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i m presently doing C.A. i wish to become an income tax officer. kindly guide me $ let me know the eligibility for it

dear friend ,

income tax officer is the post which is offered by the government after getting secured in the exam of IRS that is Indian revenue services this exam is conducted by the upsc.
the graduated student who have completed graduation from any recognized indian university and belongs to the age of 21 to 30 can attempt this exam.

to know more about this exam kindly visit the website www.upsc.gov.in

Is there any possibility for a chartered accountant who want to work with income tax department at any relevent post ?

b.com final year can appear the exam

Originally Posted by Ahuja Nikita

i m presently doing C.A. i wish to become an income tax officer. kindly guide me $ let me know the eligibility for it

Eligibility to be an Income Tax Officer

1. Educational Qualification

To be eligible for becoming an Income Tax Officer one should hold a Bachelor's degree of any stream.

2. Age

The candidate must have attained the age of 18 years on 1st July of the year of examination and must not have attained 27 years of age on that date.

The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

The upper age limit is also relaxed in favor of certain categories of employees working under the Government of India and Defense Services Personnel.

Process to become an Income Tax Officer

To be an ITO officer one has to follow the below given steps:-

Step 1

As a first step the aspirant has to procure the “Application Form” along with required information from the employment newspaper generally published in the month of April. sent the filled Application form to the regional centers as mentioned.

Note:- The notification for the examination with relevant details regarding rules and syllabus is published in the month of April in the 'Employment News' / 'Rozgar Samachar' , 'Gazette of India', and in some leading Newspapers of the country.

Step 2

Preliminary Examination

In the month of May or June the aspirants have to take the “Preliminary examinations” consisting of two papers. The papers are on:

• General Intelligence and General Awareness (Part A), 100 questions for 100 marks
• Arithmetic (Part B), 100 questions for 100 marks

Note:- This exam is just a qualifying exam for the Final exam and scores obtained in this exam are not added to make the final result.

Step 3

Main Examination

Those candidates who are declared qualified in the “Preliminary examination” are supposed to take the final exam.

Final examination will consists of two part .Part A will be of written examination and second Part B will be of Personality Test.

• General Studies for 200 Marks
• English for 100 Marks
• Arithmetic for 200 Marks
• Language for 100Marks
• Communication Skill and writing for 200 Marks

Step 4

Personality Test

Once you are through the final stage is the interview. The aspirants are grilled in the interview to test their personality and mental ability. Then the final list of the successful candidates is prepared.

Respected Sir,
Is there any provision for "c.a." to be a part of revenue department or custom house or any intelligence department ???