BSNL JAO Question patterns

Will you please tell me the paper pattern of the BSNL Junior Accounts Officer (JAO) examination????

BSNL Junior Accounts Officer (JAO) exam is a written exam carrying 450 marks. There are 2 papers of 3 hours each.

The papers are -
Paper I – Questions will be on General English & General Awareness
Paper II – In this section, questions are on Financial Management, Cost Accounting & Tax and Commercial Laws.

Paper-II for subject of your specialization (i.e. Financial Management /Cost Accounting /Tax & Commercial Laws) contains the lion’s share of the total marks: 300 out of total 450.

BSNL JAO Exam Syllabus:

Paper –I syllabus: General English & General Aptitude/Awareness:
a). General English: Comprehension of given passages and Grammar, usage and vocabulary.
b). General Aptitude/Awareness: Current events of national and international importance: Indian polity & economy; General Mental ability; Test of reasoning & Quantitative Technique.

Paper-II syllabus: Financial and Commercial Accounts:
I). Advanced Accounting:
1. Company Accounts introduction; shares & debentures etc.
2. Company Accounts; final Accounts
3. Cash and fund flow statements

II). Auditing
1. Nature, objective and basic principles of auditing
2. Techniques of auditing physical verification, examination of documents and vouching, direct confirmation, analytical review.
3. Planning and audit, audit programme, working papers, audit process
4. Valuation of internal controls.
5. Various types of Audit.

III). Financial Management – an over view:
1. Goals of Financial Management.
2. Key activities of Financial Management.
3. Relationship of Finance to Accounting and Audit
4. Organisation of Finance Function.

IV). Financial Statements:
1. Basic concepts underlying accounting.
2. Balance Sheet
3. Profit and Loss Accounts
4. Source and usage of final statements
5. Financial topics related to balances received and profit and loss accounts
6. Analysing financial performance
7. Financial ratios
8. Applications of financial analysis
9. Problems in financial statements and analysis
10. Break-even analysis and leverages.

V). Financial Management in Public Sector Enterprises:
2. Capital Budgeting
3. Long term financing
4. Working Capital Management
5. Memorandum of Understanding
6. Financial Management & Control

VI). Bare Acts:
1. Company’s Act 1956 (with amendments)
2. Contract Act.
3. Partnership Act
4. Payment of Gratuity Act.
5. Consumer Protection Act.
6. Industrial Dispute Act.
7. Sales Tax Act.
8. Payment of Bonus Act.

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