Income Tax Officer Post Exam

Can you provide me the eligibility requirement for applying for the Income Tax Officer Post Exam which is conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission)?

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The eligibility requirement for applying for the Income Tax Officer Post Exam which is conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission) is as follows:

Age Limit
One 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 Qualification
One must hold degree of a recognized University, or equivalent.

Physical Standards

1. Inspector of Central Excise/Preventive Officer (Male candidates)

Height - 157.5 cms

Chest - 81 cms (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cms (Relaxable by 5 cms for Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, Kumaon Region, Nagaland Tribes and members of ST)

Physical Test: Walking - 1600 metres in 15 minutes, Cycling - 8 Km in 30 minutes

2. Inspector of Central Excise/Preventive Officer (Lady Candidates)

Height - 152 cms

Weight - 48 Kg

Height relaxable by 2.5 cm and weight by 2 kg for Gorkhans, Garhwalis, Assamese, Kumaon region and Nagaland Tribes and members of ST

Physical Test: Walking - 1 km in 20 minutes, Cycling - 3 km in 20 minutes

Exam Pattern

1. Written examination
General Intelligence - For 120 marks
General English - For 80 marks
Arithmetical Ability - For 80 marks
General Awareness - For 120 marks

2. Interview
The interview is conducted as a personality test for the candidates who qualify in the written Examination