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Key Dates
OMR Test Date
- Recruitment: Advt No. 10 of 2025 for 600 Accounts Assistant (Finance) posts.
- Application Dates: December 8, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
- Exam Date: June 2026. JKSSB Tentative Annual Examination Calendar 2026.
The Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board has issued an official notification to recruit 600 Accounts Assistants for the Union Territory’s Finance Department. Interested individuals must be domicile of Jammu & Kashmir and can submit their applications online between December 8, 2025, and January 6, 2026. Eligibility requires a graduation degree with specific minimum marks, though candidates with advanced degrees like a PhD are also qualified to apply. The hiring process relies entirely on merit determined through an objective-type written examination, which includes a penalty for incorrect answers. The document also details age requirements, application fees ranging from 500 to 600 rupees, and specific provisions for reserved categories and candidates with disabilities.
Syllabus
JKSSB – Accounts Assistant (Finance)
(Syllabus Code: Annexure “A”)
Exam Cycle: 2025–26
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Conducting Body: Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB)
Department: Finance Department
Name of Post: Accounts Assistant (Finance)
Advertisement Notification: No. 10 of 2025 dated 24.11.2025
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EXAM PATTERN SUMMARY
Post: Accounts Assistant (Finance)
Total Marks: 120
Duration: 02:00 Hours
Mode of Examination: OMR
Total Questions: 120
Negative Marking: −0.25
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MARKS DISTRIBUTION (SOURCE-BASED ONLY)
Unit I: General Knowledge with special reference to J&K UT—30 Marks
Unit II: Accountancy and Bookkeeping—30 Marks
Unit III: GENERAL ENGLISH—10 Marks
Unit IV: Statistics—10 Marks
Unit V: Mathematics—10 Marks
Unit VI: General Economics—10 Marks
Unit VII: General Science—10 Marks
Unit VIII: Knowledge of Computers—10 Marks
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UNIT-WISE DETAILED SYLLABUS EXTRACTION
Unit I: General Knowledge with special reference to J&K UT (30 Marks)
Topic 1: Current Events of National and International Importance
Topic 2: Political & Physical divisions of the World & India
Topic 3: Indian Culture, Heritage, and Freedom Struggle/Movement.
Topic 4: Transport & Communication.
Topic 5: Demography—Census, its features and functions.
Topic 6: Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
Topic 7: Weather, Climate, Crops, and Means of Transport of India.
Topic 8: Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity.
Topic 9: J&K UT
○ a) History
○ b) Economy
○ c) Geography—(Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna, etc.)
○ d) Heritage & Culture
○ e) Important Tourist Destinations
Topic 10: J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.
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Unit II: Accountancy and Book Keeping (30 Marks)
Topic 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting and its terms.
Topic 2: Accounting equation and Journal.
Topic 3: Voucher Approach in Accounting.
Topic 4: Bank Reconciliation Statement.
Topic 5: Financial Management/Statements.
Topic 6: Partnership Accounts.
Topic 7: Ledger Accounts.
Topic 8: Cash Book, Financial Audit.
Topic 9: Elements of Double entry Book Keeping.
Topic 10: Trial Balance.
Topic 11: Trading Account.
Topic 12: Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet.
Topic 13: Concept of social accounting, social audit, and cash-based single-entry system of accounting.
Topic 14: Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Topic 15: Indian Financial Management System.
Topic 16: Taxation, Tax Laws- Direct, Indirect
Topic 17: Cost Management—Budgetary control
Topic 18: Cost Accounting
Topic 19: Developments in Accounting
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Unit III: GENERAL ENGLISH (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Tenses
Topic 2: Rearranging of jumbled sentences.
Topic 3: Narration
Topic 4: Modals
Topic 5: Articles
Topic 6: Comprehension with blanks to be filled in with i. Phrases ii. Pronouns iii. Homonyms/homophones.
Topic 7: Clauses
Topic 8: Synonyms and antonyms
Topic 9: Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
Topic 10: Idioms and phrases.
Topic 11: Uses of Prepositions.
Topic 12: Active & Passive Voice
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Unit IV: Statistics (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Primary and secondary data.
Topic 2: Methods of Collecting Primary and Secondary Data
Topic 3: Preparation of questionnaires
Topic 4: Tabulation and compilation of Data
Topic 5: Measures of Central Tendency
Topic 6: Theory of Probability
Topic 7: Theory of Attributes- Basic concepts and their applications.
Topic 8: Theory of Index Numbers: Tests of Index Numbers—Wholesale and Consumer Price Index Numbers.
Topic 9: Demography-Census, its features and functions.
Topic 10: Vital Statistics—Measures of fertility, Crude fertility rates, specific fertility rates, gross and net reproduction rates., Measures of Mortality
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Unit V: Mathematics (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Simple / Compound interest.
Topic 2: Linear equations with two variables.
Topic 3: Permutations/ Combinations & Binomial Theorem.
Topic 4: Limits & Derivatives.
Topic 5: Set Theory- Basic Concepts and Applications.
Topic 6: Relations and Functions
Topic 7: Matrices & Determinants
Topic 8: Probability
Topic 9: Coordinate & Three-dimensional Geometry
Topic 10: Vectors.
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Unit VI: General Economics (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Introduction to Economics—Basic Concepts and Principles.
Topic 2: Fiscal & Monetary Policy—Meaning, Scope, and Methodology.
Topic 3: Theory of consumer demand using the indifference curve technique.
Topic 4: Demand Analysis
Topic 5: Factor Pricing—Marginal Productivity Theory & Ricardian Theory of Rent
Topic 6: Pricing under various forms of market.
Topic 7: Factors of production & laws of production.
Topic 8: Concept of Economic Growth and its measurement
Topic 9: Characteristics and problems of a developing economy
Topic 10: Planning vs Market Economy.
Topic 11: Economic Reforms in India
Topic 12: Concept & Measurement of National Income.
Topic 13: Role of RBI
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Unit VII: General Science (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Mass, Weight, Acceleration, Velocity, Speed, etc
Topic 2: Electric Current, Power, Energy, Voltage.
Topic 3: Chemical Equation, types.
Topic 4: Metals, Non-metals- Physical & Chemical properties.
Topic 5: Various sources of energy; Conventional sources of energy; Biomass and wind energy. Non-conventional sources of energy (Solar energy, Tidal energy).
Topic 6: Nutrition and its types, Respiration, Transportation of water, food and minerals in plants.
Topic 7: Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases.
Topic 8: Vitamins- Diseases related to vitamin deficiency.
Topic 9: Ecosystem – Its components, Food chains and Food webs.
Topic 10: Environmental pollution. Ozone layer, its depletion, and Green House Effect.
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Unit VIII: Knowledge of Computers (10 Marks)
Topic 1: Basic Applications of Computer and their components.
Topic 2: Fundamentals of computer science.
Topic 3: Concept of Open Source Technologies.
Topic 4: Input & output Devices.
Topic 5: Operating system
Topic 6: Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, PDF, Internet and E-mail.
Topic 7: Concept of Computer Virus and Anti-Virus.
Topic 8: Hardware & Software, Elements of Computer Processing System Hardware, CPU, Peripherals, Storage Media, Software Definition, Role and Categories, Firmware, and Humanware.
Topic 9: Role of Information Technology in Governance.
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SYLLABUS SUMMARY
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Total Units: 8
Total Topics: 93
Exam: Accounts Assistant (Finance) – JKSSB
Syllabus Code: Annexure “A”
Source: Official JKSSB Syllabus PDF
Status: As per the latest official syllabus.
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1. Junior Assistant
| Subject | Marks |
|---|---|
| General Awareness (with Special Reference to UT of Jammu & Kashmir) | 20 |
| General English & Comprehension | 20 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 10 |
| Computer Applications | 10 |
| Total | 60 |
2. Junior Stenographer / Junior Scale Stenographer
| Subject | Marks |
|---|---|
| General Awareness (with Special Reference to UT of Jammu & Kashmir) | 20 |
| General English & Comprehension | 20 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 10 |
| Computer Applications | 10 |
| Total | 60 |
Syllabus for the various post of Junior Assistant and Junior Stenographer/ Junior Scale Stenographer of various department advertised vide Notification No. 08 of 2025 dated 27.09.2025.
Junior Assistant: Annexure “A” Junior Stenographer/Junior Scale Stenographer: Annexure “B”
Annexure “F” Syllabus for Written test (Objective Type) Marks: 80 Time: 80 Minutes
Unit I General English: 20 Marks
- (i) Comprehension
- (ii) Editing / Proof Reading.
- (iii) Rearranging of jumbled sentences
- (iv) Narration
- (v) Modals
- (vi) Articles
- (vii) Paragraph writing with blanks to be filled in with the following
- i. Phrases
- ii. Pronouns
- iii. Homonyms/Homophones etc.
- (viii) Clauses
- (ix) Punctuation
- (x) Synonyms and antonyms
- (xi) Idioms and phrases.
- (xii) Uses of Prepositions
- (xiii) Active & Passive Voice
Unit II General Awareness with special reference to JK UT: 20 Marks
- (i) Current Events of National and International importance
- (ii) Political & Physical divisions of India
- (iii) Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Struggle/Movement.
- (iv) Demography- Census, its feature and functions.
- (v) Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
- (vi) Weather, Climate, Crops, Means of Transport of India.
- (vii) J&K UT
- a) History
- b) Economy
- c) Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna etc.)
- d) Heritage & Culture
- e) Important Tourist Destinations
Unit III Numerical and Reasoning Ability: 20 Marks
- Basic Arithmetic:
- (i) Number System
- (ii) Percentage
- (iii) Average
- (iv) Profit & Loss
- (v) Ratio & Proportion
- (vi) Time & Work
- Reasoning:
- (i) Number series
- (ii) Letter series
- (iii) Coding decoding
- (iv) Direction sense
- (v) Blood relations
- (vi) Mathematical reasoning
- (vii) Speed, Distance and Time
- (viii) Statements and conclusions.
Unit IV Basic Concepts of Computers: 20 Marks
- (i) Fundamentals of computer sciences
- (ii) Hardware & Software
- (iii) Input and output devices
- (iv) Operating system
- (v) M.S Word, M.S Excel, M.S Acess and Powerpoint Presentation
- (vi) E_mail & Internet
Annexure “A” Syllabus for Written Test (Objective Type) Marks: 60 Time: 60 Minutes
| S. No. | Subjects/ Topic | Marks assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL AWARENESS with Special reference to J&K UT | 20 |
| 2 | GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION | 20 |
| 3 | GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING | 10 |
| 4 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 10 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
1. GENERAL AWARENESS with special reference of J&K UT.
- (i) Current Events of National and International importance
- (i) Political & Physical divisions of India
- (ii) Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Struggle/Movement.
- (iii) Demography- Census, its feature and functions.
- (iv) Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
- (v) Weather, Climate, Crops, Means of Transport of India.
- (vi) J&K UT
- a) History
- b) Economy
- c) Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna etc.)
- d) Heritage & Culture
- e) Important Tourist Destinations
2. GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION
- (i) Tenses
- (ii) Narration
- (iii) Modals
- (iv) Articles
- (v) Reading Comprehension
- (vi) Fill in the blanks with Phrases, Pronouns, homonyms/ homophones etc
- (vii) Clauses
- (viii) Synonyms and antonyms
- (ix) Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
- (x) Rearranging of jumbled sentences.
- (xi) Idioms and phrases.
- (xii) Uses of Prepositions.
- (xiii) Active & Passive Voice
- (xiv) Error Spotting
- (xv) Sentence Correction
- (xvi) Spellings Correction
3. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
- (i) Number series, Letter series, Semantic Series, Speed, Distance and Time, Statements and conclusions, Logical Reasoning, Mental Reasoning, Word Building, Numerical Operations, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Problem Solving.
- (ii) Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters.
4. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- (i) Basic Applications of Computer and its component.
- (ii) Fundamentals of computer sciences.
- (iii) Hardware & Software, Concept of Open-Source Technologies.
- (iv) Input & output Devices.
- (v) Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, PDF Internet and E-mail.
- (vi) Concept of Computer Virus and Latest Anti-Virus.
- (vii) Terms and Abbreviation used in IT.
- (viii) Role of Information Technology in Governance
Annexure “B” Syllabus for Written Test (Objective Type) Marks: 60 Time: 60 Minutes
| S. No. | Subjects/ Topic | Marks assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL AWARENESS with Special reference to J&K UT | 20 |
| 2 | GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION | 20 |
| 3 | GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING | 10 |
| 4 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 10 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
1. GENERAL AWARENESS with special reference of J&K UT.
- (i) Current Events of National and International importance
- (i) Political & Physical divisions of India
- (ii) Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Struggle/Movement.
- (iii) Demography- Census, its feature and functions.
- (iv) Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
- (v) Weather, Climate, Crops, Means of Transport of India.
- (vi) J&K UT
- a) History
- b) Economy
- c) Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna etc.)
- d) Heritage & Culture
- e) Important Tourist Destinations
2. GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION
- (i) Tenses
- (ii) Narration
- (iii) Modals
- (iv) Articles
- (v) Reading Comprehension
- (vi) Fill in the blanks with Phrases, Pronouns, homonyms/ homophones etc
- (vii) Clauses
- (viii) Synonyms and antonyms
- (ix) Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
- (x) Rearranging of jumbled sentences.
- (xi) Idioms and phrases.
- (xii) Uses of Prepositions.
- (xiii) Active & Passive Voice
- (xiv) Error Spotting
- (xv) Sentence Correction
- (xvi) Spellings Correction
3. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
- (i) Number series, Letter series, Semantic Series, Speed, Distance and Time, Statements and conclusions, Logical Reasoning, Mental Reasoning, Word Building, Numerical Operations, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Problem Solving.
- (ii) Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters.
4. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- (i) Basic Applications of Computer and its component.
- (ii) Fundamentals of computer sciences.
- (iii) Hardware & Software, Concept of Open-Source Technologies.
- (iv) Input & output Devices.
- (v) Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, PDF Internet and E-mail.
- (vi) Concept of Computer Virus and Latest Anti-Virus.
- (vii) Terms and Abbreviation used in IT.
- (viii) Role of Information Technology in Governance