Glimpses of Posts to be filled by CGLE

Assistant in CSS:
Assistant in CSS (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 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. Section Officer (SO), Under Secretary (US) and even Deputy Secretary (DS) have 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 examination and passing it and secondly without it. One becomes eligible for the departmental examination after completion of 5 years of service means he could become an SO after 6 years if passed the exam. 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. An Assistant in CSS is posted in various Ministries/Departments and is a Delhi job primarily. Promotions in the order are, first, SO which is a Group B Gazetted post with GP of ` 4,800. SO is fixed in the next GP of ` 5,400 after completion of 4 years service as SO. Second, Under Secretary with GP of ` 6,600. Third, Deputy Secretary with GP of ` 7,600. And fourth, Director with GP of ` 8,700.

Assistant in Railway:
Assistant in Railway (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. An Assistant in Railway is, generally, posted at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi itself. An Assistant in Railway gets some additional benefits like a little over double of the bonus than the employees of other Government organisations and free All India Railway AC Passes. As far as promotion prospects, here are concerned, they might be a little slower. An Assistant in Railways gets one 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 these are for tier-2 AC ticket.

Assistant in MEA:
Assistant in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. The most sought 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 One lakh per month. But one can be posted in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya too; but nothing to fear on this count as while sending one to another 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. Assistant (Cypher) is a little different from general Assistant because they have to do the task of coding and decoding of some highly confidential language in addition. Assistant (Cypher) has night shifts also and has to work for 6 days. Assistant (Cypher) gets more foreign postings than general Assistant but the promotional avenues are better in general Assistant. In MEA, the promotional chances are very less and one can go up to the level of Deputy Secretary (DS). He can be promoted to the next post in two ways- first, Direct after 15-17 years of service and second, after 8 years or so after clearing departmental examination. An general Assistant 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 throughout his tenure of service.

Income Tax Inspector (ITI):

An ITI (Group C non-Gazetted), generally, may be posted at either of the two types of seats, work related to assessment of tax or non-assessment of tax, which are transferable on cyclical basis. When on an assessment seat, he is supposed to see the work related to assessment of income tax to be imposed on an individual, 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 clerical work though he too could be asked to accompany a raid team. An ITI is posted in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 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. His promotions in the order are Income Tax Officer (ITO), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. To be eligible for promotion to the post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he has to pass the departmental examination; but this examination 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.

Inspector (Central Excise):

Inspector (Central Excise) (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. If posted in Headquarter, perform Clerical/File work or if posted in the field, perform Executive work e.g. augmentation of central excise and 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 service period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he can t be made confirmed; nor can he 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.

Inspector (Examiner):
Inspector (Examiner) (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. If posted in Headquarter, perform Clerical/File work or if posted in the field, perform Executive work e.g. to examine the goods imported or to be exported 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 service period of 3 years for the promotion to the post of Appraiser. Inspector (Examiner) posts lie in 11 coastal cities only.

Inspector (Preventive Officer):

Inspector (Preventive Officer) (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. If posted in Headquarter, perform Clerical/File work or if posted in the field, perform 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. Duty is round the clock, You have to work in day/night shift also. Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2 yellow strips) is must. His promotions in the order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying service period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he can t be made confirmed; nor can he be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. This post lies in 11 coastal cities only.

Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO) in Directorate of Enforcement:

AEO (Group C non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,600. If posted in Headquarter, perform Clerical/File work or if posted in the field, perform 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), to arrest and prosecute the person suspected to be involved in the act of money laundering. His promotions in the order are Enforcement Officer (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy Director and so on.

Sub Inspector (SI) in CBI:

Sub Inspector (Group C non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,200.; but it's almost equal to the total salary for the grade pay of ` 4,600 as CBI executive staff is entitled to additional 25% on Basic Pay + DA. 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. 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. In some branches like Special Crime etc, the job involves a fair bit of travelling especially in the starting years. No uniform required. Sub Inspectors in CBI or any rank in CBI does not possess revolver/pistol. In a very few cases, when a search is to be carried out in some dangerous places, weapons are issued to the staff.

Inspector of Posts:
Inspector of Posts (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,200. Inspector of posts is there with every Postal Division. Presently, Inspector of Post must go to canvass people for getting Postal Life Insurance and also they have to acquire a huge sum for the department. Burden to enhance the business of department ultimately comes on Inspector of Posts.

Divisional Accountant in CAG:

Divisional Accountant (Group C non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,200. This post comes under CAG which only allocate the States/Zones to DAs. 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 sub-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. The next promotional post is Divisional Accountant Officer.

Statistical Investigator Grade II:

Statistical Investigator (Group B non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,200. If posted in Headquarter, perform 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. or if posted in the field, Data collection of any type of area like agricultural, ration etc, preparing rough sketch maps of areas to be enumerated etc. His promotions in the order are Statistical Investigator Grade I (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director and so on.

Auditor:
Auditor (Group C non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 1 ` 5,200-` 20,200 with Grade Pay of ` 2,800. He has to pass a confirmatory examination first to be confirmed. He becomes Senior Auditor (Grade Pay of ` 4,200) automatically after the completion of three calendar years of service as Auditor subject to his confirmation. An Auditor can also appear in the SAS Examination 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 2 ` 9,300-` 34,800 with Grade Pay of ` 4,800. 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/CBEC:

Tax Assistant (TA) (Group C non-Gazetted) is a post in the Pay Band 1 ` 5,200-` 20,200 with Grade Pay of ` 2,400. Tax Assistant in CBDT can be posted at two levels either in assessment of tax or in nonassessment. 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 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. His promotions in the order are Senior TA, ITI, ITO (Group B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner and so on. His next promotion is to the post of Senior TA for which 3 years of service is a qualification. A departmental examination (in the name of Departmental Exam for Ministerial Staff) 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, he can be promoted only according to his seniority. For being promoted to ITI, there is a departmental examination too which TA also can take but anytime after passing the departmental exam for Senior TA.