IAAS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre
controlling authority for IAAS is the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India. The selected candidates' training ground is at National Academy
of Audit and Accounts, Shimla.
Cadre size: 694 posts (direct recruitment: 67.67%, promotion: 33.33%).
The officers of IA&AS are required to acquire and possess not only
the professional skills of an accountant and
auditor but also to develop administrative competence to
manage the staff of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department
which has a strength of over 60,000 personnel.
Their job
requirements include understanding of statutes, rules, regulations,
contracts,
tax and revenue laws, assessing the financial health of
commercial corporations etc.
It can ranging from analyzing the complexities of oil
exploration or the working of an atomic power plant to comprehensively
reviewing
the effectiveness of implementation of country-wise
schemes for rural development, health services, education
etc.
IA&AS officers also conduct embassy audit i.e.
audit of Embassies and High Commissions of
India situated all over the world. The officers also
carry out audit of agencies of United Nations where the Comptroller
& Auditor General
of India is appointed as the External Auditor.
After training, the Officer Trainees are posted as Deputy Accountants
General (DAsG) or Deputy Directors (DDs). Subsequent to their promotion,
they become Senior Deputy Accountants General (Sr.DAsG) or Directors.
All officers below the rank of AG/PD are also called Group Officers as
they are generally in charge of a group in the office.
The Deputy CAGs are the highest ranked officers in the service.
The IAAS officers, while working for a constitutional authority,
have the benefits of a working environment which promotes pursuit for
professional excellence in public service without fear or favour.
Working in these offices an IAAS officer has the opportunities to work in areas which interface with diverse arms and tiers of the Government. Be it armed forces, large public service under takings or village panchayat, an IAAS officer has the opportunity to experience and contribute to the public good in all facets of government.
Working in these offices an IAAS officer has the opportunities to work in areas which interface with diverse arms and tiers of the Government. Be it armed forces, large public service under takings or village panchayat, an IAAS officer has the opportunity to experience and contribute to the public good in all facets of government.
Source :-
1. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/upsc-indian-audit--accounts-service-iaas/270469-72-220.html
2. http://www.naaa.gov.in/en/iaas.php
3. http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/about_us/governance/Personal/Personal.html
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