The Tax Assistant Exam, TAE, is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission so as to fill the vacancies in Income Tax and Central Excise Tax Department. The eligible candidates are recruited as the Tax assistance in these departments. The profile of the tax assistant is to ensure that the employees under the specific departments are following the fiscal rules, laws and guidelines during their job period. This is one of the demanding fields in the Government service and in each year large number of people is taking this exam.

Structure of TAE

The TAE consist of two parts, Part I and Part II.

Part I

Part I again divided into two parts. The first part consists of General English and General awareness, is a multiple choice question paper, each of 100 marks. The duration of this se4ction is two hours. The second part consists of arithmetic question with 100 marks. The duration is set to be 120 minutes. Only those candidates qualify the first part is eligible to attend the second part and the question paper available in Hindi and English.

Part II

Part II, generally called as the Skill test which evaluates the typing speed of the candidates on computer. To qualify this part the candidates have to enter the data with minimum 8000 key depressions. Only those eligible candidates of the Part I can take the test.

Syllabus

General Awareness

• Economic
• Environment Around And Its Application To Society
• General Policy
• Geography
• History
• India And Neighboring Countries
• Knowledge Of Current Events
• Scientific Aspect
• Scientific Research

Arithmetic

• Averages
• Computation af Whole Numbers
• Decimals and Fractions
• Discount
• Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
• Interest
• Mensuration
• Number Systems
• Percentages
• Profit and Loss
• Ratio and Proportions
• Ratio and Time
• Relationships Between Numbers
• Time and Distance
• Use of Tables And Graphs

General English

• Antonyms
• Error Recognition
• Fill In The Blanks Using Verbs
• Grammar
• Idiomatic Use Of Words
• Passages And Comprehension
• Phrases
• Preposition, Articles
• Sentence Completion
• Sentence-Structure
• Spellings
• Synonyms
• Vocabulary

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum educational qualification for taking the TAE is set to be graduation in any discipline from the recognized university. The candidates must have minimum of 21 years at the time of examination. The upper age limit is defined to be 27 years for taking TAE. There is considerable reservation for the eligible categories as per the Government rules.

How to Apply?

One can apply for the exam in different ways. The aspirants can use the application form printed in the employment news/Newspapers, coming with the notification details. They can also buy the form from the given regional centers or can download it from the SSC official website. They can also by the form from the private agencies, if available or can use a standard printed copy for applying the exam. The examination will cost for Rs.100/- and the mode of payment is Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS), available in any post offices in the country.

How to fill the Form?

The form should fill with a ball point pen. The candidates must fill the form with his/her handwriting only. Fill the form with correct information only and make sure that your application form is on the suggested format. The candidates must write Application ‘For Tax Assistant Examination’ on the top of   envelop and also your test center and if belonging to the reservation category, you must suggest the category name also on the top of envelop. The needed documents along with the completely filled application form should send to the exam body before the deadline.

Important Dates( Tentative)

The Notification Period: First Week of October, 2011/2012

Application Clossing Date: Last Week of October, 2011/2012

Date of Exam: Fist week of January, 2012

List of TAE Exam centers

• Agartala
• Agra
• Ahmedabad
• Aizwal
• Allahabad
• Almora
• Ambala
• Bangalore
• Bathinda
• Bhagalpur
• Bhopal
• Bilaspur
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Chinsurah
• Coimbatore
• Cuttack
• Dehradun
• Delhi
• Dharwad
• Dibrugarh
• Gangtok
• Gorakhpur
• Gulbarga
• Guntur
• Guwahati(Dispur
• Gwalior
• Hamirpur
• Hyderabad
• Imphal
• Indore
• Itanagar
• Jabalpur
• Jagdalpur
• Jaipur
• Jalandhar
• Jalpaiguri
• Jammu
• Jodhpur
• Kochi
• Kohima
• Kolkata
• Koraput
• Kota
• Kozhikode
• Kurnool
• Lucknow
• Madurai
• Mangalore
• Midnapur
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Panaji
• Patna
• Pondicherry
• Port Blair
• Pune
• Raipur
• Rajamundry
• Rajkot
• Ranchi
• Rewa
• Sambalpur
• Shillong
• Shimla
• Silchar
• Srinagar
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Thrissur
• Tiruchirapalli
• Tirunelveli
• Tirupati
• Udaipur
• Vishakhapatnam

Contact Address for TAE

Each Region has its own contact details and the con6ac address for the main center is,

• Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 504.
• Web: http://ssc.nic.in/

Reference Books for TAE

• Tax Assistants Exam Guide
• Upkars SSC Tax Assistant Examination
• Ramesh SSC Tax Assistant Exam Guide
• SSC Tas Assistant Exam by V V K Subburaj
• SSC Tax Assistant Exam Guide By RPH
• Coaching Centers for TAE
• Prism Center for Education
• Institute of Career Management
• Rachna A.C.A. of Career Education
• APEX Academy

Study Plan

Thousands and lakhs of people are participating in this exam. So you must score well to get a job in the specific department. The new paper reading and news channels will update you with the current environment around you. There are many preparation books for eth SSC exam is available in the market place, you can buy those and prepare for the exam. There are many coaching centers for the aspirants which prepare them for taking the exam. The mock tests and previous year question paper are also useful study material for the aspirants. They should also take care of their typing speed and practice regularly to meet the standards of the exam requirements.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result is obtained from the official portal of the SSC provided with the role number and the date of Birth.

Cutoff

The cutoff will vary in each year and depends on the toughness level of the question. The number of candidates participated in the exam will also consider while setting the cutoff level. The cutoff for the written exam

Score Validity

The score validity is until the vacancies are filled or till the nest exam is carried out.