Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS) is a Group A civil services of the Government of India. The IAAS is a central government service, under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and is free of control from any executive authority.
The main responsibility of the IAAS is to audit the accounts of the Union and State governments and Public Sector Organisation and to maintain the accounts for State Governments.
IA&AS is responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and State Governments and Public Sector Organizations, and for maintaining the accounts of State Governments. Its role is somewhat similar to the US GAO and National Audit Office (United Kingdom).
Once recruited to the IA&AS, the directly recruited officers are trained mainly at the National Academy of Audit and Accounts, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2025 on 22 January, 2025. Candidates who are interested and eligible can start submitting the CSE Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS) application on online mode from 22 January, 2025 and the last date to submit the application form is 11 February, 2025.
UPSC CSE IAAS Mains 2025 Exam will be conducted as Pen and Paper-Based Test mode on 22, 23, 24, 30 & 31 August, 2025. As per the UPSC IAAS Exam schedule 2025, the Civil Services exam will be held in two sessions every day. UPSC CSE Forenoon (Morning) session will be conducted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and the Afternoon Session will be held from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The role of IA&AS officers is very venerable, demands a great deal of responsibility and reverence. It is also important that an officer is physically and mentally fit and healthy to handle the work pressure without giving in. The following are the roles and responsibilities that an IA&AS officer is deputed: