Promotion to Group ‘B’ posts in Indian Railways

LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(GP)2022/2/4

New Delhi, dt: 22/07/2022

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways and Production Units.

(Kind attn.: PCPOs/ PFAs/ Dy.CPO(G)/ Dy.CAQ(G))

Sub.: Promotions to Group ‘B’ posts on Indian Railways – introduction of Centralized Computer Based Objective type examination (CBT) in all departments having Organised Services.

Ref.: This office letter no.E(GP)2022/2/4 dated 28.06.2022.

The structure and distribution of marks for the single Paper in LDCE given in Para 3(ii)(a)(i) to – a(iii) of the aforementioned letter stands revised for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts department as under:

(i)	Professional Subject	Questions
	General Principles of Govt Accounting and Audit with Special Reference to Railways	15
	Books and Budget including Traffic Book	15
	Traffic Accounts and Statistics	15
	Establishment	15
	General Expenditure	15
	Workshop Accounts	15
	Stores Accounts	15
		105
a(ii)	General Knowledge including optional questions of 15 marks on Official Language Policy and Rules	40
a(iii)	Management Accounting and Financial Justification for expenditure	30
	Total	175

2. Accordingly, the syllabus/ structure of examination prescribed for 30% LDCE for promotion to Group ‘B’ post of AFA in Accounts Department vide Board’s letter nos.E(GP)76/2/96 dated 3/08/1977, 78 ACIII/20/49 dated 9/9/1978 and E(GP)88/2/111 dated 20.08.1991 also stands modified to that extent.

(Meenakshi Saluja)
Dy. Director, Estt.(GP)-III
Railway Board