CAG–ICSSR Research Article Competition 2026

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), is organizing the CAG–ICSSR Research Article Competition 2026 to encourage academic research and policy-oriented discourse on public audit, governance and accountability.

The Competition invites original research articles from students currently enrolled in recognised Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes. For more details click here!

To facilitate research and evidence-based analysis, links to selected Audit Reports of the Government of West Bengal have been provided and categorised theme-wise for ease of reference. Participants may refer to these reports while preparing their research articles.

1. Fiscal Federalism and Governance

Audit Report	Year	Download
Report No. 1 of 2022 - State Finances Audit Report	2020-21	View PDF
Report No. 3 of 2021 - State Finances Audit Report	2019-20	View PDF
Report No. 2 of 2021 - Economic Sector, Revenue Sector and Public Sector Undertakings	2018-19	View PDF
Report No. 5 of 2021 - Compliance Audit Report	2019-20	View PDF

2. Social Sector Spending

Audit Report	Year	Download
Report No. 1 of 2021 - General & Social Sector	2018-19	View PDF
Report No. 5 of 2021 - Compliance Audit Report	2019-20	View PDF

3. Skilling, Employment and MSMEs

Audit Report	Year	Download
Report No. 2 of 2021 - Economic Sector, Revenue Sector and Public Sector Undertakings	2018-19	View PDF
Report No. 4 of 2021 - Performance & Compliance Audit Report	2019-20	View PDF

4. Empowering Urban and Rural Local Bodies

Audit Report	Year	Download
Report No. 2 of 2021 - Economic Sector, Revenue Sector and Public Sector Undertakings	2018-19	View PDF
Report No. 4 of 2021 - Performance & Compliance Audit Report	2019-20	View PDF