Executive Summary:
This notification outlines the Central Civil Accounts Service, Senior Accounts Officer Recruitment Rules, 2025, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (August 18, 2025). It specifies the method of recruitment to the posts of Senior Accounts Officer, superseding the 2000 rules, and includes details about the number of posts, classification, pay matrix, age limit, and qualifications. The rules also detail conditions for disqualification, power to relax provisions, and savings related to reservations and concessions.
Key Points / Main Content:
General Provisions:
* These rules are called the Central Civil Accounts Service, Senior Accounts Officer Recruitment Rules, 2025.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* These rules supersede the Central Civil Accounts Service Pay and Accounts Officer and Senior Accounts Officer Recruitment Rules, 2000.
Posts and Pay:
* There are 1159 posts of Senior Accounts Officer.
* The posts are classified as General Central Service, Ministerial, Gazetted, Group A, subject to variation depending on workload.
* The posts are in Level 10 of the pay matrix, with a pay scale of Rs. 56100-177500.
Recruitment Method:
* Recruitment is based on selection.
* Recruitment is done by promotion, failing which by deputation.
* The probation period is two years for promotees.
Eligibility for Promotion:
* Assistant Accounts Officers in Level 8 (Rs. 47600-151100) with seven years of regular service, including service in non-functional Grade of Level 9 (Rs. 53100-167800), and successful completion of mandatory training are eligible.
Eligibility for Deputation:
* Officers working in the Central Government, State Government, or Union Territory Administration are eligible if they:
* Hold an analogous post on a regular basis.
* Have two years of service in Level 9 (Rs. 53100-167800) or equivalent.
* Have seven years of service in Level 8 (Rs. 47600-151100) or equivalent.
* Possess a pass in Subordinate Accounts Service or equivalent examination, OR successful completion of training in cash and accounts work with five years experience in finance or budgeting of Accounts Division.
* The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is 56 years as on the closing date for applications.
* The deputation period should not exceed three years.
Other Provisions:
* Disqualification: No person with a living spouse can marry another person, unless permissible by personal law and with Central Government exemption.
* The Central Government can relax any rule with consultation from the Union Public Service Commission.
* Reservations, age relaxation, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen, and other special categories apply as per government orders.
* Consultation with Union Public Service Commission is necessary for promotion.
Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC):
* The DPC composition includes:
* Chairman or Member, Union Public Service Commission (Chairman)
* Joint Controller General of Accounts (Member)
* Joint Secretary or Director, Department of Expenditure (Member)
Departmental Confirmation Committee:
* The Departmental Confirmation Committee composition includes:
* Additional Controller General of Accounts (Chairman)
* Joint Controller General of Accounts (Member)
* Chief Controller of Accounts (Member)
* Chief Controller of Accounts (Member)
Impact Analysis:
Central Civil Accounts Service Employees:
Impact:
* Affected by the revised recruitment rules for Senior Accounts Officer positions, including changes to eligibility criteria, promotion pathways, and deputation opportunities.
Action Required:
* Review qualifications and experience to determine eligibility for promotion or deputation.
* Comply with the new rules regarding marriage and eligibility for appointment.
Central Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration Employees:
Impact:
* Potentially impacted by deputation opportunities to the Senior Accounts Officer positions within the Central Civil Accounts Service.
Action Required:
* Assess eligibility for deputation based on the new rules.
* Ensure compliance with age limit and qualification requirements.
Union Public Service Commission:
Impact:
* Involved in the relaxation of rules and consulted for promotions.
Action Required:
* Provide consultation on rule relaxations and participate in the promotion process as required.
Department of Expenditure:
Impact:
* Oversees and is involved in the recruitment process through representation on the Departmental Promotion Committee.
Action Required:
* Participate in the Departmental Promotion Committee for considering promotions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The ministry responsible for financial matters in the Government of India.
Central Civil Accounts Service: A civil service within the Government of India related to accounts and finance.
Senior Accounts Officer: A position within the Central Civil Accounts Service, the recruitment rules for which are detailed in the notification.
Central Civil Accounts Service, Senior Accounts Officer Recruitment Rules, 2025: The specific set of rules being established for the recruitment of Senior Accounts Officers.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, under which the rules are framed using powers conferred by article 309.
Union Public Service Commission: The central recruiting agency in India, consulted for certain aspects of the recruitment process, specifically promotion.
Assistant Accounts Officer: A position in level 8 of pay matrix from which promotion can be made to the position of Senior Accounts Officer
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Capital of India
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 513] िई दिल्ली, सोमिार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2025/श्रािण 27, 1947
No. 513] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025/SHRAVANA 27, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
)व्यय जिभाग(
(महालखे ा जियत्रं क(
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 18 अगस्ट्त, 2025
सा.का.जि. 557)अ(.––राष्टर पजत संजिधाि के अिुच्छेि 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और
केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा सेिा )िेति और लेखा अजधकारी तथा िररष्टठ लेखा अजधकारी( भती जियम, 2000 को उि बातों के
जसिाय अजधक्ांत करत े हुए जिन्ह ें ऐसे अजधक्मण स े पूि व दकया गया ह ै या करि े का लोप दकया गया ह,ै केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा
सेिा के िररष्टठ लेखा अजधकारी के पि पर भती की पद्धजत का जिजियमि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह,ैं
अथावत:् -
1. सजं िप्त िाम और प्रारंभ:- )1( इि जियमों का संजिप् त िाम केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा सेिा, िररष्टठ लेखा अजधकारी भती
जियम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में उिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे।
2. पि सख्ं या, िगीकरण और िते ि मरै रक्स म ेंस्ट्त र - उि पिों की संख्या, उिका िगीकरण और उससे सलं ग् ि िेति मेररक्स
म ें उिके स्ट्त र िे होंग,े िो इि जियमों स े उपाबद्ध अिुसूची के स्ट्त ंभ )2) स ेस्ट् तंभ )4) म ें जिजिर्िष्टव ट ह।ैं
5496 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतव ाएं, आदि:- भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतव ाए ं और उिस े संबंजधत अन्य बात ें ि े
होंगी िो पूिोक्त अिुसूची के स्ट्त म् भ )5( से स्ट्तंभ )13( में जिजिर्िवष्ट ह।ैं
4. जिरहतव ा -: िह व् यजक्त -,
)क( जिसिे ऐसे व् यजक्त स,े जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत् िी िीजित ह,ै जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा की ह;ै या
)ख( जिसिे अपिे पजत या अपिी पत् िी के िीजित रहते हुए दकसी व् यजक्त स े जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा की ह ै
उक्त पि पर जियुजक्त का पात्र िहीं होगा:
परन् त ु यदि केन् द्रीय सरकार का यह समाधाि हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व् यजक्त और जििाह के अन् य पिकार
को लागू स्ट् िीय जिजध के अधीि अिुज्ञेय ह ै और ऐसा करि े के जलए अन् य आधार ह ैं तो िह दकसी व् यजक्त को इस जियम के
प्रितवि स ेछूट िे सकेगी।
5. जिजथल करिे की िजक्त : िहा ं केन् द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करिा आिश् यक या समीचीि ह,ै िहा ं िह उसके
जलए िो कारण ह ैं उन् ह ें लेखबद्ध करके और संघ लोक सेिा आयोग स े परामि व करके इि जियमों के दकसी उपबन् ध को दकसी
िगव या प्रिगव के व् यजक्त यों की बाबत, आिेि द्वारा जिजथल कर सकेगी।
6. व् यािृजत :इि जियमों की कोई बात, ऐसे आरिणों, आय-ु सीमा म ें छूट और अन् य ररयायतों पर प्रभाि िहीं डालगे ी,
जििका केन् द्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ें समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आििे ों के अिुसार अिुसूजचत िाजतयों,
अिुसूजचत िििाजतयों, अन् य जपछडा िगव, भूतपूि व सैजिकों और अन् य जििेष प्रिगव के व् यजक्त यों के जलए उपबन् ध करिा
अपेजित ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
पि का िाम। पिों की सख्ं या। िगीकरण। िते ि मरै रक्स म ेंस्ट्त र।
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1159*
साधारण केंद्रीय सेिा, िेति मैरटक् स में स्ट्त र-10
िररष्ट ठ लेखा (2025)
अिुसजचिीय, (56100₹- 177500)
अजधकारी।
*कायवभार के आधार पर
रािपजत्रत, समूह 'क'
पररितवि दकया िा सकता ह।ै
चयि या सीध ेभती दकए िाि ेिाल े सीध ेभती दकए िाि ेिाल े सीध ेभती दकए िाि ेिाले व्य जक्त यों के जलए
अचयि पि। व्य जियों के जलए आय ुसीमा। व्य जियों के जलए अपजे ित जिजहत आय ुऔर िजै िक अहतव ाएं प्रोन्ि त
िजै िक और अन्य अहतव ाएं। व्यजियों की ििा म ेंलाग ूहोंगी या िहीं।
(5) (6) (7) (8)
चयि पि। लागू िहीं होता। लागू िहीं होता। लागू िहीं होता।
पररिीिा भती की पद्धजत : भती सीधी प्रोन्ि जत या प्रजतजियजु ि या आमले ि द्वारा भती की ििा में, ि ेश्रजे णया ंजििस े
अिजध, यदि होगी या प्रोन्ि जत द्वारा या प्रोन्ि जत या प्रजतजियजु ि या आमले ि दकया िाएगा।
कोई हो। प्रजतजियजु िआमले ि द्वारा तथा /
जिजभन्न पद्धजतयों द्वाराभरी
िाि ेिाली ररजियों की
प्रजतितता।
(9) (10) (11)
प्रोन् ित प्रोन्ि जत :
प्रोन् िजत द्वारा, जिसके ि होिे
व् यजियों के
सहायक लेखा अजधकारी जिन् होिे िेति मेररक् स में स्ट् तर-8 )₹47600- 151100(
पर प्रजतजियुजि द्वारा।
जलए िो िषव।
के श्रेणी में सात िष व की जियजमत सेिा की हो, जिसके अंतगवत िेति मेररक् स म ें[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
स्ट् तर-9 )₹53100-167800( के गैर कायावत् मक श्रेणी में की गई सेिा भी ह ै और
जिन् होंिे जिभाग द्वारा जिजहत िो से चार सप्त ाह का अजििायव प्रजििण
सफलतापूिवक पूरा दकया हो।
प्रजतजियजु ि :
(क) केंद्रीय या राज्य सरकार या संघ राज्य िेत्र प्रिासि में कायवरत अजधकारी
)i) जिन् होंिे मूल काडर या जिभाग में जियजमत आधार पर सििृ पि धारण दकया
हुआ हो या
(ii) जिन् होंिे मूल काडर या जिभाग में िेति मरै रक्स में स्ट्तर-9
)₹53100-167800( या समतुल् य पिों पर जियजमत आधार पर जियुजि के
पश्चात् उस श्रेणी में िो िष वकी सेिा की हो: या
(iii) जिन् होंिे मूल काडर या जिभाग में िेति मैररक् स में स्ट् तर-8
)₹47600 –151100( या समतुल् य पिों पर जियजमत आधार पर जियुजि के
पश् चात् उस श्रेणी में सात िष वसेिा की हो; और
)ख(िो जिम् िजलजखत िैजिक अहतव ा और अिुभि रखते हों, अथावत्-:
(i) सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा आयोजित अधीिस्ट् थ लेखा सेिा या समतुल् य परीिा
उतीणव की हो; या
(ii) जिन् होंिे सजचिालय प्रजििण और प्रबंधि संस्ट् थाि में रोकड और लेखा कायव
में प्रजििण या समतुल् य प्रजििण पाठ्यक्म सफलतापूिवक पूणव दकया हो तथा
दकसी जिभाग या संगठि के जित या लेखा प्रभाग के बिट कायव में न् यूितम 5 िषव
का अिुभि हो।
रटप्प ण 1: िहां ऐसे कजिष्ट ठ व् यजक् तयों के संबंध में, जिन् होंिे अपिी अहकव या
पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै प्रोन् िजत के जलए जिचार दकया िा रहा हो, िहां
उिके ज्य ेष्ट ठ व् यजक् तयों के संबंध में भी जिचार दकया िाएगा परंतु यह तब िब दक
उसके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहवक या पात्रता सेिा, अपेजित अहकव या पात्रता सेिा
के आध ेसे अजधक से या िो िषव से, इिमें से िो भी कम हो, कम ि हो और उन् होंिे
अपिे ऐसे कजिष्ट ठ व् यजक् तयों सजहत, जिन् होंिे ऐसी अहकव या पात्रता सेिा पहले
ही पूरी कर ली है, अगली उच् च् तर श्रेणी में प्रोन् िजत के जलए अपिी पररिीिा की
अिजध सफलतापूिवक पूरी कर ली हो।
रटप्प ण 2: पोषक प्रिगव के ऐसे जिभागीय अजधकारी िो प्रोन् िजत की सीधी पंजि
में ह,ैं प्रजतजियुजि पर जियुजि के जलए जिचार दकए िािे के पात्र िहीं होंगे। इसी
प्रकार, प्रजतजियुक्त व्यजि प्रोन् िजत द्वारा जियुजि के जलए जिचार दकए िािे के
पात्र िहीं होंगे।
रटप्प ण 3: प्रजतजियुजि की अिजध, जिसके अंतगवत केंद्रीय सरकार के उसी या
दकसी अन्य संगठि या जिभाग में इस जियुजि से ठीक पहले धाररत दकसी अन्य
काडर-बाह्य पि पर प्रजतजियुजि की अिजध साधारणतया तीि िष व से अजधक
िहीं होगी। प्रजतजियुजि द्वारा जियुजि के जलए अजधकतम आयु सीमा आिेिि
प्राजप्त की अंजतम तारीख को 56 िषव से अजधक िहीं होगी।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
यदि जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो उसकी संरचिा भती करि ेम ेंदकि पररजस्ट्थजतयों म ें
सघं लोक सिे ा आयोग स ेपरामि व
दकया िाएगा।
)12( )13(
समूह ‘क’ जिभागीय प्रोन् िजत सजमजत )प्रोन्नजत के संबंध में जिचार करिे के जलए( जिसमें प्रोन् िजत के जलए संघ लोक सेिा
आयोग से परामिव आिश् यक हैं।
जिम्नजलजखत होंगेेः-
1. अध्य ि या सिस्ट् य, संघ लोक सेिा आयोग - अध्यि;
2. संयुक्त महालेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट्य;
3. संयुक्त सजचि या जििेिक, व् यय जिभाग - सिस्ट् य।
समूह 'क' जिभागीय पजु ष्ट सजमजत (पजु ष्ट के संबधं में जिचार करिे के जलए) जिसम ेंजिम्नजलजखत
होंग:े-
1. अपर महालेखा जियंत्रक - अध्यि;
2. संयुि महालेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट्य;
3. मुख्य लेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट्य;
4. मुख्य लेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट्य।
[फा. सं. ई-865/ए-65061(55)/7/2020-समूह ख -सीिीए]
तृजप्त पात्रा घोष, संयक्ु त महालखे ा जियंत्रक
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Expenditure)
(CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2025
G.S.R. 557(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Central Civil Accounts Service (Pay and Accounts Officer and Senior Accounts Officer)
Recruitment Rules, 2000, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President
hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the posts of Senior Accounts Officer of the
Central Civil Accounts Service, namely :-
1. Short title and Commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Accounts Service, Senior
Accounts Officer Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, classification and level in pay matrix. - The number of said posts, their classification and
the level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these
rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualification, etc. - The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications
and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the aforesaid Schedule.
4. Disqualification. - No person, -
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage, and that there are other grounds for so doing,
exempt any person from operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax. -Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it
may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission,
relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
6. Saving - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions
required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex- Servicemen and
other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this
regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of the post. Number of post. Classification. Level in the pay matrix.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Senior Accounts Officer. 1159*(2025) General Central
Service, Ministerial,
*subject to Level -10 in the pay matrix
Gazetted, Group-
variation (Rs. 56100-177500).
‘A’.
dependent on
workload.
Whether selection or non selection post. Age limit for Educational and other qualifications required for
direct recruits. direct recruits.
(5) (6) (7)
Selection post. Not applicable. Not applicable.
Whether age and educational Period of Method of recruitment, whether by direct
qualification prescribed for direct probation, if any. recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/
recruits will apply in the case of absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be
promotees. filled by various methods.
(8) (9) (10)
Not applicable. Two years for By promotion failing which by deputation.
promotees.
In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation or absorption, grade from which promotion or deputation or
absorption to be made.
(11)
Promotion:
Assistant Accounts Officer in level-8 (Rs.47600-151100) of pay matrix with seven years of regular service
including service rendered in non-functional grade of level-9 (Rs.53100-167800) of pay matrix and having
successfully completed mandatory training of two to four weeks as prescribed by the Department.
Deputation:
Officers working in the Central Government or State Government or Union Territory Administration :
(A) (i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or Department; or
(ii) with two years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level-9 (Rs.
53100-167800) of pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or Department ; or
(iii) with seven years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level-8
(Rs.47600-151100) of pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or Department; and
(B) possessing the following qualification and experience, namely :-
(i) A pass in Subordinate Accounts Service or equivalent examination conducted by the competent authority; or
(ii) successful completion of training in cash and accounts work in the Institute of Secretariat Training and
Management or equivalent training course and a minimum of five years’ experience in finance or budgeting
of Accounts Division of any Department or organisation.
Note 1.- Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for
promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or
eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors
who have already completed qualifying or eligibility service.
Note 2. - The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be
eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, the deputationists shall not be eligible for
consideration for appointment by promotion.
Note 3. - The period of deputation including the period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately
preceding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or Department of the Central Government shall
ordinarily not exceed three years. The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding
fifty-six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.
If a Departmental promotion committee exists, what is its composition.
(12)
Group ‘A’ Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of :-
1. Chairman or Member, Union Public Service Commission – Chairman ;
2. Joint Controller General of Accounts - Member;
3. Joint Secretary or Director, Department of Expenditure – Member.
Group ‘A’ Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of :-
1. Additional Controller General of Accounts – Chairman ;
2. Joint Controller General of Accounts – Member ;
3. Chief Controller of Accounts – Member ;
4. Chief Controller of Accounts - Member.
Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.
(13)
Consultation with Union Public Service Commission is necessary for promotion.
[F. No. E-865/A-65061(55)/7/2020-Group B-CGA]
TRIPTI PATRA GHOSH, Jt. Controller General of Accounts
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