How to Become Income Tax Officer in India? Check out the monthly salary breakup, job responsibilities, posting, pay scale, etc. Also, know the selection process for an IT Officer through SSC CGL & UPSC Exams.
How to Become Income Tax Officer in India? The Income Tax Commission recruits Incomes Tax Officer through SSC CGL and UPSC Civil Service examination. The candidates thus selected get to work as IT officer within Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes.
The selected candidates are entrusted with the job of taking stern action against those who have find of doing fraud with IT laws or money laundering. The department under the discretion of the Ministry of Finance. However, the selection process of the Income Tax Officer is very difficult and candidates have to sustain a tough competition to clear the exam.
The Income Tax Officer is usually allotted to any department under the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes. The selection process is conducted annually by the SSC.
| Income Tax Officer through SSC CGL exam | ||
| Post Name | Income Tax Officer under CBDT/CBIC | |
| Official Website | ssc.nic.in | |
| Classification | Group B Gazetted Officer | |
| Salary | Pay Level-7 (₹ 44900 to 142400) | |
| Age Limit | The candidates applying for the Income Tax Officer post should be in the age limit of 21 to 30 years. | |
| Age Relaxation | OBC | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years | |
| PWDb | 10 – 15 years | |
| Ex-Servicemen | 3 years after deduction of military service | |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years | |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST) | 8 years | |
| Educational Qualification | The candidate should be a Graduate in any subject from a recognised university with minimum passing marks. | |
| Selection Process | The selection process for Income Tax Officer has two tiers, Tier 1 and 2.
Tier 1: The tier 1 exam will be held in online mode. The examination will have objective questions from four subjects, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and English Comprehension. Tier 2: The tier 2 exam will have three papers, Paper 1, 2, and 3. Paper 1 is compulsory for all candidates. However, papers 2 and 3 shall be optional for ASO, and AAO. |
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| Posting | The Income Tax Officer will be posted in any of the offices of the CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) and (Central Board of Direct Taxes). The posting is applicable in any of the four metro cities, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. | |
Candidates who seek appointment within Income Tax through UPSC will be allotted Indian Revenue Service. Check out the detailed selection process of IT officer through UPSC.
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