Dated:-06-07-2020
Subject:- Advertisement for District Cadre Posts of Accounts Assistant
(Panchayat) in Department of Rural Development &
Panchayati Raj under provisions of Jammu & Kashmir’s SO 127 of 2020 Dated:20.04.2020.
Reference:- Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj’s
Revised Indent No. RD&PR /Adm/41/2019 Dated.
15.05.2020
IMPORTANT DATES:-
a) Date of Commencement for submission of online applications =
20-07-2020.
b) Last Date for submission of online applications =31-08-2020.
Total Number of posts advertised = 1889
The detailed terms and conditions with regard to eligibility, educational qualification, domicile, reservation, etc are as follows.
(1) Appointment of the candidates:
i. The Appointment and other service conditions in respect of the candidate selected through this selection process, shall be governed by the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Probationer (Condition of Services, Pay & Allowances) and Fixation of Tenure Rules, 2020, notified vide S.O 192 dated 17th of June 2020.
ii. The reservation under this advertisement notification shall be applicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir’s SO 127 of 2020 dated 20.04.2020.
(2) Domicile: - The candidate should be a Domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in accordance with Notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide S.O 1229 (E) dated 31-03-2020 and the General Administration Department, Government of J&K vide S.O 166 dated 18 05-2020 respectively.
The candidate must possess the Domicile Certificate issued by the Competent Authority on the format prescribed for the purpose at the time of Document Verification, or as and when sought by the Services Selection Board.
The Domicile certificate should be issued in favour of the candidate on or before the date, as shall be fixed for Document Verification by the Services Selection Board.
(3) Vacancies: - The District Cadre Wise details of notified post, that will be filled through this examination are in the enclosed Annexure “A” to this notification.
(4) Pay Scale of the Accounts Assistant posts notified for recruitment through this advertisement notification shall be Level 5(29200-92300).
(5) Age limit: - (as on 01-01-2020)
The requirement of age for Open Merit & various Reserved Categories candidates is as follows: -
S.No | Category | Age limit
(i) OM | 40
(ii) SC | 43
(iii) ST | 43
(iv) RBA | 43
(v) ALC/IB | 43
(vi) EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | 43
(vii) PSP (Pahari Speaking People) | 43
(viii) OSC (Other Social Caste) | 43
(ix) Physically Challenged Person | 42
(x) Ex-Servicemen | 48
(xi) Government Service/Contractual Employment | 40
(6) Qualification Required: The qualification prescribed for appointment to the post of Account Assistants (Panchayat) as per the Indent furnished by the Indenting Department/Requisitioning Authority shall be as under: -
"Graduation in any stream from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks for open merit and 45% marks for reserved category. However, candidates having Post Graduation Degree with 50% marks or holding PhD Degree or equivalent shall also be eligible for selection".
(7) Reservation:
Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes(ST), Economically Weaker Section(EWS), Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Pahari Speaking People(PSP), etc for the above posts, wherever applicable and admissible...
(8) Permissible disabilities for PwD candidates:
The disabilities permissible for the instant Accounts Assistant posts advertised through this notification, shall be governed by the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Government Order No 147- SW of 2014 dated 17-06-2014 issued by the Social Welfare Department.
(9) Merit-Cum-Preference:
i. The overall merit of the candidate shall be determined on the basis of marks obtained in written test.
ii. The Services Selection Board shall make allocation of the District Cadre in favour of successful candidates on the basis of meritcum-preference method.
(10) Application Fee:
(I) Fee payable: Rs 350/- (Rs Three Hundred Fifty only)
(II) Fee can be paid only online through Net Banking, by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards.
(III) Applications received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or selection.
(11) Centre of Examination:
i. The J&K Services Selection Board shall notify the Venue / Centre of examination separately. No representation/request for change in this regard shall be entertained, whatsoever may be the reason.
(12) Scheme of Examination:
(I) The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple Choice Questions only. The questions will be set in English only.
(II) There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
(III) Tentative Answer Keys, in due course after the Examination, will be placed on the website of the Board (www.jkssb.nic.in). Any representation regarding answer keys received within the time limit fixed by the Board at the time of uploading of the answer keys, will be scrutinized and the decision of the Board in this regard will be final. No representation regarding Answer keys shall be entertained, afterwards.
(IV) Marks scored by candidates in written test will be normalized if required, to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
(13) Syllabus for these posts is enclosed as Annexure “C” of this notification.
(14) Admission to the Examination
(I) The Board will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. The candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, reserved category and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the time of Document Verification. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated or correct, the candidature will be cancelled, Criminal Proceedings under law shall be initiated, or any other action as may be deemed appropriate by the Board, shall be taken.
Syllabus for Written test (Objective Type) for the post of Panchayat Accounts Assistant
Marks: 120 | Time: 02:00 Hours
Topic | Marks
- General Knowledge with special reference to J&K | 30
- Mathematics/Statistics | 10
- General Economics | 10
- Knowledge of Computer Applications | 30
- Accountancy and Book Keeping | 30
- Science | 10
Total Marks | 120
Detailed Syllabus
General Knowledge with special reference to J&K
- Popular names of personalities (Religion, Politics, Scientific discoveries, Geographical, Sports, History)
- Constitution of India - Formation, Fundamental rights, Directive principles.
- 73rd amendment of constitution of India.
- Centrally Sponsored Schemes- Guidelines and objectives.
- Important Tourist Destinations.
- History of J&K- places and their importance.
- Sustainable Development Goal.
- Agriculture in economic development, industrialization and economic development.
- Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (as amended upto October, 2018 and rules)
- Climate and crops in J&K and India.
- Current events of Local, National and International importance
Mathematics/ Statistics
- Theory of Probability
- Tabulation and compilation of data.
- Methods of collecting primary and secondary data
- Theory of Attributes- Basic concept and their applications
- Sampling and Non Sampling errors
- Analysis of Time Series components
- Demography- Census, its feature and functions
- Vital Statistics- Measures of fertility, Measures of Mortality, specific fertility rates, gross and net reproduction rates
- Set Theory- Basic Concepts and Applications
- Matrices & Determinants, simultaneous Linear Equations
- Analytical Geometry
General Economics
- Introduction of Economics- Basic concept and Principles.
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Budgeting including own resource generation and budgeting for Panchayat.
- Fiscal Policy, Meaning, Scope and Methodology.
- Growth and development: - Meaning, Scope, Difference & Relevance.
- Inflation; Meaning, Types, Effects Production, cost and efficiency.
- Factors of production and laws.
- Demand analysis.
- Theory of Consumers demand using in difference curve technique.
- Pricing under various forms of Markets.
- Concept of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)
Knowledge of Computer Applications
- Introduction and Objectives.
- Basic Applications of Computer and its component.
- Bringing computer to life.
- Fundamentals of computer sciences.
- Hardware & Software, Concept of Open Source Technologies.
- Input & output Devices.
- Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Powerpoint, PDF Internet and E-mail.
- Concept of Computer Virus and Latest Anti-Virus.
- Terms and Abbreviation used in IT.
Accountancy and Book Keeping
- Introduction to Financial Accounting and its terms.
- Accounting equation and Journal.
- Voucher Approach in Accounting.
- Bank reconciliation Statement.
- Financial Management/Statements.
- Partnership Accounts.
- Ledger Accounts.
- Cash Book, Financial Audit.
- Elements of Double entry Book Keeping.
- Rules for journalizing.
- Trial Balance.
- Trading Account.
- Profit Loss Account and Balance Sheet.
- Concept of Social Accounting, Social Audit and cash based single entry system of accounting.
- Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Science
- Biology- Important Inventions and their inventor; Important and Interesting facts about human body parts; Nutrition in Animals and Plants; diseases and their causes like bacteria; Viruses and Protozoa.
- Chemistry- Chemical Properties of Substance and their uses; Chemical name of Important substances like Plaster of Paris etc.; Chemical Change and Physical Change; Properties of Gases; surface Chemistry; Chemistry in Everyday life.
- Physics- Important inventions and their inventor; S.I Units; Motion; Sound; light; Wave; energy; Electricity.
