ASRB Administrative Officer, Accounts Officer Syllabus, Exam Pattern

ASRB AO, FAO Exam Pattern-Tier-I Exam

Sections	Subject Names	No of Questions
Section A	General Knowledge	50
Section B	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	50
Section C	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	50
Section D	Language Comprehension (Hindi or English)	50
Total		200 Questions

Tier-II (Descriptive) Exam Pattern – Administrative Officer Post

Papers	Subject Names	No of Marks
Paper I	General Awareness of Development of Economic, Social, Scientific & Cultural Fields, History & Geography of India and the World	150
Paper-II	Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice	150
Paper III	Essay Writing-I Essay Writing-II	150
Paper IV	Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude	150
Total		600 Marks

Tier-II Exam Pattern For Finance & Accounts Officer Post

Papers	Subject Names	No of Marks
Paper I	General Awareness of Development of Economic, Social, Scientific & Cultural Fields, History & Geography of India and the World	150
Paper-II	Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice	150
Paper III	Essay Writing	150
Paper IV	Commerce & Business Economics	150
Total		600 Marks

Tier 3 (Interview) (Common for all the posts)

• Current events of national and international
• History of India and Indian national movement, World History
• Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social and
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,
• Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives,
• Agricultural and Geo-Cultural Development Issues, Human Rights, Social Conflicts, Disabilities
• General Awareness specific to the Structure & Functioning of
• General Science and Scientific

SECTION – B GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND REASONING ABILITY

• Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability – Verbal and Non-Verbal (Analogies, Similarities, Differences, space visualization, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series).
• Decision-making and Problem
• General Mental

SECTION – C ARITHMETICAL AND NUMERICAL ABILITY

• Basic Numeracy (Number system, Simplification, Decimals, Fractions, L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple and Compound interest, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance) (Class X level)
• Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.) (Class X level)

HINDI or ENGLISH

• Comprehension of Language and Writing Ability
• Précis writing, Usage and Vocabulary, Short Essays, Translation
• Interpersonal Skills including communication.