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Respected Sir,
For joining Income Tax Department
I must have to give UPSC exam?
I have completed my B.Com and
I want to become an IT Officer.
Please help me.

Any candidate who want to become a Income Tax Officer firstly apply for UPSC Exam.

Candidate who wish to become a Income Tax officer, should apply for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by UPSC every year.

The minimum qualification required for applying for CSE is graduation from a recognised University.

Candidate should have attained the age of 21 years but should not be more than 30 years.

There are Four attempts for General candidates who are eligible for this examination,no limit for SC/ST candidates, seven attempts for OBC candidates.

There is a preliminary examination through which candidates are shortlisted for the main exam.

Candidates who qualify the main exam are called for the personal interview. Based on the marks secured in the mains.

Then merit list is made, which determines the choice of service.

For more detail please go on Official website (www.upsc.gov.in)

# After cracking Civil Service Examination conducted by UPSC, candidate gets recruited in IAS/IPS/IRS cadre across the country.

# But it is not sure that the candidate may get Income Tax department or not.

# It is better to crack the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination for the post of Tax Assistant.

# Required educational qualification:

* 10+2+3 system of education from any recognised.
* Must have obtained minimum passing marks in the bachelor degree.
* Candidate with any stream or with any subject are eligible to apply.

# Minimum age prescibed for all categories is 18 years.

# However, maximum age prescribed differ from category to category which is well described below:

* 27 years for General category
* 30 years for OBC category
* 37 years for SC category
* 37 years for ST category

# Examination process is mainly divided into three stages mentioned below:

* Tier-I Examination
* Tier-II Examination
* Skill Test / Interview

# Tier-I Examination is of objective type and is sub-divided into followings:

* Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions & 50 Marks)
* General English (50 Questions & 50 Marks)
* Reasoning Ability (50 Questions & 50 Marks)
* General Studies & Current Affairs (50 Questions & 50 Marks)

# Tier-II Examination is of objective type and is sub-divided into followings:

* Quantitative Aptitude (200 Questions & 200 Marks)
* General English (200 Questions & 200 Marks)

Originally Posted by shradha bajpai

Respected Sir,
For joining Income Tax Department
I must have to give UPSC exam?
I have completed my B.Com and
I want to become an IT Officer.
Please help me.

To become a income tax officer exam, you should qualify in SSC CGL exam. So if you once completed SSC CGL Tier I and II and interview exam then you are eligible for Income Tax Officer.

Minimum qualification required to apply for this examination is completing a degree course from a recognized Institution.

Your age should be in between 21 to 27 years.

Age relaxation-

Upper age relaxation for OBC is upto 3 years.
For SC/ ST , it is upto 5 years.
For PWD it is upto 10 years.

Physical criteria:-

1. Inspector of Central Excise/Preventive Officer (Male candidates)
Height - 157.5 cms
Chest - 81 cms
Physical Test - Walking - 1600 meters in 15 minutes
Cycling - 8 Km in 30 minutes

2. Inspector of Central Excise/Preventive Officer (Lady Candidates)
Height - 152 cms
Weight - 48 Kg
Physical Test -Walking - 1 km in 20 minutes
Cycling - 3 km in 20 minutes

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