Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts an open competitive examination for recruitment to the post of Tax Assistant (a Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Ministerial post) for filling up vacancies in various Commissionerates of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC).

• Age Limit: 20-27 years
• Educational Qualification: Graduation
• Fee: Rs.100/-

Nationality/Citizenship:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January,1962,with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar),Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that one belonging to categories (b),(c),(d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

One in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India. 4(A).

Age Limit: 20- 27 years

Educational Qualifications:
(i) Graduation in any discipline from any recognized University.
(ii) Should possess Data Entry Speed of 8,000 key Depressions per hour on Computer.
Degree obtained from distance education is not accepted unless the same is accompanied by a certificate that the course is recognized by Distance Education Council for the relevant period when the candidate has acquired the Graduation Degree.

Fee Payable:
Rs.100/-(Rupees One Hundred only)
No fee is payable by Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Physically Handicapped / Ex- Servicemen.
Fee concession is not admissible to sons & daughters of ExS and to persons belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
Service Clerks in the last year of the service are also not exempted from payment of fee.
Ex-Servicemen who have already taken up a Government job is considered against General (UR) vacancies and, hence, is not entitled for fee concession.