Appendix 3 IREM examination
1.
Why Qualifying
examination for promotion to the rank of section officer (a/cs), inspectors of
station accounts and inspectors of stores accounts is called as “Appendix 3
IREM “ examination ?
Ans:
Details of the said examination is available in “Appendix 3 of IREM – Indian Railways
Establishment Manual “ (Available at the end of article). The examinations of Accounts Dept are as
follows.
Appendix 1 of IREM
|
IRAS probationary officers
|
Appendix 2 of IREM
|
Qualifying examination for promotion above
accounts clerks of the accounts department
up to and including the rank of accounts
assistants
|
Appendix 3 of IREM
|
Qualifying examination for promotion to the
rank of section officer (a/cs), inspectors of station accounts and inspectors
of stores accounts
|
Appendix 4 of IREM
|
Promotion to and confirmation
the rank of stock verifiers
|
2.
At what
intervals, the examination is conducted?
Ans: Every year
3.
What
is the eligibiligy for appearing the Examination ?
Ans: He or she should have passed the Appendix 2
examination and completed 5 years continuous service in a Railway Accounts
office or completed 3 years continuous service in a Railway Accounts office, if
he/she is a graduate.
4.
How many chances is a candidate permitted to avail ?
Ans: Normally 3 chances. However 10 chances may be
permitted subject to the permission granted by the following officers.
Chances
|
Permission
granted by
|
1
to 3
|
Normal
|
4
to 5
|
FA&
CAO
|
6
|
General
Manager
|
7
to 10
|
Railway
Board
|
5.
Is absence from the examination counted as a chance availed ?
Ans:
Yes. Absence from the examination shall be counted as a chance/attempt for
this purpose.
6.
What are the passing marks for the examination ?
Ans:
Paper
|
General category
|
SC/ST category
|
Advanced Book keeping
|
40 %
|
30%
|
General Rules & Procedures
|
40%
|
30%
|
Optional Paper
with Books
|
40%
|
30%
|
Optional Paper without books
|
40%
|
30%
|
Note: 45% for general category and 35% for SC/ST category
in aggregate in both papers of Optional subject
7.
What is the combination of Optional subjects in the
examination ?
Ans: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS -
APPENDIX-3 (IREM) Examination
for SO(A) group -
Eight choices
First Optional
|
Second Optional
|
General
Expenditure
|
Books
& Budget
|
General
Expenditure
|
Stores
Accounts
|
General
Expenditure
|
Workshop
Accounts
|
General
Expenditure
|
Establishment
& PF Accounts
|
Books
& Budget
|
Stores
Accounts
|
Books
& Budget
|
Workshop
Accounts
|
Books
& Budget
|
Establishment
& PF Accounts
|
Traffic
Accounts
|
Traffic
Statistics & Traffic Book
|
Note: General Expenditure and Books & Budget is popular
choice among candidates. But the final selection depends on the candidates
exposure in the working /interest /advice of seniors etc.
for TIA group - No
choice
First Optional
|
Second Optional
|
Station
Accounts
|
Traffic
Accounts
|
for ISA group - No
choice
First Optional
|
Second Optional
|
Stores
Accounts
|
General Procedures
followed in office of COS
|
8. What is the eligibility criteria (marks) for claiming exemption ?
Ans: 60% . A
candidate who fails in the examination but shows marked excellence in any
subject by obtaining not less than 60 per cent of the maximum marks of that
subject will be exempted from further examination in that subject in subsequent
examinations.
Examples are
Examples are
1. Optional paper with books - 65 marks (i.e.,
above 60 marks) } Candidate
declared is
Optional paper without books - 62 marks
(i.e., above 60 marks) } exempted
in that subject
2. Optional paper with books - 65 marks (i.e.,
above 60 marks) } Not
exempted
Optional paper without books - 58 marks
(i.e., below 60 marks) }
9. Click the
links below for details.
Single Examination pattern
10. Railway Codes Suggested for Optional Subjects.
ü Frequently asked question is “WHICH CODES ARE REFER FOR WHICH OPTIONAL”
ü Here is the answer.
ü Related Manuals, GCC- General Conditions of Contract and Finance Compendium (for General Expenditure) also helpful for attempting optional papers.
Optional
|
Railway Code
|
Railway Code
|
Railway Code
|
Books & Budget
|
Accounts Code Volume One
|
Finance Code Volume One
|
Finance Code Volume Two
|
General Expenditure
|
Accounts Code Volume One
|
Finance Code Volume One
|
Engineering Code
|
Stores Accounts
|
Stores Code Volume One
|
Stores Code Volume Two
| |
COS office – General procedures
|
Stores Code Volume One
|
Stores Code Volume Two
| |
Workshop Accounts
|
Rolling Stock Code
| ||
Traffic Accounts
|
Accounts Code Volume Two
|
Traffic Code
| |
Station Accounts
|
Accounts Code Volume Two
|
Traffic Code
| |
Traffic Statistics & Traffic Book
|
Accounts Code Volume Two
|
Traffic Code
| |
Establishment & PF Accounts
|
Establishment Code Volume One
|
Establishment Code Volume Two
|
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Very good initiative - Reforming Railway establishment codes and manuals
Indian Railways want to simplify the establishment code and manuals for improving transparency and efficiency.
Northern Railway has developed webpage asking for suggestions for modifications of Indian Railway Establishment Codes & Manuals from all stakeholders including officers, staff, recognized unions/associations and individuals.
All are requested to provide their valuable suggestions on following link by 15th October 2019.
Click here
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Codes - Indian Railways
Codes - Indian Railways
SN
|
Code
|
Index Letter
|
Dept
|
Year of
First edition
|
Year of
Latest edition
|
No of
volumes
|
Remarks
|
1
|
Accounts Department
|
A
|
Accounts
|
1940
|
1983
|
2
|
Part I - General Accounts. Chapters 1 to 19
Part II - Traffic Accounts. Chapters 20 to 34
|
2
|
Engineering Code
|
E
|
All Depts
|
|
|
1
|
19 chapters
|
3
|
Administration & Finance - An introduction
|
G
|
All Depts
|
1976
|
1991
|
1
|
12 chapters
|
4
|
Finance Code
|
F
|
All Depts
|
|
1981
|
2
|
Part 2 - Classification of
expenditure & receipts
|
5
|
Establishment Code
|
R
|
Personnel
|
1940
|
1985
|
2
|
Part I - 1 to 12 chapters
Part II -
|
6
|
Stores Code
|
S
|
Stores
|
1938
|
1990
|
2
|
Part I - 1 to 11 chapters
Part II - 12 to 33
|
7
|
Traffic Dept (Commercial)
|
T
|
Commercial
|
1939
|
|
1
|
19 chapters
|
8
|
Rolling Stock
|
W
|
Mechanical
|
1940
|
2016
|
1
|
11 chapters. Previous name is Mechanical Dept code (workshops)
|
Notes:
·
The erstwhile Indian Railway General Code (provisional edition
published in the year 1938) was re-written in two separate texts under the
titles " The Indian Railway Administration and Finance—An Introduction
" and " Indian Railway Finance Code ".
·
Code Revision cell was constituted in 1973 year
·
Paragraphs
Numbers.-For convenience of indexing and of reference, the paragraphs have been
numbered according to a 3/4 figure "Code". First 1 or 2 digits indicates chapter
number. Last 2 digits indicates Para
Number.
examples:
1) 1302 - A I- paragraph 2 of Chapter XIII
of Accounts Code Volume I
2) 116 - F I indicates Paragraph 16 of
chapter I of Finance Code volume I
·
Forms indicate as follows. The index letter of the code in question
being prefixed to the number of the paragraph in which the form is Illustrated Code
Index letter is prefixed (unlike suffixed in case of Paragraphs)
Example: S-1313 . That
is form that is described and illustrated in Paragraph 13 of Chapter XIII
of
Stores Code. (combined Requisition and
issue Note for drawing materials
from stores Depots)
·
Simply, The Index letter of the Code is prefixed
for Form Number and is suffixed for Paragraph
Number.
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