REFORMS NEEDED FOR
APPENDIX 3 (IREM) EXAM
v
It's
time to initiate the reforms by revisiting the structure, syllabus, pattern of
the Appendix 3 (IREM) examination to suit the changing trends.
v The
existing examination pattern, i.e., consisting of six papers (descriptive
nature) is archaic. It should be replaced by
the two Stages like prelims and Mains in Civil Services exams, JEE,
NEET or other competitive exams.
v The
Preliminary exam should consists of multiple choice questions. It will be easy to conduct and as well as
test the basic knowledge of candidates, before allowing them to appear in Mains
examination. Tests
on English skills, Reasoning skills, computer skills should be included apart
from General Rules & Procedures (covering all subjects) for
selection of talented supervisors in Accounts Dept.
v The
preliminary examination should be conducted online. Thereby time and expenditure will be saved
with good transparency.
v Removal of "With Books" Examination,
because it has not served its purpose. Instead,
it creates confusion in the minds of candidates about carrying long list of
carrying the codes and manuals.
Existing Papers
|
Proposed Papers
|
1.
General Rules & Procedures – GRP
|
1.
GRP –proposed to held in multiple choice format instead of descriptive in
Prelims stage
|
2.
Advanced Book Keeping
|
2.
Continued
|
3.
Optional one (with Books)
|
3.
To be deleted
|
4.
Optional One (without Books)
|
4.
Continued
|
5.
Optional Two (with Books)
|
5.
To be deleted
|
6.
Optional Two (Without Books)
|
6.
Continued
|
OVERALL
Existing
|
Proposed
|
Six
Descriptive papers
|
One
multiple choice Paper and Three Descriptive papers
|
v Lot of
advantages to the Administration, if adopted the pattern as two stages instead
of single stage (6 Descriptive papers)
v Example :
If 2000 candidates are appearing for Appendix -3 exam, the savings to the
Administration is as follows.
Existing
pattern
|
Proposed
pattern
|
Savings
|
Evaluation
of 12,000 answer papers i.e., 2000 x 6 (Descriptive)
|
Evaluation
of 3,000 answer papers i.e., 1000 x 3 (descriptive) –subject to filtration of
50 % candidates only in prelims exam (multiple choice questions)
|
Almost
3/4th savings - evaluation of 9,000 answer papers (descriptive)
|
v Like other
recruiting agencies i.e., UPSC, SSC, Time Table of Appendix-3 examination to be announced in
the beginning of each calendar year. It will enable the candidates to plan their
preparedness for attempting the examination.
v It should include Examination notification
date, Last date for receipt of applications, Examination date, Date of
announcement of results.
v Syllabus should
be redesigned and made simple and defined clearly to suit the present trends,
as the existing one is outmoded. Subjects like
Accrual accounting/Commercial accounting, costing, Information technology
should be added to the syllabus.
v Further, if
the exam is divided into Two Stages, the candidates who have cleared Stage One
will be much relieved to concentrate on the Optional subjects only. (Because GRP consists of all the subjects cleared
in First stage itself)
v Many more
changes may be initiated depending on the present requirements of Indian
railways Accounts dept.
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