APSC RECURITMENT: AFS JUNIOR GRADE II (F&AO/TO) UNDER FINANCE: - 12 NOS POST

 

The Assam Public Service Commission will hold a Departmental (Promotion) Examination of the members belonging to the cadre of (i) Assam Accounts Service, (ii) Assam Local Fund Audit Service and (iii) Assam Treasury (Estt.) Service Personnel on the dates to be notified later on for filling up of 12 (twelve) posts in Junior Grade II cadre of the Assam Finance Service in accordance with the Assam Finance Service Rules, 2019 (as amended till 2024).

    1. Name of the Post: - AFS Junior Grade II (F&AO/TO) under Finance (Estt. - B) Department, Govt.         of Assam.

    2. Online Application: - Start Date From End Date : 06-01-2026 : 05-02-2026 Last Date for                        submission of fees: 07-02-2026

    3. No. of Posts: - 12 (Twelve) 

    4. Name of the Service Assam Finance Service (in the cadre of Finance & Accounts Officer/                       Treasury  Officer) (Junior Grade II (Through Departmental Examination)

    5. Open Category (OC)- 9 Nos ,  Reserved For STP- 2 nos & Reserved For STH- 1 nos

   6. Posts for reserved categories as admissible under Rules as follows:

     (1) Assam Accounts Service                 05 posts 

    (2) Assam Local Fund Audit Service     05 posts 

    (3) Assam Treasury (Estt.) Service        02 posts 

                                                       Total    12 posts

6.Eligibility Criteria:-

     An Accounts Officer/Deputy Accounts Officer of the Assam Accounts Service, an Audit Officer of Assam Local Fund Audit Service and a member of the Assam Treasury (Estt.) Service (Supdt./Accountant/Senior Accounts Asstt.) are eligible to appear in the examination if he/ she has not crossed the age of 50 years on 01- 01-2025 and is a graduate of a recognized university and has rendered at least 5 years of continuous service in his/ her cadre. Provided that in case of Accounts Officer, his experience of service shall include his service as Accounts Officer and Deputy Accounts Officer and in case of Deputy Accounts Officer, Audit Officer and Treasury Superintendent, Chief Treasury Accountant (erstwhile Treasury Accountant) and Senior Treasury Accountant (Erstwhile Senior Accounts Assistant) in Treasury Establishment, five years tenure of service shall be the service tenure against the concerned post of service. Provided that if sufficient number of candidates belonging to any of the cadres mentioned above not available, the vacancies reserved for one of these categories may be filled up by the other. are A Certificate to the effect that 5 years of service has been completed is to be issued, by the Appointing Authority and it must be furnished along with the application. The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation/HSLC/HSSLC Admit Card or Certificate issued by a recognized Central/State Board/Council which is to be uploaded while filling up the online application. No other document shall be accepted.

7. Educational Qualification: 

    The minimum Educational Qualification of a candidate shall be a Graduate from a recognized University by the Government. All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in this advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for this post. Candidates must fulfill the essential qualifications by the closing date. No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.

NOTE-I: The candidates applying for the Post should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for recruitment to the Post. If on verification at any stage, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for the Post will be cancelled by the Commission. 

8. APPLICATION FEES:

 a) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

 b) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

SC/ST/OBС 

    Candidates claiming reservation in SC, ST or OBC/MOBC category, they must upload certificate in support of his/her claim from competent authority of the State of Assam. The certificate must be obtained within the closing date of online application and no claim in this regard will be entertained afterwards.

HOW TO APPLY

 1. Applicants are required to apply online through APSC's recruitment website. No other means/ mode application will be accepted and the Application will be summarily rejected. 

2. Applicants who have not registered yet, in Online Recruitment Portal of APSC are first required to go to the APSC's recruitment websitehttps://apscrecruitment.in and register themselves by clicking on 'Register Here' link 

3. and complete the One Time Registration (OTR) process by providing relevant details. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER WITH VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS & MOBILE NUMBER. 

4. After creating an account, applicants need to login with the credentials.

 5. After login, applicant will be able to see the live advertisements of APSC in 'Apply Section'.

 6. The applicants are advised to read the eligibility criteria and other relevant details carefully before applying for the advertisement. Mandatory fields in the online form are marked with* (asterisk) sign. 

7. Applicant can click on 'Apply' to fill up the application form. 

8. Candidates must submit the details of documents like Certificate No., Issue date, Issuing authority and upload the documents/certificates (whenever asked for) in support of the claims made by them in the Application Form like, Date of Birth, Experience, Qualification(s) etc. or any other information, in pdf/jpeg file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 200 KB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale. 

9. Document details submitted in the online application form will be verified at the time of document verification. 

10. An applicant is required to upload the scanned images of his/her recent photograph and signature in JPG/JPEG format. a. Size of the photograph (passport size) (Max size–200 KB) b. Size of the signature (Max size–200 KB)

 11. Applicant should carefully fill all the information as asked in the application form and click on the declarations checkbox to enable the 'Preview' button before final submission. 

12. Applicants must ensure all relevant fields in the application are filled in correctly before final submission, since editing/cancellation after final submission will not be allowed.

 13. After previewing the details filled in by the applicant, he/she can either click 'Submit' for final submission or click 'Cancel' button for necessary corrections before final submission of the Application Form.

 14. On completion of form submission applicant has to pay application fee along with processing fee as applicable. 

15. Application fee once paid by the applicant will not be refunded. 

16. In case of failure of the payment applicant should click on button 'Validate Payment' to verify the payment from bank. In instances of double debit i.e. amount debited twice for the same transaction, the bank will automatically refund the fee to the applicant within 5-7 working days.

 17. On successful completion of your complete application, an auto-generated email message will be sent on your registered email-id. 

18. Applicant's application will not be considered if fee is not paid for that application.

 19. Applicant may also fill their online form through Common Service Centers. Applicants without debit card/Internet banking may visit nearest CSCs.

 20. After submitting the Online Application, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application and retain the hardcopy of the Online Application Form.   

21. The candidates are advised to submit the Online Recruitment Application well in advance without waiting for the closing date.

 22. For any payment related issues, one can reach the following helpdesk numbers - GRAS Helpline (Telephonic):1800-212-11-88-66 (From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on allworking days) GRAS Helpdesk-https://assamegras.gov.in/helpdesk/ 1. Click 'Submit a ticket' Click 'Payment Related' 2. Fill-in your payment related details. Click 'Submit ticket' Bank - For any bank related issue we suggest applicants to contact their respective bank branches.

23. For any other issues related to online application form you can contact the followingEmail: cceapsc@gmail.com Contact No: 1800-572-23-43 (From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all working days) 

POINTS TO NOTE: 1. The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final. 2. No Travelling Allowances is admissible for the journeys performed in connection with the above examination. 3. All correspondences must be addressed to the Secretary, Assam Public Service Commission, Jawaharnagar,

RULES AND SYLLABUS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT FOR DEPARTMENTAL (PROMOTION) EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE CADRE OF ASSAM FINANCE SERVICE JUNIOR GRADE -II. Subjects   Paper-l General Accounts (With Books) 

                                    Paper-Il Fundamental Rules and Subsidiary Rules, Financial Rules and Treasury                                                      Rules (Without Books)

                                    Paper-III Commercial Book Keeping (Charter's Advancе Accounts, 4th Edition,                                                         Reprint 1955 or latest) (Without Books)

                                    Paper-IV Constitution of India and Public Finance. (Without Books) 

Syllabus for Examination will be as follows: 

           Time - 3HRS 

           Maximum Marks-150

           Minimum Passing Marks -70

> Place of Examination:- The written examination will be held at Guwahati.