CAG invites EoW from CA firms for audit of various bodies from July 2025 to March 2027 

CAG is inviting EoW from CA firms for audit of various bodies from July 2025 to March 2027 

Engagement of CA firms to work with CAG teams for financial audit of financial statements of the Autonomous, Local or other Bodies received by CAG for audit during July 2025 to March 2027.

The Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) invites willingness from Chartered Accountant firms and Limited Liability Partnership firms (LLPs) (CA firms) which are already empanelled with the Office of the CAG for the year 2024-25 to work with CAG teams for the purpose of audit of the financial statements of Autonomous, Local and other Bodies received during July 2025 to March 2027. 

Minimum eligibility: CA firms empaneled with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the audit of PSUs having point score of 15 and above.

Last date of submission of willingness: – 5th June 2025 (11:00 PM)

Schedule of the process is given below. However, the schedule may be changed, at the discretion of the CAG, without assigning any reason. Change of date(s), if any, shall be suitably notified through CAG’s website. The willing empaneled CA firms are advised to periodically monitor the information relating to this proposal on the website of the CAG of India i.e. www.cag.gov.in.

Address for communication: 
Jahangir Inamdar
Principal Director (AB)
Room No. 405,
O/o the Comptroller & Auditor General of India
 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg,
New Delhi-110124 
Email id: abaudit@cag.gov.in

Procedure for submission of proposal

1. The Chartered Accountant firms and Limited Liability Partnership firm (LLPs) (referred to as “CA firms” hereafter) in the country empaneled with the Office of the CAG for the year 202425 are eligible to submit their Expression of Willingness for their engagement to work with CAG team for audit of the financial statements of Autonomous Bodies, Local and other Bodies received for audit during July 25 to March 2027. 

2. The CA firms having the point score of 15 and above in the empanelment process adopted by the CAG would be eligible to submit the willingness to deploy their personnel for the audit of financial statements of the Central Autonomous Bodies, State Autonomous Bodies, Local and Other Bodies which are mandated to be audited by the CAG of India. 

3. The willing CA firms are required to submit their proposals in the format prescribed in Annexure – C. The CA firm should send the signed proposal with supporting documents in pdf format on the prescribed email ID.

4. The proposals are called for from the empaneled CA firms centrally by the O/o CAG of India, New Delhi. However, the engagement / deployment would be all over the country based on the location of the audited entity and the stations listed in the Annexure B and the location of the Head Office / Branch Office of the CA firms, as defined / considered in the CAG’s policy of empanelment of the CA firm for 2024-25.

5. The CA firms may apply for any one station / city where it has a Head office or a Branch Office recognized as per the empanelment policy of the CAG of India. The CA firms are required to submit their proposal in the prescribed format online to the email ID – abaudit@cag.gov.in in Pdf format and /or in the drop-box, location of which is detailed at page 2 of this document..

6. The CA firms should check the eligibility criteria carefully and submit the proposal for a particular station / city mentioned at Annexure B where the firm has either Head or Branch Office.  

Eligibility of CA firms

1. The CA firm should have been empaneled with the Office of the CAG for the purpose of appointment as Statutory auditors of Companies for the year 2024-25.

2. The CA firms should have scored at least 15 final score points in the empanelment process of the CAG of India for the year 2024-25.

3. The CA firms should have their Head Office or Branch Office (as per CAG’s Empanelment policy) at the station / city identified in Annexure B for which they have expressed their willingness to work with CAG teams. 

4. The work would be assigned to a CA firm only if it has its Head Office or Branch Office at the respective city / location. 

5. The Article Clerk should submit a self-declaration about his / her experience and his / her not pursuing any article ship with any other CA firm other than the current one alongwith evidence showing date of his clearing of CA Inter Exam.  The same should be countersigned by the authorised signatory of the CA firm.

6. The CA firm which has been allotted the statutory audit of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the jurisdiction of a particular Field Audit Office of CAG of India during 2024-25 and 2025-26 will not be considered for allotment of audit of Autonomous, Local or other Bodies under the same Field Audit Office. 

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