Defence Accounts (CGDA) SAS Examination — Guides
From CGDA SAS to Assistant Accounts Officer: The Promotion Ladder
What passing SAS does in the Defence Accounts Department: AAO in Group B Gazetted at Level 8, the SAO post above it, how the Recruitment Rules fill AAO posts, and how this SAS differs from the CAG's.
CGDA SAS Eligibility: Who Can Sit and the Two-Year Rule
Eight grades, two years of service counted to the 1st of the exam month, probation cleared, and special cases for DEOs, transferees and SAS Apprentices. With an eligible-from checker.
CGDA SAS Pass Marks, Exemptions and Chances, With a Calculator
45 in each paper and in aggregate to pass; 50 in Part-I or 60 in Part-II to bank a paper for three examinations; four chances per part since 2023. The rules, the conflicts, and a checker.
CGDA SAS Part-II: Descriptive Papers, Books and Service Options
Part-II went onto computer in 2023 and returns to pen and paper under the 2025 rules: five 3-hour papers, a new Paper X, Army, Air Force or Navy options, and Papers VI and VII written with books.
CGDA SAS Part-I: Five MCQ Papers, Syllabus and Negative Marking
SAS Part-I under the March 2025 rules: five 100-mark MCQ papers on computer, a quarter mark off per wrong answer in Papers I, II, IV and V, and a new Paper III on office procedure.
Alerts and Updates for Defence Accounts (CGDA) SAS Examination
Defence Accounts (CGDA) SAS Examination: the dates, the paper structure, what has actually been notified, with a source link on every claim.