Which subject shall I choose to become an income tax officer?

To become an Income Tax Officer, one should, first of all, enter the Income Tax Department as Income Tax Inspector or Tax Assistant then they can get a promotion to the designation of Income Tax Officer after qualifying the departmental examination. The first step required for joining as Income Tax Inspector or Tax Assistant is to qualify Combined Graduate Level Examination. After that, a personal interview is there for Income Tax Inspector post and skill test is there for Tax Assistant post. Interested aspirants can apply for this All India Level Competitive exam either online or offline. Eligibility requirements: Educational requirements-Aspirants who want to appear for the written examination should complete their graduation (any discipline) from any University/College approved by University Grants Commission (UGC). Age requirements-Maximum age limit specified to apply for the written examination is 27 years while minimum age limit is 18 years. Upper age relaxation of 3 years will be given for OBC candidates while 5 years will be given for SC/ST candidates. Exam Pattern Written Examination-Two separate sections are there in the written examination that is Tier I and Tier II. Those who qualify Tier I can appear for Tier II examination. Duration specified to complete Tier I is 2 hours while for Tier II is 4 hours. Subjects included in Tier I are: General Intelligence+Reasoning General Awareness Numerical Aptitude English Comprehension A total of 200 marks is specified for this section which is divided equally among these subjects. Tier II includes the following subjects with 200 marks each. Arithmetical Abilities English Language and Comprehension 100 questions will be there for Arithmetical Abilities while English Language and Comprehension include total 200 questions. Candidates can score 1 mark for each right answer while they will lose 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

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