Conducting of SAS Examination in the Defence Accounts Department: Modification in the SAS Rules 2019: CGDA Order dated 11.03.2025
OFFICE OF THE CGDA, CENTRAD, BRAR SQUARE,
DELHI CANTT-110010
No.AN/SAS/16200/ORDERs/2023/Vol. XIII
Date: 11.03.2025
To
All PCsDA, including Principal IFAs,
All Controllers of Defence Accounts, including IFAs,
Subject: Conducting of SAS Examination in the Defence Accounts Department: Modification in the SAS Rules 2019.
Ministry of Defence (Finance) has approved modification in the SAS Rules-2019 vide their ID No. 26(1)/DAD/2022 dated 17th February 2025. Accordingly. the Rules henceforth will be titled as SAS Rules (Revised) 2019.
2. The SAS (Revised) Rules 2019 after modifications, approved by MoD (Fin) are enclosed as Annexure โAโ to this letter.
3. The salient features of modification in the SAS Rules 2019 are as follows: –
| Paper | Existing Scheme | Revised Scheme | Remarks |
| I | Management in Government including Constitutional and Framework
Maximum Marks-100 |
No change | All five papers to be conducted 100% in computer based test mode (CBT). |
| II | Principles and Rules of Defence Accounts and Audit
Maximum Marks-100 |
No change | |
| III | Language Skills and Office Communications
Maximum Marks-100
|
Office procedure and Documentation (New paper III as replacement to the existing Paper III to be conducted on 100% MCQ basis).
Maximum Marks-100 |
|
| IV | Information Technology (Theory and Practical)
Maximum Marks-100 |
Information Technology
{100% MCQ basis (CBT mode)} |
3.2 SAS PART-II EXAMINATION
| Paper | Existing Scheme | Revised Scheme | Remarks |
| VI | Service Regulations (With Books)
Maximum Marks-100 |
No โ change except
Duration: 3 Hrs |
All five papers including newly introduced Paper-X to be conducted in-house by the Department in descriptive mode using pen paper in place of CBT mode. |
| VII | Works, Stores and Internal Audit Theory (With Books)
Maximum Marks-100 |
No change except
Duration: 3 Hrs |
|
| VIII | IFA System & Elements of Law
Maximum Marks-100 |
No change โ except
Duration: 3 Hrs |
|
| IX | Accountancy with Elementary Costing
Maximum Marks-100 |
No. change except
Duration: 3 Hrs |
|
| X | A newly introduced paper X on โLanguage Skills and Office Managementโ
Maximum Marks-100 |
3.3 A candidate will be declared to have passed the SAS Part-I and SAS Part-II Examination if he secures not less than 45% marks in each Paper as well as in aggregate marks. Exemption marks secured by SAS Part โI candidates in Paper IV of the existing pattern are allowed to be carried forward in the revised pattern. Similarly, SAS Part-I (CBT) passed candidates will be allowed to appear in revised SAS Part-II Examination. Since earlier Paper III is proposed to be replaced with a new Paper III, the exemption marks secured in the earlier Paper III will not remain valid for SAS Part I (CBT) candidates. Exemption marks secured by SAS Part-II candidates in Paper VI, VII, VIII and Paper IX of the existing pattern are allowed to be carried forward in the revised pattern. There will not be any negative marking for wrong answers in any of the papers of SAS Part-II Examination.
4, Syllabus and suggested study material for Paper-III on โOffice procedure and Documentationโ and Paper X on โLanguage skills & Office Managementโ will be notified separately.
5. Hindi Version of the circular will follow shortly.
6. This circular may be given wide publicity by all the PCsDA /CsDA.
(Rozy Agarwal)
Sr. Jt. CGDA (Admin)
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