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There are five posts offered by SSC CGL, one of them is Income Tax Inspector under Ministry of Income Tax Department, Government of India. There is a lot of misconceptions about this post like what work they have to do? What is the salary package? What location candidates will be posted? A lot of questions are running in one’s mind while preparing for this post. To clear the air here I have collected and dump bunch of information on Income Tax Inspector(ITI), which can help you better with in-depth information on ITI. Of course, this isn’t an easy job as you have to prepare your mindset to work in pressure by your senior authorities. But ITI is the most powerful and reputed job in the country with so many perks. You have to work for long durations also, ITI is a bit risky but yes most powerful job in comparison to other jobs in SSC CGL.
Here are some details of the work done and other facilities of Income Tax Inspector (ITI)-
Income Tax Inspector (ITI)- Staff Selection Commission (SSC) offers several vacancies under the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam. This exam is conducted every year to recruit candidatesfor various reputed posts in different departments like SSC CGL Income Tax Inspector, Preventive Officer, Central Excise Inspector, Statistical Investigator, Sub Inspector in CBI etc.
Income Tax Inspector is a post in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which works for the collection of direct taxes in our country. Direct tax means Income tax, Corporate tax, Capital tax etc. Income Tax Officer is the most popular job offered by SSC CGL, which has a great social status and a very good salary.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) offers several vacancies under the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam. This exam is conducted every year to recruit candidatesfor various reputed posts in different departments like SSC CGL Income Tax Inspector, Preventive Officer, Central Excise Inspector, Statistical Investigator, Sub Inspector in CBI etc.
Income tax department has both desk and field jobs depends on the work allotted and the area of posting.
There are two sections of the post:
Assessment Section-In this section you will be primarily handling all the desk jobs and other works comes from Income Tax Inspector. Your job is the assessment of Income Tax which people or the company is liable to pay, and handling Refund Claims and TDS queries also fall under your job profile.
Non-Assessment Section– In this section you will be required to do fieldwork. You will be the par of rapid response team which usually conducts raids and to find the defaulters. Your desk job will be limited to gathering proper evidence against the defaulters.
Educational Qualifications for ITI–
Candidate must have done graduation in any discipline.
Age limit for applying is 21-27 years. There is a relaxation in upper age limit for OBC, ST, and SC.
Pay Scale –
Pay Scale: Rs. 9,300 – 34,800/-
Grade Pay: Rs. 4,600/-
Initial Pay: Rs. 9,300/-
Total Pay: Rs. 13,900/-
Other Allowances-
- Transport Allowance
- House Rent Allowance
- Petrol Allowance
- (DA) Dearness Allowance
- Mobile bills
Working hours-
Working hours are generally fixed and defined by the departments. The office timing for Government Employees is 9 am to 5 pm. But in certain cases, like conducting raid or search, you may have to work for longer than usual timings.
Promotions-
Once you are placed under Income Tax Department, you can expect a little exposure to lead a stable life. The Income Tax Department is considered one of the most respectable and highly reputed one because of timely promotions and progression.
Various profiles under Income Tax Department are: –
- Income Tax Inspector (ITI)
- Income Tax Officer (ITO), (group B) Gazetted post
- The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (A.C.I.T.)
- Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (D.C.I.T)
- Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (J.C.I.T.)
- Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (A.D.C.I.T.)
- Commissioner of Income Tax
Cut-Off Marks For ITI-
The SSC CGL marks which are required for Income Tax Inspector may change for different years. The cutoff marks for the 2018 year exam is as follows:
General- 558.75/700
OBC- 544.75/700
SC- 506.25/700
ST- 500.25/700
This is an important parameter to know where you stand. The cutoff for income tax inspector is generally high as compared to the other posts because of their social prestige.
Training for ITI-
Just after the selection process, traning process takes place for around 12 weeks conducted at Direct Taxes Regional Training Institute (DTRTI) in which candidates use to learn about different tax laws, administrative procedures and other skills they have to work on.
I hope this information is a bit helpful for those who are preparing for Income Tax Inspector in SSC CGL exam. As most of the candidates wants to qualify for ITI only because not only they will get posted near their hometown or in their hometown only, but also because the job is a really pretigious and powerful of all.
Wish you people luck for SSC CGL 2018.
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