INCOME-TAX
/ EXCISE INSPECTORS EXAM
The Staff
Selection Commission (S.S.C.) conducts this
examination every year for recruitment to
the following posts:
1. Inspectors' of Central Excise in different
Collectorates of Central Excise.
2. Examiner (Ordinary Grade) in Custom House
at Mumbai, Calcutta, Goa, Cochin, Chennai
and Vishakhapatnam.
3. Preventive Officer (Ordinary Grade) in
Custom Houses at Mumbai, Calcutta, Goa,
Cochin, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam.
4. Inspector of Income Tax in different
charges of the Commissioner of Income-Tax.
5. Assistant Enforcement Officers in the
Directorate of Enforcement (FERA).
The examination is held once a year, generally
in the month of April. Blank application
forms and other particulars are usually
published in the Employment News in November
of last year. The last date for the submission
of application is usually the last week
of December of last year.
Age:
A candidate must have attained the age of
18 years and must not have attained the
age of 25 years on the first July of the
year of examination. The upper age limit
is relaxable in respect of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes Other Backward Classes,
Departmental candidates and such other categories
of persons as may be decided from time to
time.
Educational Qualifications:
A candidate must hold degree of a recognized
University, or equivalent.
Plan of Examination:
The examination comprises: Writ ten Examination
in subjects set out in Para 6 below:
Interview for Personality Test for such
candidates as may qualify in the Written
Test.
Examination Subjects: The subjects
of the examination, the time allowed and
the maximum marks for each subject will
be as follows:
|
Sl
No.
|
Test
|
No.of
Questions
|
Marks
|
Duration
|
|
1.
|
General
Intelligence |
60
|
120
|
..
|
|
2.
|
General
English |
40
|
80
|
2hrs
|
|
3.
|
Arithmetical
Ability |
40
|
80
|
..
|
|
4.
|
General
Awareness |
60
|
120
|
..
|
|
Total
|
200
|
400
|
|
