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Read it carefully before otping your Post Choice in SSC CGL-2014
Read it carefully before otping your Post Choice in SSC CGL-2014
1. Assistant CSS
As this is now the lowest post in CSS one is supposed to do every work that a clerk does; like typing, noting, drafting and all file work. Without typing you cant do. I have learnt that SO, Under Secretary and even Deputy Secretary has to do the same kind of work except some minor change. An Assistant in CSS can be promoted to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B Gazetted) in two ways- one by taking departmental exam and passing it and secondly without. One becomes eligible for the departmental exam after completion of 5 years of service- means he could become an SO after 6 years. Otherwise one generally gets promotion in around 10 years of service.
Status and Power wise this job is not considered to be rather good upto Under secretary level in CSS. Means nothing much associated to this. Yeah NO CORRUPTION! An Assistant in CSS is posted in various various ministries and is a DELHI job primarily.
Promotions-
1. SO which is a group-B gazetted post with GP of Rs 4,800. An SO is fixed in the next GP of 5,400 in Pay Band-II itself after completion of 4 years service as SO.
2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs 6,600
3. Deputy Secretary with GP of Rs 7,600
4. Director with GP of Rs 8,700
2.Inspector of Posts (IP)
Inspector of posts is there with every postal division. There must be 2 or more divisions in district. This is the worst post SSC is offering. Presently IP must go to canvass people for getting Postal Life Insurance and also they have to aquire a huge sum for the department. Presently The Department of Posts has given instructions to all circles to enhance their growth by 20 percent. All such burden comes on IPs.
3.Income Tax Inspector (ITI)
An ITI generally can be posted at either of the two types of seats which are transferable on cyclic basis. Work related to assessment of tax or non-assessment of tax. When on an assessment seat he is supposed to see the work related to assessment of income tax to be imposed on an individual, partnership firm, company etc; and refund of it in case someone has deposited in excess. He also has to see the work related to TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS) besides being accompanying a raid team. An ITI on non-assessment seat generally has to do do clerical work though he too could be asked to accompany a raid team.
His promotions in the order are ITO, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is entitled for 30 liter of petrol if posted on assessment seat. Also he gets a sim from the department on which all STD calls on every type of BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400 minutes on other phones whether STD or LOCAL are free for every month. This sim is provided to every ITI irrespective of the seat he is posted at.
To be eligible for promotion to the post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he has to pass the departmental exam; but this exam is just for ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the basis of SENIORITY only which differs from zone to zone. After promotion to the post of Assistant Commissioner the transfer becomes ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the department can transfer him within the zone only unless he himself is interested in the zonal transfer. This is a job without uniform.
4. Assistant in MEA & Assistant (Cypher) in MEA
The most sought after Assistant post under CGLE due to charm of foreign posting and many other lucrative facilities like children's education, accommodation etc and a very handsome salary of more than 1 lakh per month (perhaps upto Rs 1,25,000). But one can be posted in countries like Afganistan, Pakistan, Irak, Libya too; but nothing to fear on this count as while sending one to an other country on posting he is given a few choices for the needed postings and he is posted according to those choices preferably. If one chooses any of the countries mentioned he is given 50% more salary and his tenure there is counted as DOUBLE; means he has to serve there for one and a half year which is counted equal to three years. Cyphor Asst. is a little different from Asst. (general) because they have to do the task of coding and decoding of some highly confidential language in addition. Cypher has night shifts also and has to work for 6 days. A system of 2 days off and 2 days will be night shift.....so no Sat Sun like system.
Cyphor Asst gets more foreign postings than general Asst but the promotional avenues are better in General Asst. In MEA the promotional chances are very less and one can go up to the level of Under Secretary (US). He can be promoted to the next post in two ways-----i) Direct after 15-17 years ii) After 8 years or so after clearing departmental exams.
An Assistant (General) is supposed to be posted generally 3 years in India and 3 years in foreign and like this throughout his tenure of service whereas an Assistant (Cypher) is posted 3 years in India and 6 years in foreign and like this
5. Sub-Inspector in CBI
This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,200; but it's almost equal to the total salary for the grade pay of Rs 4,600 as CBI executive staff is entitled to additional 25% on BASIC PAY + DA and in addition to that salary of 13 months instead of 12 months year. Forget about any extra income as CBI keeps a strict watch on its people.
This is supposed to be a very powerful and influential post due to very nature of work. Any IT Inspector/ Examiner or for that matter any other central govt servant will vouch for the fact that CBI is a much feared organisation. I can't say about higher bureaucracy like IAS etc, but for middle and lower level officers, once they come under the scanner, it is very difficult to get away.
Life in CBI is stressful due to heavy workload and deadlines there. Training duration is 32 weeks involving physical training and training on criminal and anti-corruption laws. During the training the daily physical activity includes 2 km run, PT, Drill in the morning and Games/Unarmed Combat Course in the evening.
Friends, as it's generally thought it is not a 24 x 7 job; but sometimes the work streches beyond the usual working hours i.e. sometimes one has to work till 8 or 9 pm. Usually on Saturdays, if the workload is more, the work goes on as usual; though Sundays are spared. Also in some branches like Special Crime etc, the job involves a fair bit of travelling especially in the starting years. The nature and hours of work also differs from branch to branch and place to place. Some branches have less workload and so the personnel can take it easy. No uniform required.
Sub Inspectors in CBI or for that matter any rank in CBI does not possess revolver/pistol. In a very few cases, when a search is to be carried out in some dangenrous places, weapons are issued to the staff. The officers of CBI themselves are not interested in carrying weapon.
6. Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post. If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. prevention of money laundering, to conduct searches of suspected persons, conveyances and premises and seize incriminating materials (including Indian and foreign currencies involved), to arrest and prosecute the person suspected to be involved in the act of money laundering, etc.
His promotions in the order are Enforcement Officer (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy Director and so on.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the Directorate at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal Offices are headed by the Deputy Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Srinagar and Varanasi, which are headed by the Assistant Directors.
7. Central Excise Inspector
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field (like a range etc)----Executive work e.g. augmentation of central excise & Service tax etc, detection of evasion of taxes etc.
Uniform (khaki) is there but generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as Excise Inspector. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. These posts are everywhere in the country.
8. Preventive Officer (PO)
Again this is an inspector post.
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field (like an airport/coast etc)----Executive work e.g. prevention of smuggling, assessment of customs duty on goods, can arrest, seize , search, detain etc. on any kind of doubt of smuggling, and etc. Duty is round the clock (You have to work in day/night shift).
Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2 yellow strips) is a must.
His promotions in the order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as PO. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts lies in 11 coastal cities only.
9. Examiner
This is an inspector post.
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. to examine the goods imported or to be exported and assessing duty on that
This is not an uniform post.
His promotions in the order are Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 3 years for the promotion to the post of Appraiser; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of three years service as Examiner. This post is considered to be the best among all CGLE posts. One of the main reasons is faster promotions as compared to the other posts of CGLE.
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More Details and Description about SSC CGL Posts
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Assistant in Ministry of External Affairs
This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of Rs 4,600.
The most sought after Assistant post under CGLE due to charm of Foreign Posting and hefty salary package. In foreign posting you’ll get US $1,800 to 2,900 (Rs 1,10,000 to 1,70,000) as Foreign Allowance depending on the country you are posted in, in addition to your Basic Pay;[Rs.17140] and US $400 to 600 as other allowances such as heating or cold allowance. If a person is interested in a foreign posting he is given a few choices for the needed postings and he is posted according to those choices preferably. There is #No#Compulsion from the Ministry on a foreign posting. If you want you can spend your whole of the service tenure in Delhi itself also. You can get even HOME POSTING in RPO (Regional Passport Office.)
You will get foreign posting within 1.5 to 2.5 years of your joining generally. Foreign countries are divided under 5 categories, namely A+, A, B, C and HARD-C. Name of some countries under different categories are hereunder:
A+: New York, Toronto, Washington DC, Wellington, Geneva, etc.
A: London, Paris, Madrid, Mexico City, Tokyo, Berlin, etc.
B: Chicago, Warshaw, Zurich, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Vienna, Munich, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Stockholm, Moscow, etc.
C: Thimpu, Kuwait, Manila, Bangkok, Hawana, etc.
HARD-C: Kabul, Damascus, Kandhar, Mazar-e-Sarif, etc.
Assistant (General) gets foreign posting for a period of 3 years normally in one single instance, while it’s a period of 6 years for Assistant (Cypher) after which either you are back in Delhi or are transferred in another country directly from there. In HARD-C countries the posting is only for 1.5 or 2 years. You can carry your own car or bike with you when you are posted abroad, and are entitled to carry 1,400 Kg of luggage. When on a foreign posting you get Elite class Medical Facilities for yourself and dependent family members.
Cypher Asst. is a little different from Asst. (general) because they have to do the task of coding and decoding of some highly confidential language in addition. Cypher has night shifts also and has to work for 6 days. A system of 2 days off and 2 days will be night shift.....so no Sat Sun
1. Assistant to Administrative Officer in 5 years (If you clear the departmental exam)
2. Administrative Officer to Under Secretary (IFS) 8 years.
3. Under Secretary to Deputy Secretary 8 years.
4. Deputy Secretary to Director 6 years.
5. Director to Joint Secretary 4 years.
In small countries the Director is posted as the Head of Mission (Consulate General of India). #Joint Secretary is a #Ambassador level post. When you become Under Secretary you’ll get #IFS Cadre and UPSC will allot you a Batch year; thereafter you can call yourself IFS Officer. Under Secretary is entitled to get one servant service when posted in a foreign country. While posted in the HQ you’ll get type-III accommodation (2 rooms + drawing room). MEA has its own quarters at Dwarka, Delhi. There is no waiting list like other ministries/departments where 6,000 or so are found to be in wait every time and it takes almost 7-8 years for a govt flat to be allotted. In MEA you can get a flat to be allotted after the completion of one year in
service. If one or more years of service tenure has already been completed by you in any other department, you can get a govt flat allotted straightaway on your joining of MEA. In foreign posting the govt provides 3 BHK fully furnished flat in which all household items are there such as refrigerator, sofa, bed, etc. If by chance you don’t get the govt accommodation in time you are entitled to get accommodation in a FIVE-STAR HOTEL with your entire family with In foreign postings your children are getting education in world’s best universities such as
Cambridge, Howard, New York, American Inter-continental, etc.
Income Tax Inspector (ITI)
An ITI generally can be posted at either of the two types of seats which generally are transferable on cyclic basis; work related to assessment of tax or non-assessment of tax. When on an assessment seat he is supposed to see the work related to assessment of income tax to be imposed on an individual, partnership firm, company etc; and refund of it in case someone has deposited in excess. He also has to see the work related to TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS) besides being accompanying a raid team. An ITI on non-assessment seat generally has to do do clerical work though he too could be asked to His promotions in the order are ITO, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is entitled for 30 liter of petrol in addition to the salary he is entitled for. Also he gets a MTNL/BSNLsim from the department on which all STD calls on every type of BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400 minutes on other phones whether STD or LOCAL are free for every month. This sim is provided to every ITI irrespective of the seat he is posted at. And gets 1 GB free use of data on internet. To be eligible for promotion to the post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he has to pass the departmental exam; but this exam is just for ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the basis of SENIORITY only, which differs from zone to zone. After promotion to the post of Assistant Commissioner the transfer becomes ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the department can transfer him within the zone only unless he himself is interested in the inter-zonal transfer. Also he has to undergo a training which runs for 3 months. During the training period he is entitled for certain allowances in addition to the full amount of salary. This is a job without uniform.
Note: Being Group-C service, age relaxation for central govt employees serving 3 years continuously is
40 years for this post.
Central Excise Inspector
This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field (like a range etc)----Executive work e.g. augmentation of central excise & Service tax, customs duty mainly, detection of evasion of taxes etc. Though only the excise duty and service tax are under excise, but where there is no post of Examiner and Preventive Officer generally it's the Excise Inspector who handles their duties. Uniform (khaki) is there but generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as Excise Inspector. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. These posts are everywhere in the country. Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.
EXAMINER
He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. to examine the goods imported or to be exported through ships, and assessing duty on that. This is not a uniform post. His promotions in the order are Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 3 years for the promotion to the post of Appraiser; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of three years service as Examiner. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. This post is considered to be the best among all CGLE posts. One of the main reasons is faster promotions as compared to the other posts of CGLE. Examiner posts lies in 6 zones, namely Kolkata, Kochin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai and Goa. There is an illusion that Gujrat is part of an examiner zone, it's not the case but. however an Examiner may be at other places other than the ones falling under a zone meant for Examiner also, but an Excise Inspector is deputed there generally or an Examiner is sent there on deputation.
Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.
Preventive Officer (PO)
He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work
If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. prevention of smuggling, assessment of customs duty on goods, can arrest, seize , search, detain etc. on any kind of doubt of smuggling, and etc. Duty is round the clock (You have to work in day/night shift). Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2 yellow strips) is a must. His promotions in order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as PO. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts lies in the same 6 zones, namely Kolkata, Kochin, Chennai,
Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai and Goa. On airports and at other places other than the coastal cities generally Excise Inspectors are deputed and they only perform the duties of a Preventive Officer, and hence are seen in white uniform.
Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years
continuously is 32 years for this post.
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post also; and posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. AEO post handles two acts namely PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundring Act) and FEMA (Foreighn Exchange Management Act).
If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work. If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. prevention of money laundering, to conduct searches of suspected persons, conveyances and premises and seize incriminating materials (including Indian and foreign currencies involved), to arrest and prosecute the person suspected to be involved in the act of money laundering, etc. His promotions in the order are Enforcement Officer (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy Director and so on. I've heard the first promotion takes 5-6 years generally, and the next further 6-7 years. Though zones are there, but unlike CBDT and CBEC where promotion period differs from zone to zone, the promotion period here is same for every recruit irrespective of his place/zone of posting; and is controlled by the head office which situates in Delhi.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the Directorate at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin,
Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal Offices are headed by the Deputy Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Srinagar and Varanasi, which are headed by the Assistant Directors. Note: Now this post has been converted to Group-B from Group-C and the maximum age limit for this post has been increased to 30 years from the existing 27 From the next recruitment process. So being Group-B service , the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously will be 32 years in future for this post.
ASSISTANT IN CSS
This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.An Assistant in CSS can be promoted to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B Gazetted) in two ways.............one by taking departmental exam and passing it and secondly without. One becomes eligible for the departmental exam after completion of 5 years of service.......means he could become an SO after 6 years. Otherwise one generally gets promotion in around 10 years of service. An Assistant in CSS is posted in various ministries and is a DELHI job primarily. The best post for persons aspiring to spend their whole service tenure in Delhi and willing to prepare for higher/further exams.
Nature of Work:
Be it CSS or Railway or any other department an Assistant has to do clerical work, but he is much above an LDC. His nature of work is generally refined. This post is equal to a HEAD CLERK in fact.
Promotions:
1. Section Officer (SO), which is a group-B gazetted post associated with Grade Pay (GP) of Rs 4,800. So is fixed in the next GP of 5,400 in Pay Band-III (15,600-39,000) after completion of 4 years tenure as SO, however he continues to be in group-B till the next promotion.
2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs 6,600
3. Deputy Secretary with GP of Rs 7,600
4. Director with GP of Rs 8,700
Mode of Selection:
Vacancies in the grade of Assistant are filled by direct recruitment (75%), limited departmental competitive examination (10%) and promotion on seniority basis (15%).
Vacancies in the grade of Section Officer are filled by promotion on seniority basis from the grade of Assistant (50%) and by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (50%).
Vacancies in the grade of Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director are filled by promotion.
Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.
Assistant in Railway
This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. As I have learnt an Assistant in Railway is generally posted at RAIL BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is in Delhi itself. An Assistant in Railway gets some additional benefits like; a little over double of the bonus that the employees of other govt organisations get (around Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might be getting some kind of benefits in Ticket Reservation etc. As far as promotion prospects here are concerned they might be a little slower than CSS. An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass for family ( to and fro) anywhere in India free and 3 passes for family (to and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of the total amount of fare....all this is for tier-2 AC ticket.....then railway has its own railway homes all over India; so u can stay there at a very cheap rate if you are using railway passes.
Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.
*Preference order ( ye preference
male candidates ke liye he .. and
should not have colour blindness
and eye-sight +/-4 se jayada nahi
hona chahiye)
"Preference Order"
*Post Remarks
1 Inspector (Examiner) in Central
Excise
*Best Promotion chances.
Promotions are fast in respect of any
other post. Only drawback is that
the posts are available only in 11
Coastal Cities. So, if you belong to
coastal city and Place of Posting is
not an Issue. Give it the first
Preference
2 Inspector in Income Tax
*Better Promotion Chances. Posts
are available all over India so better
chances for Home Posting
3 Inspector (Preventive Officer)
*Uniformed Job, Better Promotion
Chances again the posting is at
coastal cities. Give 3rd preference if
Place of Posting is not an issue.
4 Assistant Enforcement Officer
*Better Social Stature. Good
Promotion Options. Posting limited
to certain cities only.
5 Assistant in MEA
*Same as cypher . Only difference is
Foreign posting is of 3 years.
6 Assistant in Central Vigilance
*Better Social Stature, Adequate
Promotion Chances. Honest and
Corruption Free job
7 Inspector in Central Excise
*Uniform Job, Chances are better for
Home Posting
8 Assistant in CSS
*Mostly File work. Hectic job,
corruption free, Posting only in
Delhi. Better Promotions
9 Assistant in Railways
*Posting in Delhi, Only Benefit is
that you would get railway benefits
like AC passes and all. Suitable for
Delhi or NCR residents.
10 Assistant in IB
*file work
11 Assistant (Cypher) in MEA
*Lucrative offers, Maximum Salary
among CGLE in case of Foreign
posting. Posting sequence 3 years
India, 6 years Foreign. So, if you
want to live in foreign countries and
want to earn honest money, give this
first preference.
12 Assistant in AFHQ
*file work
13 Inspector in CBN
*Tough Job, But good social stature
and Lots of Awards and emoluments
for making seizures and all.
14 Assistant in Other Ministries ( GP
4600)
* file work
15 Sub Inspector in CBI
* Reputed Job, No Corruption, Best
job in 4200 GP category
16 Divisional Accountant in CAG
Office
* Better Promotion chances but lots
of File work
17 Assistant in Other Ministries ( GP
4200)
*Very Hectic work, limited posting.
18 Statistical Investigator
*Applicable only for Statistics
Graduate. Good Job.
19 Inspector in Posts
*Very Hectic Job, Lots of
responsibilities. But better
Promotion chances than other 4200
GP Posts
20 Auditor in CAG
*Good Promotion Opportunities.
Satisfactory Work Load.
21 Tax Assistant in CBDT
*Moderate work load, lesser
promotion chances than CBEC but
upto the level of Inspector only.
Some Emoluments like Free Sim etc.
22 Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CAG
*More work load, moderate
promotion chances
23 Sub Inspector in CBN
*Challenging Job but more options
for Growth.
24 Tax Assistant in CBEC
*Moderate work load but better
promotion chances upto the level of
Inspector
25 Auditor in CGDA
*Same as above
26 Auditor in CGDA
*Same as above
27 Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CGA and others
* Same as above
28 UDC in various ministries
* Lots of Work Load. All Clerical
work.
29 Compiler in Registrar General of
India
*Limited for eligible candidates only.
male candidates ke liye he .. and
should not have colour blindness
and eye-sight +/-4 se jayada nahi
hona chahiye)
"Preference Order"
*Post Remarks
1 Inspector (Examiner) in Central
Excise
*Best Promotion chances.
Promotions are fast in respect of any
other post. Only drawback is that
the posts are available only in 11
Coastal Cities. So, if you belong to
coastal city and Place of Posting is
not an Issue. Give it the first
Preference
2 Inspector in Income Tax
*Better Promotion Chances. Posts
are available all over India so better
chances for Home Posting
3 Inspector (Preventive Officer)
*Uniformed Job, Better Promotion
Chances again the posting is at
coastal cities. Give 3rd preference if
Place of Posting is not an issue.
4 Assistant Enforcement Officer
*Better Social Stature. Good
Promotion Options. Posting limited
to certain cities only.
5 Assistant in MEA
*Same as cypher . Only difference is
Foreign posting is of 3 years.
6 Assistant in Central Vigilance
*Better Social Stature, Adequate
Promotion Chances. Honest and
Corruption Free job
7 Inspector in Central Excise
*Uniform Job, Chances are better for
Home Posting
8 Assistant in CSS
*Mostly File work. Hectic job,
corruption free, Posting only in
Delhi. Better Promotions
9 Assistant in Railways
*Posting in Delhi, Only Benefit is
that you would get railway benefits
like AC passes and all. Suitable for
Delhi or NCR residents.
10 Assistant in IB
*file work
11 Assistant (Cypher) in MEA
*Lucrative offers, Maximum Salary
among CGLE in case of Foreign
posting. Posting sequence 3 years
India, 6 years Foreign. So, if you
want to live in foreign countries and
want to earn honest money, give this
first preference.
12 Assistant in AFHQ
*file work
13 Inspector in CBN
*Tough Job, But good social stature
and Lots of Awards and emoluments
for making seizures and all.
14 Assistant in Other Ministries ( GP
4600)
* file work
15 Sub Inspector in CBI
* Reputed Job, No Corruption, Best
job in 4200 GP category
16 Divisional Accountant in CAG
Office
* Better Promotion chances but lots
of File work
17 Assistant in Other Ministries ( GP
4200)
*Very Hectic work, limited posting.
18 Statistical Investigator
*Applicable only for Statistics
Graduate. Good Job.
19 Inspector in Posts
*Very Hectic Job, Lots of
responsibilities. But better
Promotion chances than other 4200
GP Posts
20 Auditor in CAG
*Good Promotion Opportunities.
Satisfactory Work Load.
21 Tax Assistant in CBDT
*Moderate work load, lesser
promotion chances than CBEC but
upto the level of Inspector only.
Some Emoluments like Free Sim etc.
22 Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CAG
*More work load, moderate
promotion chances
23 Sub Inspector in CBN
*Challenging Job but more options
for Growth.
24 Tax Assistant in CBEC
*Moderate work load but better
promotion chances upto the level of
Inspector
25 Auditor in CGDA
*Same as above
26 Auditor in CGDA
*Same as above
27 Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CGA and others
* Same as above
28 UDC in various ministries
* Lots of Work Load. All Clerical
work.
29 Compiler in Registrar General of
India
*Limited for eligible candidates only.
*colour blindness and +/- 4 se jyada
week eye-side vale ye posts interview
posts me last me dalain :
Examiner
Preventive Officer
Central Excise Inspector
CBI si
Asst Railway
Asst IB (only colour blindness
problem)
CBN insp and si
in posts ko preference me to dena
bas interview posts ke last me dal
dena ... and ye medical board pe
depend karata he ki vo allow karate
hain ya nahi ... so preference to
dena hi he ...
week eye-side vale ye posts interview
posts me last me dalain :
Examiner
Preventive Officer
Central Excise Inspector
CBI si
Asst Railway
Asst IB (only colour blindness
problem)
CBN insp and si
in posts ko preference me to dena
bas interview posts ke last me dal
dena ... and ye medical board pe
depend karata he ki vo allow karate
hain ya nahi ... so preference to
dena hi he ...
*A brief intro of all posts
EXAMINER
This is an inspector post ; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field—-Executive
work e.g. to examine the goods
imported or to be exported and
assessing duty on that
This is not an uniform post.
His promotions in the order are
Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 3 years for the
promotion to the post of Appraiser;
means he cant be promoted to that
post before completion of three
years service as Examiner. This post
is considered to be the best among
all CGLE posts. One of the main
reasons is faster promotions as
compared to the other posts of
CGLE.
Examiner posts lie in 11 coastal
cities only.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field—-Executive
work e.g. prevention of money
laundering, to conduct searches of
suspected persons, conveyances and
premises and seize incriminating
materials (including Indian and
foreign currencies involved), to
arrest and prosecute the person
suspected to be involved in the act
of money laundering, etc.
His promotions in the order are
Enforcement Officer (Group-B
Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy
Director and so on.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the
Directorate at Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal
Offices are headed by the Deputy
Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub
Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar,
Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna,
Srinagar and Varanasi, which are
headed by the Assistant Directors.
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Assistant in Railway
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
As I have learnt an Assistant in
Railway is generally posted at RAIL
BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is in
Delhi itself. If it’s so it should be
better than CSS as an Assistant in
Railway gets some additional
benefits like; a little over double of
the bonus that the employees of
other govt organisations get (around
Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India
Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might
be getting some kind of benefits in
Ticket Reservation etc. As far as
promotion prospects here are
concerned they might be a little
slower than CSS. Yeah no much
corruption!
An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass
for family ( to and fro) anywhere in
India free and 3 passes for family (to
and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of
the total amount of fare….all this is
for tier-2 AC ticket…..then railway
has its own railway homes all over
India; so u can stay there at a very
cheap rate if u using railway passes.
Assistant in MEA & Assistant
(Cypher) in MEA
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
The most sought after Assistant post
under CGLE due to charm of foreign
posting and many other lucrative
facilities like children’s education,
accommodation etc and a very
handsome salary of more than 1 lakh
per month (perhaps upto Rs
1,25,000). But one can be posted in
countries like Afganistan, Pakistan,
Irak, Libya too; but nothing to fear
on this count as while sending one
to an other country on posting he is
given a few choices for the needed
postings and he is posted according
to those choices preferably. If one
chooses any of the countries
mentioned he is given 50% more
salary and his tenure there is
counted as DOUBLE; means he has
to serve there for one and a half
year which is counted equal to three
years. Cyphor Asst. is a little
different from Asst. (general)
because they have to do the task of
coding and decoding of some highly
confidential language in addition.
Cypher has night shifts also and has
to work for 6 days. A system of 2
days off and 2 days will be night
shift…..so no Sat Sun like system.
Cyphor Asst gets more foreign
postings than general Asst but the
promotional avenues are better in
General Asst. In MEA the
promotional chances are very less
and one can go up to the level of
Under Secretary (US). He can be
promoted to the next post in two
ways—–i) Direct after 15-17 years ii)
After 8 years or so after clearing
departmental exams.
An Assistant (General) is supposed
to be posted generally 3 years in
India and 3 years in foreign and like
this throughout his tenure of service
whereas an Assistant (Cypher) is
posted 3 years in India and 6 years
in foreign and like this
DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.
This post comes under CAG and this
organisation only allocate the
states/zones to DAs. The allocation
is made to different different states’
AG offices as per the position of
merit and state preferences of an
individual. They discharge the role
of Financial Advisers to
the Executive Engineers and ensure
a measure of proficiency in the
accounting of public works
transactions besides serving the
needs of
internal audit.
There are some departments in
every state like agriculture;
irrigation; etc. Each such
department is further divided into
some divisions. The head of the
accounting branch of such division
is called DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT.
He has to see everything regarding
expenses incurred on an item falling
into his area; make estimation of an
expense to be incurred on an item
and make budget regarding the
same; and etc. The final decision is
to be taken by his seniors who
normally dont make an objection on
the file put by the Division
Accountant. All in all this post is
reported to be very good. I have
heard that this post does not exist
in Delhi.
The next promotional post is
Divisional Accountant Officer.
Statistical Investigator-II
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.
Office Posting: All type of clerical
work like Noting, Drafting,
Dispatching of documents, etc.; and
Data Entry, Analysis, Tabulation,
Compiling and Editing of Data, Data
Encoding etc.
Field Posting: Data collection of any
type of area like agricultural, ration
etc, preparing rough sketch maps of
areas to be enumerated etc. When
on a field work he is entitled for
certain allowances; Rs 500 or
roundabout.
Promotions: Statistical Investigator-I
(Group-B Gazetted), Assistant
Director, Deputy Director, Joint
Director and so on.
Tax Assistant in CBDT
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,400.
Tax Assistant in CBDT can be posted
at two levels———–either in
assessment of tax or in non-
assessment. When he is posted in
assessment he is supposed to do
the work related to assessment of
the income tax of an individual or a
partnership firm or a company or as
the case maybe; and he is to feed
that data in the computer. He could
also be asked to do any clerical work
like work related to DIARY AND
DISPATCH, noting, drafting etc. He
could also be asked to accompany
the RAID team. When he is posted
at a seat that belongs to non-
assessment he is supposed to do
only clerical work. He also gets a
SIM from the department on which
all STD or LOCAL calls on any phone
of BSNL or MTNL are totally free. On
phones of other companies he can
make free calls upto 400 minutes a
month; whether local or STD or both
types. This SIM is provided to every
TA in CBDT irrespective of type of
the seat he is posted at.
Promotions:
Sr TA, ITI, ITO (Group-B gazetted);
Assistant commissioner and so on.
His next promotion is to the post of
Sr TA for which 3 years of service is
a qualification; means he cant be
promoted to that post before 3 years
of his tenure in the post of TA.
Besides a departmental exam (in the
name of DEPARTMENTAL EXAM FOR
MINISTERIAL STAFF) too is a must to
pass for promotion. He can appear
in this exam anytime after his
joining; according to the schedule
declared. But this exam is just an
eligibility; means he can be
promoted only according to his
seniority. After promoted to Sr TA he
is promoted to ITI. For being
promoted to ITI there is a
departmental exam too which TA
also can take but anytime after
passing the departmental exam for
Sr TA.
Inspector of Posts (IP)
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200
Inspector of posts is there with
every postal division. There must be
2 or more divisions in each district.
This is the worst post SSC is
offering. Presently IP must go to
canvass people for getting Postal
Life Insurance and also they have to
aquire a huge sum for the
department. Presently The
Department of Posts has given
instructions to all circles to enhance
their growth by 20 percent. All such
burden comes on IPs.
Preventive Officer (PO)
Again this is an inspector post also;
and posted in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field (like an
airport/coast etc)—-Executive work
e.g. prevention of smuggling,
assessment of customs duty on
goods, can arrest, seize , search,
detain etc. on any kind of doubt of
smuggling, and etc. Duty is round
the clock (You have to work in day/
night shift).
Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2
yellow strips) is a must.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as PO. There is a departmental exam
for confirmation; without passing in
that he cant be made confirmed; nor
he can be promoted to the next
post. Promotion period differs from
zone to zone since there is zonal
seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts
lies in 11 coastal cities only.
On airports in other places other
than the coastal cities Excise
Inspectors are posted and they only
perform the duties of a Preventive
Officer, and hence are seen in white
uniform.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
Central Excise Inspector
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field (like a range
etc)—-Executive work e.g.
augmentation of central excise &
Service tax etc, detection of evasion
of taxes etc.
Uniform (khaki) is there but
generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as Excise Inspector. There is a
departmental exam for confirmation;
without passing in that he cant be
made confirmed; nor he can be
promoted to the next post.
Promotion period differs from zone
to zone since there is zonal
seniority. These posts are
everywhere in the country.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
AUDITOR
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,800.
He has to pass a confirmatory exam
first to be confirmed. 3 years
compulsory service at the post is the
minimum qualifying period for his
promotion to the next post of Sr
Auditor; but subject to his
confirmation. If a vacancy is not
available promotion will take more
than 3 years. The pay-band for Sr
Auditor is 9,300-34,800 and grade
pay of Rs 4,200. But an Auditor can
also appear in the SAS Exam after
two years of qualifying service at the
post if he is confirmed. After
passing the exam he becomes AAO
(Assistant Audit Officer) which is a
Group-B gazetted post in the pay-
band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of
Rs 4,800. After becoming AAO i this
way, means through promotion, he
does not need to take any further
exam.
if a person is recruited as an
Auditor, he has to pass three stages
of S.A.S. exam namely: 1.
Preliminary, 2, Part-I, and 3. Part-II
for S.A.S. Apprentices. If a person is
already an S.A.S, he is exempted
from taking the preliminary stage of
the exam. After clearing all the
stages of the exam AAO. After this
there is no other exam in this
department (CGDA).
An Auditor can also to be asked to
go on official tours sometimes which
may run several months.
Assistant CSS
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
An Assistant in CSS can be promoted
to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B
Gazetted) in two ways………….one by
taking departmental exam and
passing it and secondly without.
One becomes eligible for the
departmental exam after completion
of 5 years of service…….means he
could become an SO after 6 years.
Otherwise one generally gets
promotion in around 10 years of
service.
An Assistant in CSS is posted in
various ministries and is a DELHI
job primarily. The best post for
persons aspiring to spend their
whole service tenure in Delhi and
willing to prepare for higher/further
exams.
Nature of Work:
Be it CSS or Railway or any other
department; an ASSISTANT has to
do clerical work; but he is much
above an LDC. His work is generally
refined. This post is equal to a
HEAD CLERK.
Promotions:
1. SO which is a group-B gazetted
post with GP of Rs 4,800. An SO is
fixed in the next GP of 5,400 in Pay
Band-III (15,600-39,100) after
completion of 4
years service as SO; but he
continues to be in Group-B.
2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs
6,600
3. Deputy Secretary with GP of Rs
7,600
4. Director with GP of Rs 8,700
Mode of Selection:
·Vacancies in the grade of Assistant
are filled by direct recruitment
(75%), limited departmental
competitive examination (10%) and
promotion on seniority basis (15%)
·Vacancies in the grade of Section
Officer are filled by promotion on
seniority basis from the grade of
Assistant (50%) and by Limited
Departmental Competitive
Examination (50%).
·Vacancies in the grade of Under
Secretary, Deputy Secretary and
Director are filled by promotion
SI in CBI
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200; but it’s almost equal to the
total salary for the grade pay of Rs
4,600 as CBI executive staff is
entitled to additional 25% on BASIC
PAY + DA and in addition to that
salary of 13 months instead of 12
months each year. Forget about any
extra income as CBI keeps a strict
watch on its people.
This is supposed to be a very
powerful and influential post due to
very nature of work. Any IT
Inspector/ Examiner or for that
matter any other central govt
servant will vouch for the fact that
CBI is a much feared organisation. I
can’t say about higher bureaucracy
like IAS etc, but for middle and
lower level officers, once they come
under the scanner, it is very difficult
to get away.
Life in CBI is stressful due to heavy
workload and deadlines there.
Training duration is 32 weeks
involving physical training and
training on criminal and anti-
corruption laws. During the training
the daily physical activity includes 2
km run, PT, Drill in the morning and
Games/Unarmed Combat Course in
the evening.
Friends, as it’s generally thought it
is not a 24 x 7 job; but sometimes
the work streches beyond the usual
working hours i.e. sometimes one
has to work till 8 or 9 pm. Usually
on Saturdays, if the workload is
more, the work goes on as usual;
though Sundays are spared. Also in
some branches like Special Crime
etc, the job involves a fair bit of
travelling especially in the starting
years. The nature and hours of work
also differs from branch to branch
and place to place. Some branches
have less workload and so the
personnel can take it easy. No
uniform required.
Sub Inspectors in CBI or for that
matter any rank in CBI does not
possess revolver/pistol. In a very few
cases, when a search is to be
carried out in some dangenrous
places, weapons are issued to the
staff. The officers of CBI themselves
are not interested in carrying
weapon.
Promotions:
The first promotion is for the post of
Inspector and it takes 4-5 years
normally. The next is for the post of
DSP, which takes about 10-12 year
after becoming Inspector.
Courtesy of VIVEK CHAUDHARY (SI in
CBI)
Income Tax Inspector (ITI):
An ITI generally can be posted at
either of the two types of seats
which are transferable on cyclic
basis. Work related to assessment of
tax or non-assessment of tax. When
on an assessment seat he is
supposed to see the work related to
assessment of income tax to be
imposed on an individual,
partnership firm, company etc; and
refund of it in case someone has
deposited in excess. He also has to
see the work related to TAX
DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS)
besides being accompanying a raid
team. An ITI on non-assessment
seat generally has to do do clerical
work though he too could be asked
to accompany a raid team.
His promotions in the order are ITO,
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. He is
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is
entitled for 30 liter of petrol if
posted on assessment seat. Also he
gets a sim from the department on
which all STD calls on every type of
BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400
minutes on other phones whether
STD or LOCAL are free for every
month. This sim is provided to every
ITI irrespective of the seat he is
posted at.
To be eligible for promotion to the
post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he
has to pass the departmental exam;
but this exam is just for
ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the
basis of SENIORITY only which
differs from zone to zone. After
promotion to the post of Assistant
Commissioner the transfer becomes
ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the
department can transfer him within
the zone only unless he himself is
interested in the zonal transfer. This
is a job without uniform.
EXAMINER:
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.If posted
in Headquarter—-Clerical/File workIf
posted in the field—-Executive work
e.g. to examine the goods imported
or to be exported and assessing duty
on that
This is not an uniform post.
His promotions in the order are
Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 3 years for the
promotion to the post of Appraiser;
means he cant be promoted to that
post before completion of three
years service as Examiner. This post
is considered to be the best among
all CGLE posts. One of the main
reasons is faster promotions as
compared to the other posts of
CGLE.
Examiner posts lie in 11 coastal
cities only.
Preventive Officer (PO):
Again this is an inspector post also;
and posted in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.If posted in Headquarter—-Cl
erical/File workIf posted in the field
(like an airport/coast etc)—-
Executive work e.g. prevention of
smuggling, assessment of customs
duty on goods, can arrest, seize ,
search, detain etc. on any kind of
doubt of smuggling, and etc. Duty is
round the clock (You have to work in
day/night shift).
Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2
yellow strips) is a must.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as PO. There is a departmental exam
for confirmation; without passing in
that he cant be made confirmed; nor
he can be promoted to the next
post. Promotion period differs from
zone to zone since there is zonal
seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts
lies in 11 coastal cities only.
Central Excise Inspector
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.If posted in Headquarter—-Cl
erical/File workIf posted in the field
(like a range etc)—-Executive work
e.g. augmentation of central excise
& Service tax etc, detection of
evasion of taxes etc.
Uniform (khaki) is there but
generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as Excise Inspector. There is a
departmental exam for confirmation;
without passing in that he cant be
made confirmed; nor he can be
promoted to the next post.
Promotion period differs from zone
to zone since there is zonal
seniority. These posts are
everywhere in the country.
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.If posted
in Headquarter—-Clerical/File workIf
posted in the field—-Executive work
e.g. prevention of money laundering,
to conduct searches of suspected
persons, conveyances and premises
and seize incriminating materials
(including Indian and foreign
currencies involved), to arrest and
prosecute the person suspected to
be involved in the act of money
laundering, etc.
His promotions in the order are
Enforcement Officer (Group-B
Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy
Director and so on.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the
Directorate at Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal
Offices are headed by the Deputy
Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub
Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar,
Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna,
Srinagar and Varanasi, which are
headed by the Assistant Directors.
Inspector of Posts (IP)
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600Inspector of posts is there with
every postal division. There must be
2 or more divisions in each district.
This is the worst post SSC is
offering. Presently IP must go to
canvass people for getting Postal
Life Insurance and also they have to
aquire a huge sum for the
department. Presently The
Department of Posts has given
instructions to all circles to enhance
their growth by 20 percent. All such
burden comes on IPs.
SI in CBI
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200; but it’s almost equal to the
total salary for the grade pay of Rs
4,600 as CBI executive staff is
entitled to additional 25% on BASIC
PAY + DA and in addition to that
salary of 13 months instead of 12
months each year. Forget about any
extra income as CBI keeps a strict
watch on its people.
This is supposed to be a very
powerful and influential post due to
very nature of work. Any IT
Inspector/ Examiner or for that
matter any other central govt
servant will vouch for the fact that
CBI is a much feared organisation. I
can’t say about higher bureaucracy
like IAS etc, but for middle and
lower level officers, once they come
under the scanner, it is very difficult
to get away.
Life in CBI is stressful due to heavy
workload and deadlines there.
Training duration is 32 weeks
involving physical training and
training on criminal and anti-
corruption laws. During the training
the daily physical activity includes 2
km run, PT, Drill in the morning and
Games/Unarmed Combat Course in
the evening.
Friends, as it’s generally thought it
is not a 24 x 7 job; but sometimes
the work streches beyond the usual
working hours i.e. sometimes one
has to work till 8 or 9 pm. Usually
on Saturdays, if the workload is
more, the work goes on as usual;
though Sundays are spared. Also in
some branches like Special Crime
etc, the job involves a fair bit of
travelling especially in the starting
years. The nature and hours of work
also differs from branch to branch
and place to place. Some branches
have less workload and so the
personnel can take it easy. No
uniform required.
Sub Inspectors in CBI or for that
matter any rank in CBI does not
possess revolver/pistol. In a very few
cases, when a search is to be
carried out in some dangenrous
places, weapons are issued to the
staff. The officers of CBI themselves
are not interested in carrying
weapon.
Assistant CSS
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.As this is now the lowest post
in CSS one is supposed to do every
work that a clerk does; like typing,
noting, drafting and all file work.
Without typing you cant do. I have
learnt that SO, Under Secretary and
even Deputy Secretary has to do the
same kind of work except some
minor change.
An Assistant in CSS can be promoted
to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B
Gazetted) in two ways………….one by
taking departmental exam and
passing it and secondly without.
One becomes eligible for the
departmental exam after completion
of 5 years of service…….means he
could become an SO after 6 years.
Otherwise one generally gets
promotion in around 10 years of
service.
Status and Power wise this job is
not considered to be rather good
upto Under secretary level in CSS.
Means nothing much associated to
this. Yeah NO CORRUPTION! An
Assistant in CSS is posted in various
various ministries and is a DELHI
job primarily.
Promotions……..1. SO which is a
group-B gazetted post with GP of Rs
4,800. An SO is fixed in the next GP
of 5,400 in Pay Band-II itself after
completion of 4 years service as
SO.2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs
6,6003. Deputy Secretary with GP of
Rs 7,6004. Director with GP of Rs
8,700
Assistant in Railway
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.As I have learnt an Assistant
in Railway is generally posted at
RAIL BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is
in Delhi itself. If it’s so it should be
better than CSS as an Assistant in
Railway gets some additional
benefits like; a little over double of
the bonus that the employees of
other govt organisations get (around
Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India
Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might
be getting some kind of benefits in
Ticket Reservation etc. As far as
promotion prospects here are
concerned they might be a little
slower than CSS. Yeah no much
corruption!
An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass
for family ( to and fro) anywhere in
India free and 3 passes for family (to
and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of
the total amount of fare….all this is
for tier-2 AC ticket…..then railway
has its own railway homes all over
India; so u can stay there at a very
cheap rate if u using railway passes.
Assistant in MEA & Assistant
(Cypher) in MEA
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.The most sought after
Assistant post under CGLE due to
charm of foreign posting and many
other lucrative facilities like
children’s education, accommodation
etc and a very handsome salary of
more than 1 lakh per month
(perhaps upto Rs 1,25,000). But one
can be posted in countries like
Afganistan, Pakistan, Irak, Libya too;
but nothing to fear on this count as
while sending one to an other
country on posting he is given a few
choices for the needed postings and
he is posted according to those
choices preferably. If one chooses
any of the countries mentioned he
is given 50% more salary and his
tenure there is counted as DOUBLE;
means he has to serve there for one
and a half year which is counted
equal to three years. Cyphor Asst. is
a little different from Asst. (general)
because they have to do the task of
coding and decoding of some highly
confidential language in addition.
Cypher has night shifts also and has
to work for 6 days. A system of 2
days off and 2 days will be night
shift…..so no Sat Sun like
system.Cyphor Asst gets more
foreign postings than general Asst
but the promotional avenues are
better in General Asst. In MEA the
promotional chances are very less
and one can go up to the level of
Under Secretary (US). He can be
promoted to the next post in two
ways—–i) Direct after 15-17 years ii)
After 8 years or so after clearing
departmental exams.
An Assistant (General) is supposed
to be posted generally 3 years in
India and 3 years in foreign and like
this throughout his tenure of service
whereas an Assistant (Cypher) is
posted 3 years in India and 6 years
in foreign and like this
DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.This post comes under CAG
and this organisation only allocate
the states/zones to DAs. The
allocation is made to different
different states’ AG offices as per
the position of merit and state
preferences of an individual. They
discharge the role of Financial
Advisers tothe Executive Engineers
and ensure a measure of proficiency
in the accounting of public works
transactions besides serving the
needs ofinternal audit.
There are some departments in
every state like agriculture;
irrigation; etc. Each such
department is further divided into
some divisions. The head of the
accounting branch of such division
is called DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT.
He has to see everything regarding
expenses incurred on an item falling
into his area; make estimation of an
expense to be incurred on an item
and make budget regarding the
same; and etc. The final decision is
to be taken by his seniors who
normally dont make an objection on
the file put by the Division
Accountant. All in all this post is
reported to be very good. I have
heard that this post does not exist
in Delhi.
The next promotional post is
Divisional Accountant Officer.
Statistical Investigator-II
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.Office Posting: All type of
clerical work like Noting, Drafting,
Dispatching of documents, etc.; and
Data Entry, Analysis, Tabulation,
Compiling and Editing of Data, Data
Encoding etc.
Field Posting: Data collection of any
type of area like agricultural, ration
etc, preparing rough sketch maps of
areas to be enumerated etc. When
on a field work he is entitled for
certain allowances; Rs 500 or
roundabout.
Promotions: Statistical Investigator-I
(Group-B Gazetted), Assistant
Director, Deputy Director, Joint
Director and so on.
AUDITOR
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,800.He has to pass a confirmatory
exam first to be confirmed. He
becomes Sr Auditor automatically
after the completion of three
CALENDER YEARS service as Auditor
subject to his confirmation. The pay-
band for Sr Auditor is 5,200-20,200
and grade pay of Rs 4,200. But an
Auditor can also appear in the SAS
Exam after two years of qualifying
service at the post if he is
confirmed. After passing the exam
he becomes AAO (Assistant Audit
Officer) which is a Group-B gazetted
post in the pay-band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of Rs 4,800. But
while on this post of AAO he has to
pass certain departmental exam
which has papers that are extremely
difficult in nature. If they are not
passed within a certain period he is
subjected to be demoted to the
Auditor post again. BIG DRAWBACK!
An Auditor can also to be asked to
go on official tours sometimes which
may run for good 9 months period
even.
Tax Assistant in CBDT
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,400.Tax Assistant in CBDT can be
posted at two levels———–either in
assessment of tax or in non-
assessment. When he is posted in
assessment he is supposed to do
the work related to assessment of
the income tax of an individual or a
partnership firm or a company or as
the case maybe; and he is to feed
that data in the computer. He could
also be asked to do any clerical work
like work related to DIARY AND
DISPATCH, noting, drafting etc. He
could also be asked to accompany
the RAID team. When he is posted
at a seat that belongs to non-
assessment he is supposed to do
only clerical work. He also gets a
SIM from the department on which
all STD or LOCAL calls on any phone
of BSNL or MTNL are totally free. On
phones of other companies he can
make free calls upto 400 minutes a
month; whether local or STD or both
types. This SIM is provided to every
TA in CBDT irrespective of type of
the seat he is posted at.
Promotions:Sr TA, ITI, ITO (Group-B
gazetted); Assistant commissioner
and so on.
His next promotion is to the post of
Sr TA for which 3 years of service is
a qualification; means he cant be
promoted to that post before 3 years
of his tenure in the post of TA.
Besides a departmental exam (in the
name of DEPARTMENTAL EXAM FOR
MINISTERIAL STAFF) too is a must to
pass for promotion. He can appear
in this exam anytime after his
joining; according to the schedule
declared. But this exam is just an
eligibility; means he can be
promoted only according to his
seniority. After promoted to Sr TA he
is promoted to ITI. For being
promoted to ITI there is a
departmental exam too which TA
also can take but anytime after
passing the departmental exam for
Sr TA.
An ITI generally can be posted at
either of the two types of seats
which are transferable on cyclic
basis. Work related to assessment of
tax or non-assessment of tax. When
on an assessment seat he is
supposed to see the work related to
assessment of income tax to be
imposed on an individual,
partnership firm, company etc; and
refund of it in case someone has
deposited in excess. He also has to
see the work related to TAX
DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS)
besides being accompanying a raid
team. An ITI on non-assessment
seat generally has to do do clerical
work though he too could be asked
to accompany a raid team.
His promotions in the order are ITO,
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. He is
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is
entitled for 30 liter of petrol if
posted on assessment seat. Also he
gets a sim from the department on
which all STD calls on every type of
BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400
minutes on other phones whether
STD or LOCAL are free for every
month. This sim is provided to every
ITI irrespective of the seat he is
posted at.
To be eligible for promotion to the
post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he
has to pass the departmental exam;
but this exam is just for
ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the
basis of SENIORITY only which
differs from zone to zone. After
promotion to the post of Assistant
Commissioner the transfer becomes
ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the
department can transfer him within
the zone only unless he himself is
interested in the zonal transfer. This
is a job without uniform.
EXAMINER
This is an inspector post ; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field—-Executive
work e.g. to examine the goods
imported or to be exported and
assessing duty on that
This is not an uniform post.
His promotions in the order are
Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 3 years for the
promotion to the post of Appraiser;
means he cant be promoted to that
post before completion of three
years service as Examiner. This post
is considered to be the best among
all CGLE posts. One of the main
reasons is faster promotions as
compared to the other posts of
CGLE.
Examiner posts lie in 11 coastal
cities only.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field—-Executive
work e.g. prevention of money
laundering, to conduct searches of
suspected persons, conveyances and
premises and seize incriminating
materials (including Indian and
foreign currencies involved), to
arrest and prosecute the person
suspected to be involved in the act
of money laundering, etc.
His promotions in the order are
Enforcement Officer (Group-B
Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy
Director and so on.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the
Directorate at Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal
Offices are headed by the Deputy
Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub
Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar,
Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna,
Srinagar and Varanasi, which are
headed by the Assistant Directors.
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Assistant in Railway
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
As I have learnt an Assistant in
Railway is generally posted at RAIL
BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is in
Delhi itself. If it’s so it should be
better than CSS as an Assistant in
Railway gets some additional
benefits like; a little over double of
the bonus that the employees of
other govt organisations get (around
Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India
Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might
be getting some kind of benefits in
Ticket Reservation etc. As far as
promotion prospects here are
concerned they might be a little
slower than CSS. Yeah no much
corruption!
An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass
for family ( to and fro) anywhere in
India free and 3 passes for family (to
and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of
the total amount of fare….all this is
for tier-2 AC ticket…..then railway
has its own railway homes all over
India; so u can stay there at a very
cheap rate if u using railway passes.
Assistant in MEA & Assistant
(Cypher) in MEA
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
The most sought after Assistant post
under CGLE due to charm of foreign
posting and many other lucrative
facilities like children’s education,
accommodation etc and a very
handsome salary of more than 1 lakh
per month (perhaps upto Rs
1,25,000). But one can be posted in
countries like Afganistan, Pakistan,
Irak, Libya too; but nothing to fear
on this count as while sending one
to an other country on posting he is
given a few choices for the needed
postings and he is posted according
to those choices preferably. If one
chooses any of the countries
mentioned he is given 50% more
salary and his tenure there is
counted as DOUBLE; means he has
to serve there for one and a half
year which is counted equal to three
years. Cyphor Asst. is a little
different from Asst. (general)
because they have to do the task of
coding and decoding of some highly
confidential language in addition.
Cypher has night shifts also and has
to work for 6 days. A system of 2
days off and 2 days will be night
shift…..so no Sat Sun like system.
Cyphor Asst gets more foreign
postings than general Asst but the
promotional avenues are better in
General Asst. In MEA the
promotional chances are very less
and one can go up to the level of
Under Secretary (US). He can be
promoted to the next post in two
ways—–i) Direct after 15-17 years ii)
After 8 years or so after clearing
departmental exams.
An Assistant (General) is supposed
to be posted generally 3 years in
India and 3 years in foreign and like
this throughout his tenure of service
whereas an Assistant (Cypher) is
posted 3 years in India and 6 years
in foreign and like this
DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.
This post comes under CAG and this
organisation only allocate the
states/zones to DAs. The allocation
is made to different different states’
AG offices as per the position of
merit and state preferences of an
individual. They discharge the role
of Financial Advisers to
the Executive Engineers and ensure
a measure of proficiency in the
accounting of public works
transactions besides serving the
needs of
internal audit.
There are some departments in
every state like agriculture;
irrigation; etc. Each such
department is further divided into
some divisions. The head of the
accounting branch of such division
is called DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT.
He has to see everything regarding
expenses incurred on an item falling
into his area; make estimation of an
expense to be incurred on an item
and make budget regarding the
same; and etc. The final decision is
to be taken by his seniors who
normally dont make an objection on
the file put by the Division
Accountant. All in all this post is
reported to be very good. I have
heard that this post does not exist
in Delhi.
The next promotional post is
Divisional Accountant Officer.
Statistical Investigator-II
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.
Office Posting: All type of clerical
work like Noting, Drafting,
Dispatching of documents, etc.; and
Data Entry, Analysis, Tabulation,
Compiling and Editing of Data, Data
Encoding etc.
Field Posting: Data collection of any
type of area like agricultural, ration
etc, preparing rough sketch maps of
areas to be enumerated etc. When
on a field work he is entitled for
certain allowances; Rs 500 or
roundabout.
Promotions: Statistical Investigator-I
(Group-B Gazetted), Assistant
Director, Deputy Director, Joint
Director and so on.
Tax Assistant in CBDT
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,400.
Tax Assistant in CBDT can be posted
at two levels———–either in
assessment of tax or in non-
assessment. When he is posted in
assessment he is supposed to do
the work related to assessment of
the income tax of an individual or a
partnership firm or a company or as
the case maybe; and he is to feed
that data in the computer. He could
also be asked to do any clerical work
like work related to DIARY AND
DISPATCH, noting, drafting etc. He
could also be asked to accompany
the RAID team. When he is posted
at a seat that belongs to non-
assessment he is supposed to do
only clerical work. He also gets a
SIM from the department on which
all STD or LOCAL calls on any phone
of BSNL or MTNL are totally free. On
phones of other companies he can
make free calls upto 400 minutes a
month; whether local or STD or both
types. This SIM is provided to every
TA in CBDT irrespective of type of
the seat he is posted at.
Promotions:
Sr TA, ITI, ITO (Group-B gazetted);
Assistant commissioner and so on.
His next promotion is to the post of
Sr TA for which 3 years of service is
a qualification; means he cant be
promoted to that post before 3 years
of his tenure in the post of TA.
Besides a departmental exam (in the
name of DEPARTMENTAL EXAM FOR
MINISTERIAL STAFF) too is a must to
pass for promotion. He can appear
in this exam anytime after his
joining; according to the schedule
declared. But this exam is just an
eligibility; means he can be
promoted only according to his
seniority. After promoted to Sr TA he
is promoted to ITI. For being
promoted to ITI there is a
departmental exam too which TA
also can take but anytime after
passing the departmental exam for
Sr TA.
Inspector of Posts (IP)
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200
Inspector of posts is there with
every postal division. There must be
2 or more divisions in each district.
This is the worst post SSC is
offering. Presently IP must go to
canvass people for getting Postal
Life Insurance and also they have to
aquire a huge sum for the
department. Presently The
Department of Posts has given
instructions to all circles to enhance
their growth by 20 percent. All such
burden comes on IPs.
Preventive Officer (PO)
Again this is an inspector post also;
and posted in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field (like an
airport/coast etc)—-Executive work
e.g. prevention of smuggling,
assessment of customs duty on
goods, can arrest, seize , search,
detain etc. on any kind of doubt of
smuggling, and etc. Duty is round
the clock (You have to work in day/
night shift).
Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2
yellow strips) is a must.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as PO. There is a departmental exam
for confirmation; without passing in
that he cant be made confirmed; nor
he can be promoted to the next
post. Promotion period differs from
zone to zone since there is zonal
seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts
lies in 11 coastal cities only.
On airports in other places other
than the coastal cities Excise
Inspectors are posted and they only
perform the duties of a Preventive
Officer, and hence are seen in white
uniform.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
Central Excise Inspector
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
If posted in Headquarter—-Clerical/
File work
If posted in the field (like a range
etc)—-Executive work e.g.
augmentation of central excise &
Service tax etc, detection of evasion
of taxes etc.
Uniform (khaki) is there but
generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as Excise Inspector. There is a
departmental exam for confirmation;
without passing in that he cant be
made confirmed; nor he can be
promoted to the next post.
Promotion period differs from zone
to zone since there is zonal
seniority. These posts are
everywhere in the country.
Courtesy of SANTOSH ANAND
(Preventive Officer)
AUDITOR
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,800.
He has to pass a confirmatory exam
first to be confirmed. 3 years
compulsory service at the post is the
minimum qualifying period for his
promotion to the next post of Sr
Auditor; but subject to his
confirmation. If a vacancy is not
available promotion will take more
than 3 years. The pay-band for Sr
Auditor is 9,300-34,800 and grade
pay of Rs 4,200. But an Auditor can
also appear in the SAS Exam after
two years of qualifying service at the
post if he is confirmed. After
passing the exam he becomes AAO
(Assistant Audit Officer) which is a
Group-B gazetted post in the pay-
band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of
Rs 4,800. After becoming AAO i this
way, means through promotion, he
does not need to take any further
exam.
if a person is recruited as an
Auditor, he has to pass three stages
of S.A.S. exam namely: 1.
Preliminary, 2, Part-I, and 3. Part-II
for S.A.S. Apprentices. If a person is
already an S.A.S, he is exempted
from taking the preliminary stage of
the exam. After clearing all the
stages of the exam AAO. After this
there is no other exam in this
department (CGDA).
An Auditor can also to be asked to
go on official tours sometimes which
may run several months.
Assistant CSS
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.
An Assistant in CSS can be promoted
to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B
Gazetted) in two ways………….one by
taking departmental exam and
passing it and secondly without.
One becomes eligible for the
departmental exam after completion
of 5 years of service…….means he
could become an SO after 6 years.
Otherwise one generally gets
promotion in around 10 years of
service.
An Assistant in CSS is posted in
various ministries and is a DELHI
job primarily. The best post for
persons aspiring to spend their
whole service tenure in Delhi and
willing to prepare for higher/further
exams.
Nature of Work:
Be it CSS or Railway or any other
department; an ASSISTANT has to
do clerical work; but he is much
above an LDC. His work is generally
refined. This post is equal to a
HEAD CLERK.
Promotions:
1. SO which is a group-B gazetted
post with GP of Rs 4,800. An SO is
fixed in the next GP of 5,400 in Pay
Band-III (15,600-39,100) after
completion of 4
years service as SO; but he
continues to be in Group-B.
2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs
6,600
3. Deputy Secretary with GP of Rs
7,600
4. Director with GP of Rs 8,700
Mode of Selection:
·Vacancies in the grade of Assistant
are filled by direct recruitment
(75%), limited departmental
competitive examination (10%) and
promotion on seniority basis (15%)
·Vacancies in the grade of Section
Officer are filled by promotion on
seniority basis from the grade of
Assistant (50%) and by Limited
Departmental Competitive
Examination (50%).
·Vacancies in the grade of Under
Secretary, Deputy Secretary and
Director are filled by promotion
SI in CBI
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200; but it’s almost equal to the
total salary for the grade pay of Rs
4,600 as CBI executive staff is
entitled to additional 25% on BASIC
PAY + DA and in addition to that
salary of 13 months instead of 12
months each year. Forget about any
extra income as CBI keeps a strict
watch on its people.
This is supposed to be a very
powerful and influential post due to
very nature of work. Any IT
Inspector/ Examiner or for that
matter any other central govt
servant will vouch for the fact that
CBI is a much feared organisation. I
can’t say about higher bureaucracy
like IAS etc, but for middle and
lower level officers, once they come
under the scanner, it is very difficult
to get away.
Life in CBI is stressful due to heavy
workload and deadlines there.
Training duration is 32 weeks
involving physical training and
training on criminal and anti-
corruption laws. During the training
the daily physical activity includes 2
km run, PT, Drill in the morning and
Games/Unarmed Combat Course in
the evening.
Friends, as it’s generally thought it
is not a 24 x 7 job; but sometimes
the work streches beyond the usual
working hours i.e. sometimes one
has to work till 8 or 9 pm. Usually
on Saturdays, if the workload is
more, the work goes on as usual;
though Sundays are spared. Also in
some branches like Special Crime
etc, the job involves a fair bit of
travelling especially in the starting
years. The nature and hours of work
also differs from branch to branch
and place to place. Some branches
have less workload and so the
personnel can take it easy. No
uniform required.
Sub Inspectors in CBI or for that
matter any rank in CBI does not
possess revolver/pistol. In a very few
cases, when a search is to be
carried out in some dangenrous
places, weapons are issued to the
staff. The officers of CBI themselves
are not interested in carrying
weapon.
Promotions:
The first promotion is for the post of
Inspector and it takes 4-5 years
normally. The next is for the post of
DSP, which takes about 10-12 year
after becoming Inspector.
Courtesy of VIVEK CHAUDHARY (SI in
CBI)
Income Tax Inspector (ITI):
An ITI generally can be posted at
either of the two types of seats
which are transferable on cyclic
basis. Work related to assessment of
tax or non-assessment of tax. When
on an assessment seat he is
supposed to see the work related to
assessment of income tax to be
imposed on an individual,
partnership firm, company etc; and
refund of it in case someone has
deposited in excess. He also has to
see the work related to TAX
DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS)
besides being accompanying a raid
team. An ITI on non-assessment
seat generally has to do do clerical
work though he too could be asked
to accompany a raid team.
His promotions in the order are ITO,
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. He is
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is
entitled for 30 liter of petrol if
posted on assessment seat. Also he
gets a sim from the department on
which all STD calls on every type of
BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400
minutes on other phones whether
STD or LOCAL are free for every
month. This sim is provided to every
ITI irrespective of the seat he is
posted at.
To be eligible for promotion to the
post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he
has to pass the departmental exam;
but this exam is just for
ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the
basis of SENIORITY only which
differs from zone to zone. After
promotion to the post of Assistant
Commissioner the transfer becomes
ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the
department can transfer him within
the zone only unless he himself is
interested in the zonal transfer. This
is a job without uniform.
EXAMINER:
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.If posted
in Headquarter—-Clerical/File workIf
posted in the field—-Executive work
e.g. to examine the goods imported
or to be exported and assessing duty
on that
This is not an uniform post.
His promotions in the order are
Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 3 years for the
promotion to the post of Appraiser;
means he cant be promoted to that
post before completion of three
years service as Examiner. This post
is considered to be the best among
all CGLE posts. One of the main
reasons is faster promotions as
compared to the other posts of
CGLE.
Examiner posts lie in 11 coastal
cities only.
Preventive Officer (PO):
Again this is an inspector post also;
and posted in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.If posted in Headquarter—-Cl
erical/File workIf posted in the field
(like an airport/coast etc)—-
Executive work e.g. prevention of
smuggling, assessment of customs
duty on goods, can arrest, seize ,
search, detain etc. on any kind of
doubt of smuggling, and etc. Duty is
round the clock (You have to work in
day/night shift).
Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2
yellow strips) is a must.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as PO. There is a departmental exam
for confirmation; without passing in
that he cant be made confirmed; nor
he can be promoted to the next
post. Promotion period differs from
zone to zone since there is zonal
seniority.
This post like the Examiner posts
lies in 11 coastal cities only.
Central Excise Inspector
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.If posted in Headquarter—-Cl
erical/File workIf posted in the field
(like a range etc)—-Executive work
e.g. augmentation of central excise
& Service tax etc, detection of
evasion of taxes etc.
Uniform (khaki) is there but
generally optional to wear.
His promotions in the order are
Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted),
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. There is a
qualifying period of 8 years for the
promotion to the post of
Superintendent; means he cant be
promoted to that post before
completion of eight years of service
as Excise Inspector. There is a
departmental exam for confirmation;
without passing in that he cant be
made confirmed; nor he can be
promoted to the next post.
Promotion period differs from zone
to zone since there is zonal
seniority. These posts are
everywhere in the country.
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
This is an inspector post also; and
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600.If posted
in Headquarter—-Clerical/File workIf
posted in the field—-Executive work
e.g. prevention of money laundering,
to conduct searches of suspected
persons, conveyances and premises
and seize incriminating materials
(including Indian and foreign
currencies involved), to arrest and
prosecute the person suspected to
be involved in the act of money
laundering, etc.
His promotions in the order are
Enforcement Officer (Group-B
Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy
Director and so on.
There are ten Zonal Offices of the
Directorate at Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal
Offices are headed by the Deputy
Directors.
The Directorate has eleven Sub
Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar,
Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna,
Srinagar and Varanasi, which are
headed by the Assistant Directors.
Inspector of Posts (IP)
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600Inspector of posts is there with
every postal division. There must be
2 or more divisions in each district.
This is the worst post SSC is
offering. Presently IP must go to
canvass people for getting Postal
Life Insurance and also they have to
aquire a huge sum for the
department. Presently The
Department of Posts has given
instructions to all circles to enhance
their growth by 20 percent. All such
burden comes on IPs.
SI in CBI
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200; but it’s almost equal to the
total salary for the grade pay of Rs
4,600 as CBI executive staff is
entitled to additional 25% on BASIC
PAY + DA and in addition to that
salary of 13 months instead of 12
months each year. Forget about any
extra income as CBI keeps a strict
watch on its people.
This is supposed to be a very
powerful and influential post due to
very nature of work. Any IT
Inspector/ Examiner or for that
matter any other central govt
servant will vouch for the fact that
CBI is a much feared organisation. I
can’t say about higher bureaucracy
like IAS etc, but for middle and
lower level officers, once they come
under the scanner, it is very difficult
to get away.
Life in CBI is stressful due to heavy
workload and deadlines there.
Training duration is 32 weeks
involving physical training and
training on criminal and anti-
corruption laws. During the training
the daily physical activity includes 2
km run, PT, Drill in the morning and
Games/Unarmed Combat Course in
the evening.
Friends, as it’s generally thought it
is not a 24 x 7 job; but sometimes
the work streches beyond the usual
working hours i.e. sometimes one
has to work till 8 or 9 pm. Usually
on Saturdays, if the workload is
more, the work goes on as usual;
though Sundays are spared. Also in
some branches like Special Crime
etc, the job involves a fair bit of
travelling especially in the starting
years. The nature and hours of work
also differs from branch to branch
and place to place. Some branches
have less workload and so the
personnel can take it easy. No
uniform required.
Sub Inspectors in CBI or for that
matter any rank in CBI does not
possess revolver/pistol. In a very few
cases, when a search is to be
carried out in some dangenrous
places, weapons are issued to the
staff. The officers of CBI themselves
are not interested in carrying
weapon.
Assistant CSS
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.As this is now the lowest post
in CSS one is supposed to do every
work that a clerk does; like typing,
noting, drafting and all file work.
Without typing you cant do. I have
learnt that SO, Under Secretary and
even Deputy Secretary has to do the
same kind of work except some
minor change.
An Assistant in CSS can be promoted
to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B
Gazetted) in two ways………….one by
taking departmental exam and
passing it and secondly without.
One becomes eligible for the
departmental exam after completion
of 5 years of service…….means he
could become an SO after 6 years.
Otherwise one generally gets
promotion in around 10 years of
service.
Status and Power wise this job is
not considered to be rather good
upto Under secretary level in CSS.
Means nothing much associated to
this. Yeah NO CORRUPTION! An
Assistant in CSS is posted in various
various ministries and is a DELHI
job primarily.
Promotions……..1. SO which is a
group-B gazetted post with GP of Rs
4,800. An SO is fixed in the next GP
of 5,400 in Pay Band-II itself after
completion of 4 years service as
SO.2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs
6,6003. Deputy Secretary with GP of
Rs 7,6004. Director with GP of Rs
8,700
Assistant in Railway
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.As I have learnt an Assistant
in Railway is generally posted at
RAIL BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is
in Delhi itself. If it’s so it should be
better than CSS as an Assistant in
Railway gets some additional
benefits like; a little over double of
the bonus that the employees of
other govt organisations get (around
Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India
Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might
be getting some kind of benefits in
Ticket Reservation etc. As far as
promotion prospects here are
concerned they might be a little
slower than CSS. Yeah no much
corruption!
An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass
for family ( to and fro) anywhere in
India free and 3 passes for family (to
and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of
the total amount of fare….all this is
for tier-2 AC ticket…..then railway
has its own railway homes all over
India; so u can stay there at a very
cheap rate if u using railway passes.
Assistant in MEA & Assistant
(Cypher) in MEA
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,600.The most sought after
Assistant post under CGLE due to
charm of foreign posting and many
other lucrative facilities like
children’s education, accommodation
etc and a very handsome salary of
more than 1 lakh per month
(perhaps upto Rs 1,25,000). But one
can be posted in countries like
Afganistan, Pakistan, Irak, Libya too;
but nothing to fear on this count as
while sending one to an other
country on posting he is given a few
choices for the needed postings and
he is posted according to those
choices preferably. If one chooses
any of the countries mentioned he
is given 50% more salary and his
tenure there is counted as DOUBLE;
means he has to serve there for one
and a half year which is counted
equal to three years. Cyphor Asst. is
a little different from Asst. (general)
because they have to do the task of
coding and decoding of some highly
confidential language in addition.
Cypher has night shifts also and has
to work for 6 days. A system of 2
days off and 2 days will be night
shift…..so no Sat Sun like
system.Cyphor Asst gets more
foreign postings than general Asst
but the promotional avenues are
better in General Asst. In MEA the
promotional chances are very less
and one can go up to the level of
Under Secretary (US). He can be
promoted to the next post in two
ways—–i) Direct after 15-17 years ii)
After 8 years or so after clearing
departmental exams.
An Assistant (General) is supposed
to be posted generally 3 years in
India and 3 years in foreign and like
this throughout his tenure of service
whereas an Assistant (Cypher) is
posted 3 years in India and 6 years
in foreign and like this
DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.This post comes under CAG
and this organisation only allocate
the states/zones to DAs. The
allocation is made to different
different states’ AG offices as per
the position of merit and state
preferences of an individual. They
discharge the role of Financial
Advisers tothe Executive Engineers
and ensure a measure of proficiency
in the accounting of public works
transactions besides serving the
needs ofinternal audit.
There are some departments in
every state like agriculture;
irrigation; etc. Each such
department is further divided into
some divisions. The head of the
accounting branch of such division
is called DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT.
He has to see everything regarding
expenses incurred on an item falling
into his area; make estimation of an
expense to be incurred on an item
and make budget regarding the
same; and etc. The final decision is
to be taken by his seniors who
normally dont make an objection on
the file put by the Division
Accountant. All in all this post is
reported to be very good. I have
heard that this post does not exist
in Delhi.
The next promotional post is
Divisional Accountant Officer.
Statistical Investigator-II
This is a post in the pay band
9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS
4,200.Office Posting: All type of
clerical work like Noting, Drafting,
Dispatching of documents, etc.; and
Data Entry, Analysis, Tabulation,
Compiling and Editing of Data, Data
Encoding etc.
Field Posting: Data collection of any
type of area like agricultural, ration
etc, preparing rough sketch maps of
areas to be enumerated etc. When
on a field work he is entitled for
certain allowances; Rs 500 or
roundabout.
Promotions: Statistical Investigator-I
(Group-B Gazetted), Assistant
Director, Deputy Director, Joint
Director and so on.
AUDITOR
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,800.He has to pass a confirmatory
exam first to be confirmed. He
becomes Sr Auditor automatically
after the completion of three
CALENDER YEARS service as Auditor
subject to his confirmation. The pay-
band for Sr Auditor is 5,200-20,200
and grade pay of Rs 4,200. But an
Auditor can also appear in the SAS
Exam after two years of qualifying
service at the post if he is
confirmed. After passing the exam
he becomes AAO (Assistant Audit
Officer) which is a Group-B gazetted
post in the pay-band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of Rs 4,800. But
while on this post of AAO he has to
pass certain departmental exam
which has papers that are extremely
difficult in nature. If they are not
passed within a certain period he is
subjected to be demoted to the
Auditor post again. BIG DRAWBACK!
An Auditor can also to be asked to
go on official tours sometimes which
may run for good 9 months period
even.
Tax Assistant in CBDT
This is a post in the pay band
5,200-20,200 with grade pay of RS
2,400.Tax Assistant in CBDT can be
posted at two levels———–either in
assessment of tax or in non-
assessment. When he is posted in
assessment he is supposed to do
the work related to assessment of
the income tax of an individual or a
partnership firm or a company or as
the case maybe; and he is to feed
that data in the computer. He could
also be asked to do any clerical work
like work related to DIARY AND
DISPATCH, noting, drafting etc. He
could also be asked to accompany
the RAID team. When he is posted
at a seat that belongs to non-
assessment he is supposed to do
only clerical work. He also gets a
SIM from the department on which
all STD or LOCAL calls on any phone
of BSNL or MTNL are totally free. On
phones of other companies he can
make free calls upto 400 minutes a
month; whether local or STD or both
types. This SIM is provided to every
TA in CBDT irrespective of type of
the seat he is posted at.
Promotions:Sr TA, ITI, ITO (Group-B
gazetted); Assistant commissioner
and so on.
His next promotion is to the post of
Sr TA for which 3 years of service is
a qualification; means he cant be
promoted to that post before 3 years
of his tenure in the post of TA.
Besides a departmental exam (in the
name of DEPARTMENTAL EXAM FOR
MINISTERIAL STAFF) too is a must to
pass for promotion. He can appear
in this exam anytime after his
joining; according to the schedule
declared. But this exam is just an
eligibility; means he can be
promoted only according to his
seniority. After promoted to Sr TA he
is promoted to ITI. For being
promoted to ITI there is a
departmental exam too which TA
also can take but anytime after
passing the departmental exam for
Sr TA.
An ITI generally can be posted at
either of the two types of seats
which are transferable on cyclic
basis. Work related to assessment of
tax or non-assessment of tax. When
on an assessment seat he is
supposed to see the work related to
assessment of income tax to be
imposed on an individual,
partnership firm, company etc; and
refund of it in case someone has
deposited in excess. He also has to
see the work related to TAX
DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS)
besides being accompanying a raid
team. An ITI on non-assessment
seat generally has to do do clerical
work though he too could be asked
to accompany a raid team.
His promotions in the order are ITO,
Assistant Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner and so on. He is
posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800
with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is
entitled for 30 liter of petrol if
posted on assessment seat. Also he
gets a sim from the department on
which all STD calls on every type of
BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400
minutes on other phones whether
STD or LOCAL are free for every
month. This sim is provided to every
ITI irrespective of the seat he is
posted at.
To be eligible for promotion to the
post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he
has to pass the departmental exam;
but this exam is just for
ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the
basis of SENIORITY only which
differs from zone to zone. After
promotion to the post of Assistant
Commissioner the transfer becomes
ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the
department can transfer him within
the zone only unless he himself is
interested in the zonal transfer. This
is a job without uniform.
*preference For girls
1. Inspector in Income Tax
2. Assistant in CSS
3. Assistant in Central Vigilance
4. Assistant in Railways
5. Assistant in MEA
6. Assistant in IB
7. Assistant in AFHQ
8. Assistant in Other Ministries
(GP4600)
9. Divisional Accountant in CAG
Office
10. Assistant Enforcement Officer
11. Sub Inspector in CBI
12. Inspector (Examiner) in Central
Excise
13. Inspector (Preventive Officer)
14. Inspector in Central Excise
15. Inspector in Posts
16. Assistant (Cypher) in MEA
17. Assistant in Other Ministries (GP
4200)
18. Statistical Investigator
19. Auditor in CAG
20. Tax Assistant in CBDT
21. Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CAG
22. UDC in various ministries
23. Tax Assistant in CBEC
24. Auditor in CGA and others
25. Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CGA and others
26. Auditor in CGDA
27. Compiler in Registrar General of
India
*ye post preference list field
posting, male:female in the
department and workload ke
according he.
*CBN me field posting hoti he and
not fit for girls .
*Custom department , auditor in
cgda(fauji hi faugi) me male
employees hain max so bad me dena
he ...
*Enforcement me field duty
*mea cypher night sifts...
baki niche sabhi post ki detail post
ki hue he use thoda dekhiye and
apane according preference dena
good luck
1. Inspector in Income Tax
2. Assistant in CSS
3. Assistant in Central Vigilance
4. Assistant in Railways
5. Assistant in MEA
6. Assistant in IB
7. Assistant in AFHQ
8. Assistant in Other Ministries
(GP4600)
9. Divisional Accountant in CAG
Office
10. Assistant Enforcement Officer
11. Sub Inspector in CBI
12. Inspector (Examiner) in Central
Excise
13. Inspector (Preventive Officer)
14. Inspector in Central Excise
15. Inspector in Posts
16. Assistant (Cypher) in MEA
17. Assistant in Other Ministries (GP
4200)
18. Statistical Investigator
19. Auditor in CAG
20. Tax Assistant in CBDT
21. Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CAG
22. UDC in various ministries
23. Tax Assistant in CBEC
24. Auditor in CGA and others
25. Accountant/ Jr. Accountant in
CGA and others
26. Auditor in CGDA
27. Compiler in Registrar General of
India
*ye post preference list field
posting, male:female in the
department and workload ke
according he.
*CBN me field posting hoti he and
not fit for girls .
*Custom department , auditor in
cgda(fauji hi faugi) me male
employees hain max so bad me dena
he ...
*Enforcement me field duty
*mea cypher night sifts...
baki niche sabhi post ki detail post
ki hue he use thoda dekhiye and
apane according preference dena
good luck
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