Staff Selection Commission recently added the Assistant Audit Officer Post for CGL aspirants. If you want to know more about this post and have many questions in mind such as:
What is Assistant Audit Officer?
Who can apply for this post?
What is the job Profile for this post?
Don’t worry! You will get all the answers of your questions here.
SSC Assistant Audit Officer CAG Post comes under Indian Audit & Account Department (IA&AD) which is a central government job under Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
Assistant Audit Officer is one of the most preferable post among the young aspirants because it offers highest salary with many perks and benefits. Every year 600+ vacancies are released by SSC for AAO Post.
Here, we are providing the SSC Assistant Audit Officer Salary, Job Profile, Promotions, cut off marks,eligibility, training, posting etc. You can check the details and fill the preference in SSC CGL Application Form.
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Job Profile
Many candidates have a question in mind that which type of work they will handle after getting the selection for AAO Post in Staff Selection Commission. SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer job profile includes general tasks and other responsibilities which are given below:
The audit is conducted for the center, state government organizations, and various ministries.
Assistant Audit Officer CAG has office/desk job mostly, but sometimes they work in the field also.
When they work in the office, then they need to handle Taxation, Account Reports etc. But in field job, basically focus is on Audit, cross checking of the documents, accounts etc.
There is less work load. The working hours are fixed i.e. 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
An AAO Officer meets a lot of people daily.
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Salary
It is the only post in Combined Graduate Level Exam that makes you a Gazetted Officer. The total in hand salary for AAO Post is 48000 plus. So, you can say that it is the highest paying job under the SSC CGL Exam.
Indian Government provides many allowances with salary for this post. You can check further the Assistant Audit Officer Salary, pay scale, grade pay in detail.
Assistant Audit Officer Pay Scale – INR 9300-34800
Assistant Audit Officer Grade Pay – INR 4800
Total Basic Assistant Audit Officer Salary – INR 18150
DA on Total Basic (119%) – INR 21599
House Rent Allowance (HRA) (30%) – INR 5445 (It depends on the city)
Transport Allowance (TA) – INR 1600
DA on TA – INR 1904
Total Gross AAO Salary (without Deduction) – INR 48698 (The AAO Salary approx. in 6 CPC)
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Career Growth/ Promotions
Everyone wants to grow in their career. SSC provides you opportunities to grow as Assistant Audit Officer post. You will get four promotions in a specific time interval. The first promotion of SSC Assistant Audit Officer is as an Audit Officer and the last one is as Senior Deputy Accountant General. Check the complete details of promotions with salary below:
1st Promotion for AAO SSC:
Post Name: – Assistant Audit Officer to Audit Officer
Audit Officer Grade Pay: – INR 5400
Audit Officer Pay Scale: – INR 9300-34800
Duration of Promotion: – It takes approx. 6-10 years for the first promotion.
2nd Promotion for AAO SSC:
Post Name: – Audit Officer to Senior Audit Officer
Senior Audit Officer Grade Pay: – INR 5400
Senior Audit Officer Pay Scale: – INR 15600-39100
Duration of Promotion: – It takes approx. 2-4 years for this promotion.
3rd Promotion for AAO SSC:
Post Name: – Senior Audit Officer to Deputy Accountant General
Grade Pay: – INR 6600
Pay Scale: – INR 15600-39100
4th Promotion for AAO SSC:
Post Name: – Deputy Accountant General to Senior Deputy Accountant General
Grade Pay: – INR 7600
Pay Scale: – INR 15600-39100
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Eligibility Criteria
Before filling the preference order in the application form, you must check whether you are eligible or not for any given post. AAO Post in SSC is a Group B Gazetted (Non-ministerial) post. Commission has decided some qualifications, age limit to apply for this post. You can check the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria for SSC Assistant Audit Officer (AAO Post in SSC) below:
Age Limit: – 20-30 years.
Education Qualification: –
How to Apply for SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer
Many candidates want to get the post of Assistant Audit Officer in CAG, but they don’t know how to apply and get selected for this post?
Go to the official website of SSC.
Apply for SSC CGL Exam.
In the application form, you will fill the post preference order. You should fill the Group B post in preference order and submit it.
Now you have successfully applied for SSC Assistant Audit Officer.
After clearing the Tier 1, Tier 2 (Paper 1, 2, 4), and Tier 3, you can change your post preference. Fill the post of Assistant Audit Officer in CAG at the first spot.
The Medical Test and Police Verification is the same as specified for all other Government Services.
Note: – After applying for this post, you should start your preparation. Check the Assistant Audit Officer Exam Syllabus and make your study plan accordingly.
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Cut Off Marks
Cutoffs for Assistant Audit Officer in CAG always depends on various factors such as number of applicants appearing in Assistant Audit Officer Exam, total vacancies, and the level of AAO Exam. If the number of vacancies for AAO SSC are high, then the cutoff will be low and vice versa.
In order to qualify the Assistant Audit Officer Exam, you have to clear all the tiers for AAO along with the overall SSC CGL Cut Off. In the below list you can check the expected trend of cutoffs in the upcoming years.
Here, you can check the category wise overall cut off marks 2017-18 (final result) for the post of SSC Assistant Audit Officer Recruitment.
| Post Code | Category | Total Marks Marks |
| A01 | SC | 596.75 |
| A01 | ST | 569.25 |
| A01 | OH | 571.25 |
| A01 | HH | 471.01 |
| A01 | OBC | 642.50 |
| A01 | UR | 662.25 |
Category-Wise SSC Assistant Audit Officer Vacancy 2018-19
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Post was added in 2016. AAO SSC is one of the most famous post among the candidates. Below, we are providing you the category wise vacancies for AAO Post in SSC.
| Category | Vacancies |
| UR | 303 |
| SC | 90 |
| ST | 45 |
| OBC | 162 |
| Total | 600 |
Note: – The total vacancies for the post of Assistant Audit Officer are 600. You can check the official SSC CGL Vacancy 2018-19 for all posts here.
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Training
After getting the post of Assistant Audit Officer, you must go for a training which is conducted by Indian Audit and Account Department (IA&AD) of CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General). The training period will be 3 months. There are 12 Regional Training Institute in India which provide the AAO training.
| Regional Training Institute | Official Websites |
| Regional Training Institute Allahabad | Click Here |
| Regional Training Center Bangalore | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Chennai | Click Here |
| Regional Training Center Hyderabad | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Jaipur | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute New Delhi | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Jammu | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Kolkata | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Mumbai | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Nagpur | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Ranchi | Click Here |
| Regional Training Institute Shillong | Click Here |
The Induction and preparatory training will be of 3 months each. After the training, you must clear the Subordinate Accounts Services Exam (SAS) of CAG. It contains 9 Exams. You have to pass SAS Exam in maximum 6 attempts. Unfortunately, if you don’t clear the SAS Exam, then CAG will terminate you or appoint you on another auditor level post.C
SSC CGL Assistant Audit Officer Posting, and Transfers
The Indian Audit and Account Department (IA&AD) of CAG has 28 offices all over India. After completing your training, you will be get posted one of city/ state as per your preference and merit.
You are under all India service liability and transfers will depend upon the policies of C&AG of India.
How Account Officer is Different from Audit Officer in CAG
Many candidates are confused between the Assistant Audit Officer or Assistant Account Officer post in CAG. There are minor differences between both posts, which are given below:
The Account section has 5 or 6 Accountant and Sr. Accountants. It is an office job. Assistant Account Officer handles account, fund, pension, loans, etc.
Assistant Account Officer is a Section Head and Gazetted Officer too.
Promotion to Assistant Account Officer depends upon the number of vacant seats.
There is no training Program for the post of Assistant Account Officer at Indian Audit & Account Department.
The Basic pay of Assistant Account Officer is INR 47600. It has many perks and benefits in salary.
After knowing the complete detail about SSC Assistant Audit Officer, you can say that it is one of the most powerful posts in SSC. It is a respected job in society. People will come to the Assistant Audit Officer to get their bills cleared.
We hope now you have complete knowledge about SSC Assistant Audit Officer. If you know any other details regarding AAO SSC or have some queries related to this article, then you can connect with us through the comment box below.
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