Sir I want to apply for the UPSC Assistant Director (Cost) post so can you please tell me the eligibility details for the same so I can have an idea

Well buddy at present there are no recruitments for the UPSC Assistant Director (Cost) post but I am giving you the eligibility details for post

UPSC Assistant Director (Cost) Eligibility

A qualification recognized for enrolment in the Register of Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India or equivalent.

DESIRABLE: i)

Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.

ii) Three years' experience in Cost
Accounting Work.

DUTIES:
Cost Analysis/Cost Examination

Exam Pattern


The test will be of two hours duration and will carry a maximum of 100 marks and the medium of the question paper will be English only.

The test will be an objective type questions with multiple choices answers

There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question.

If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.


Syllabus of the Test:

It comprises the following areas:
1.
Cost Audit under Companies Act
2.
Cost Accounting Records Rules under Companies Act
3.
Costs, Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
4.
Pricing Decision
5.
Budgetary Control
6.
Financial Statement Analysis
7.
Costing Methods
8.
Marginal Costing
9.
Standard Costing
10.
Material Management
11.
Decision Making
12.
Capital Budgeting
13.
Enterprise Resource Planning
14.
Project Management Techniques
15.
Cost Accounting Standard
16.
Emerging concepts in Cost and Management Accounting