Indian Audit And Accounts Department
(Senior Auditor) Recruitment Rules, 2023
[27th September 2023]
In
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (5) of article 148 of the
Constitution and in supersession of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (Senior
Auditor) Recruitment Rules 1985, except as respect things done or omitted to be
done before such supersession, the President, after consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, hereby makes the following rules
regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Senior Auditor in the field
offices of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, namely:-
Rule - 1. Short title and commencement
(1)
These
rules may be called the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (Senior Auditor)
Recruitment Rules, 2023.
(2)
They
shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule - 2. Number of post, classification and level in the pay matrix
The
number of post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto
shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these
rules.
Rule - 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit and qualifications, etc
The
method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to
the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said
Schedule.
Rule - 4. Disqualifications
No
person,-
(a)
who
has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living,
or
(b)
who,
having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any
person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided
that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India may, if satisfied that such
marriage is permissible under the law, for the time being in force, applicable
to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other
grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
Rule - 5. Power to relax
Where
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is of the opinion that it is
necessary or expedient so to do, he may, by order, and for reasons to be
recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service
Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any
class or category of persons.
Rule - 6. Saving
Nothing
in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled
Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Exservicemen and other special categories of
persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government of India from
time to time in this regard as applicable to persons employed in the Indian
Audit and Accounts Department.
SCHEDULE
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Name of post.
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Number of post.
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Classification.
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Level in the pay matrix.
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Whether selection post or nonselection
post.
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Age limit for direct recruits.
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Educational and other qualifications
required for direct recruits.
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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Senior
Auditor.
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3847* (2023)
* Subject to the variation depending on work load.
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General
Central Service, Group B Non-Gazetted, Ministerial.
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Level 6 (Rs.
35400- 112400).
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Selection
post.
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Not
applicable.
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Not
applicable.
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Whether age and educational qualifications
prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees.
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Period of probation, if any.
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Method of recruitment. Whether by direct
recruitment or by promotion or by deputation or absorption and percentage of
the vacancies to be filled by various methods.
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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Not
applicable.
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Two years.
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By promotion
failing which by deputation.
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In case of recruitment by promotion or
deputation/absorption grades, from which promotion or deputation/absorption
to be made.
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(11)
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Promotion:
Auditor in
level 5 (Rs. 29200-92300) of the pay matrix with six years regular service in
the grade and who have passed the Departmental Examination for Auditors.
Note:
Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are
being considered for promotion, their senior shall also be considered
provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility
service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two
years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation
period for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors who
have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service.
Deputation
Officers from the Central or State Government or Union territories:
(a) (i)
holding analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department;
or
(ii) with
six years service rendered in the grade after appointment thereto on regular
basis in posts in level 5 ( Rs. 29200- 92300) in the pay matrix or equivalent
in the parent cadre or department; and
(b)
possessing two years experience in the field of Accounting or Auditing in a
Government Organisation.
Note 1:
The departmental officers in the feeder cadre who are in the direct line of
promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment on
deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration
for appointment by promotion.
Note 2:
The period of deputation (including the period of deputation) in another
ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some
other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily
not exceed three years.
Note 3:
The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation or absorption shall not
exceed fifty six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.
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If a Departmental Promotion Committee
exists what is its composition.
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Circumstances in which Union Public Service
Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.
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(12)
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(13)
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Group B
Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of:
(1) Senior
Deputy Accountant General or Director or Deputy Accountant General or Deputy
Director in-charge of administration group - Chairman;
(2) Senior
Deputy Accountant General or Director or Deputy Accountant General or Deputy
Director - Member; and
(3) Senior
Audit Officer Member.
Group B
Departmental Confirmation Committee consisting of:
(1) Senior
Deputy Accountant General or Director or Deputy Accountant General or Deputy
Director in-charge of administration group - Chairman;
(2) Senior
Deputy Accountant General or Director or Deputy Accountant General or Deputy
Director - Member; and
(3) Senior
Audit Officer Member.
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Consultation
with Union Public Service Commission is not necessary.
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