Both posts sit a single Recruitment Test. The first 10 subjects below are common to EO/AO and APFC; the last three are tested for APFC only.
| Subject | Broad Coverage |
|---|---|
| General English | Reading comprehension, fill in the blanks, para jumbles, phrases & idioms, spellings, synonyms/antonyms, cloze test, error detection, sentence completion. |
| Indian Freedom Struggle | British expansion (Carnatic Wars, Bengal), Mysore's resistance, Anglo-Maratha Wars, 1857 revolt, rise of nationalism, Gandhian era, major movements up to Independence. |
| Current Events & Developmental Issues | National & international current affairs, government policies and schemes, developmental issues, socio-economic problems in the news. |
| Indian Polity | Constitution & its features, fundamental rights & duties, DPSP, Union & State executive, Parliament, judiciary, constitutional bodies, local government. |
| Indian Economy | Economic planning & NITI Aayog, national income, growth & development, banking & monetary policy, fiscal policy & budget, poverty & unemployment. |
| General Accounting Principles | Basic accounting concepts & conventions, journal, ledger, trial balance, final accounts, depreciation, financial statement analysis. |
| Industrial Relations & Labour Laws | Trade unions, industrial disputes, labour welfare legislation, the four Labour Codes, wages & bonus law, collective bargaining. |
| General Science & Computer Applications | Basic physics, chemistry, biology relevant to daily life; fundamentals of computers, internet & office applications. |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning | Number system, percentages, ratio & proportion, time & work, data interpretation, logical & analytical reasoning. |
| Social Security in India | EPF & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952, Employees' Pension Scheme, Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance, ESI Act, social security schemes for unorganised workers. |
| Auditing & Insurance (APFC only) | Principles & types of audit, internal control, vouching & verification, basics of insurance & risk management. |
| Management Concepts (APFC only) | Functions of management, organisational behaviour, motivation & leadership, office administration. |
| Statistics (APFC only) | Measures of central tendency & dispersion, correlation & regression basics, index numbers, sampling methods. |
