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Post
Pref. Order Code

Grade
Post

Pay

Nature of work

Career Path

Posting

1. Helping in
conducting audits
of govt./public

1.

sector

This is a new post, added this

Assistant

organizations.

year.

Audit

2. Travelling

Career path not defined

Limited

during inspection.

anywhere.

vacancies.

Officer

4800

1. Clerical or file
related work (If
posted in

2.

Headquarters.

Promotion Order:

2. Verifying

1. Appraiser,

taxations on goods

2. Assistant Commissioner,

passing through

3. Deputy Commissioner,

ports (If posted in

4. Commissioner Faster

1. Very few

Inspector

field.

promotion and 1stpromotion

vacancies.

(Examiner)

3. Uniform not

after completing 3 years of

2. Posting in

mandatory.

service.

coastal areas.

(CBEC)

4600

1. Assessing,

3.

verifying,

Promotion Order:

processing IT

1. Income Tax Officer,

1. All India

records of

2. Assistant Commissioner,

posting job.

individuals and

3. Deputy Commissioner,

2. Good

businesses.

4. Commissioner.1stpromotion

chances of

Income Tax

2. Conducting

after completing 8 years of

home state, as

Inspector

raids.

service and clearing dept.

many

3. Local

exam.

vacancies.

(CBDT)

4600

travelling.
4. Considered
respectable job.
1. Administration
work: typing,
compiling reports,
emailing, calling,
updating about
events,
maintaining the
files etc.
2. Possibility of

1st promotion in 15-17 years

foreign posting for (without clearing dept. exam),

Assistant
4.

(MEA)

4600

few years is very

or about 8 years (if clear dept.

Posted in

high.

exam).

Delhi.

1. Clerical or file
work (if posted in
headquarter).
2. Executive work
like augmentation
of central excise
& Service tax etc.,
detection of

5.

6.

evasion of taxes

Promotion Order:

etc. (if posted in

1. Superintendent,

field).

2. Assistant Commissioner,

3. Uniform

3. Deputy Commissioner,

Inspector

(Khaki) is

4. Commissioner.1stpromotion

1. All India

(Central

optional.

after completing 8 years of

posting.

Excise)

4. Highly

service and clearing dept.

2. High no. of

respected job.

exam.

vacancies.

1. Clerical or file

Promotion Order:

work (If posted in

1. Superintendent,

Headquarter).

2. Assistant Commissioner,

2. Executive work

3. Deputy Commissioner,

Inspector

like prevention of

4. Commissioner.First

(Preventive

smuggling,

promotion after 8 year of

Posting in

Officer)

assessment of

service and clearing dept.

cities with

customs duty on

exam.

ports/airports.

(CBEC)

(CBEC)

4600

4600

goods, arrest,
seize, search,
detain etc. (if
posted in the
fieldairport/coast).
3. Duty is round
the clock.
4. Uniform is
mandatory.
Promotion Order:
Assistant

7.

1. Enforcement Officer,

Posting in

2. Assistant Director,

enforcement

Enforcement

Preventing money

3. Deputy Director,

directorate

Officer

laundering/forgery

4. Director.No fixed

offices in 21

etc.

promotion period.

cities.

(AEO)

4600

1. Update case
files, contact
respective depts.
to collect required
info, record
keeping etc.

8.

2. The department

Promotion Order:

monitors vigilance

1. Sectional officer

Assistant

activities carried

In about 7-8 years,

(Central

out by various

2. Under secretary,

Vigilance

central govt.

3. Deputy Secretary,

Posting can

organizations.

4. Director.

be anywhere.

Commission)

4600

1. Clerical work;

Assistant
9.

(AFHQ)

4600

compiling files,

Promotion Order:

reports and many

1. Section Officer

kinds of paper

After 4 years,

work.

2. Deputy Director

2. Keeping track

After 6 years,

of ongoing cases

3. Joint Director

and subsequent

After 5 years,

follow up.

4. Director

3. Job burden is

After 5 years,

Delhi or other

less.

5. Principal Director.

metro cities

4. Comes under
Ministry of
Defense so
additional perks
and benefits.
1. Clerical but
above upper
division clerk
(LDC).
2. Good perks

10.

such as free &

Promotion Order:

discounted

1. Sectional officer

railway passes for

In about 7-8 years

travelling

5-6 years if you clear dept.

anywhere in India.

exam,

Assistant

3. Considered one

2. Under secretary,

Posting in

(Ministry of

of the most

3. Deputy Secretary,

cities/regional

favorite posts.

4. Director.

HQ.

Railway)

4600

1. Investigative
officer profile.
2. Majorly

11.

Posting at

computer or data

Promotion Order:

state

Assistant

oriented work in

1. Sectional officer,

headquarters

(Intelligence

the Intelligence

2. Under secretary,

in IB cell or

Bureau.

3. Deputy Secretary.

in Delhi.

Bureau)

4600

Promotion Order:

12.

1. Appointed in

1. Section Officer

various ministries.

a. In 5 years, by taking dept.

2. Required to

exam,

prepare notes,

b. In 10 years, by usual path,

reports etc., and

2. Under Secretary

send to their

After completing 4 years of

superiors.

service,

3. Pure desk-only

3. Deputy Secretary

job with hardly

Based on performance &

Assistant

any pressure.

vacancies,

Section

4. Lowest post in

4. Director.

Officer

Central Secretariat

Rarely possible for SSC

Services.

entrants.

(CSS)

4600

Delhi

1. Similar to state
police but more
powers.
2. Job is very
challenging and
you should be
able to work
under pressure.

13.

3. Sub Inspectors

Promotion Order:

in CBI does not

1. Inspector

Almost 90%

possess

After minimum 5 years,

of the

revolver/pistol.

2. Deputy Superintendent

selected

4. Training

After 10-12 years,

candidates

Sub

duration is 32

3. Superintendent

are allotted

Inspectors

weeks in

After 5-7 years,

Delhi Zone

Ghaziabad.

4. Senior Superintendent.

only.

(CBI)

4200

Posted with
organizations
under Govt. such
as Dept. of
Personnel &

14.

Training,

Promotion Order:

Assistant

Parliamentary

1. Sectional officer,

Mostly

(Other

Affairs, Election

2. Under secretary,

posted in

Commission etc.

3. Deputy Secretary.

Delhi.

Ministries)

4600

1. Posted in
cities having

15.

1. Auditing of

Promotion Order:

offices

works carried out

1. Divisional Account Officer

coming under

by the state

II,

CAG.

government.

2. Divisional Account Officer

2. Very less

Divisional

2. No or very less

I,

transfers once

Accountant

travel.

3. Sr. Divisional Account

a state is

3. Relaxed job.

Officer.

decided.

1. Keep a check

Promotion Order:

on the cultivation

1. Superintendent of

of opium poppy.

Narcotics,

2. Conduct

2. Assistant Narcotics

Mostly in

periodic checks in

Commissioner,

north India.

(CAG)

4200

Inspector
16.

(Narcotics)

4600

companies.

3. Deputy Narcotics

3. Monitor any

Commissioner,

smuggling of

4. Narcotics Commissioner.

banned drugs.
4. Local travel is
part of the job.
Posted with
organizations
under Govt. such
as Dept. of
Personnel &
Training,

17.

Assistant

Parliamentary

(Other

Affairs, Election

Depending upon the

posted in

Commission etc.

department you get posted.

Delhi.

Ministries)

4200

Mostly

1. NIA leads
investigations in
terrorism & other
national security
issues.
2. The job
involves lot of
travel, collecting
evidence from
sites, gather

18.

intelligence inputs

Not very clear scenario about

regarding

promotions.

terrorists etc.

Promotion Order:

3. During or after

1. Inspector

terrorist attacks,

After minimum 5 years,

the work load

2. Deputy Superintendent,

could increase

3. Superintendent,

Have offices

many fold which

Senior posts are occupied by

in each state

Sub

means you have to

IPS officers. So rising very

but initial

Inspectors

spend more time

high in promotions not

posting could

with the case.

possible unless you are lucky.

be in Delhi.

1. Requires

Promotion Order:

Approx. 100

statistics degree.

1. Senior Statistical Officer,

300

2. Data collection

2. Assistant Director,

positions are

(NIA)

4200

Statistical
19.

Investigator

4200

and processing to

3. Deputy Director,

only created

gather useful

4. Joint Director.Promotions

every year.

information for

are very slow.

the govt. to
implement
schemes.
3. A mix of office
& field job.
4. Overall, a
decent job.
1. Promoting
business of post
offices.
2. May have to
travel.
3. Performance

20.

pressure to meet

Promotion Order:

numbers.

1. Assistant Superintendent of

4. Posted as Sub-

Post (After 5 years by taking

Any Postal

divisional

dept. exam),

Division.

Inspector or IP-

2. Postal Superintendent,

Since each

PG (Public

3. Senior Superintendent of

district has 2

Grievance).

Post (GP: 5400, Equal rank to

or more

5. In charge of 60-

Indian Postal Services

division. So

Inspector

70 post offices.

Officer),

posting may

(Dept. of

6. Assisted by two

4. Senior Superintendent of

be anywhere

Mail overseers.

Post (GP:6600).

in India.

Post)

4600

Promotion Order:
1. Inspector,

21.

22.

1. Work similar to

2. Superintendent of

an inspector, but

Narcotics,

Sub-

more field work.

3. Assistant Narcotics

Inspector

2. Lot of traveling

Commissioner,

(Central

to prevent entry of

4. Deputy Narcotics

Bureau of

narcotic drugs into

Commissioner,

the state.

5. Narcotics Commissioner.

Auditor

Audit expense

Promotion Order:

T, U,

(C&AG,

reports of:

1. Senior Auditor

CGDA,

1. State Dept.

After 3 years of service,

Narcotics)

2400

2800

Any state.

CGA)

(C&AG),

2. AAO

2. Accounts of

After 2 years of service and

defense forces

clearing dept. exam.

(CGDA),
3. General
accounts of the
country (CGA).
1. A desk officer.
2. Assess, verify,

25.

@, Z

and modify tax

Promotion Order:

data of an

1. Senior Tax Assistant (3

individual or

years),

business (CBDT).

2. Excise Inspector (3-4

3. Similar work

years),

1. Good

for goods &

3.Superintendent/Appraiser,

number of

services, along

4. Assistant Commissioner,

vacancies.

Tax

with periodic

5. Deputy Commissioner,

2. For CBDT,

Assistant

admin work &

6. Joint Commissioner,

posting to a

(CBEC &

assisting higher

7. Additional Commissioner

metro city is

officers (CBEC).

of Income Tax.

possible.

CBDT)

2400

1. Mainly
Clerical.
2. Passing of

27.

W, X

various bills,

1. Less posts

salary allowances,

compared to

office expenses.

CAG.

Accountant/

3. Dealing with

Promotion Order:

2. Job

Junior

pensions and GPF

1. Senior Accountant (3

location will

Accountant

matters.

years),

be Delhi, if

(Offices

4. Receipts and

2. Assistant Accounts Officer

appointed in

under

Payments

(After AAO exam),

any ministry

C&AG,

accounting of

3. Principal Accounts Officer

or central

CGA &

Civil Ministries.

(15 years after AAO),

govt.

5. Peaceful work.

4. Senior Accounts Officer.

organization.

others)

2800

1. Desk job.

29.

2. Check facts,

Majority of

Senior

identify errors,

these posts

Secretariat

draw attention to

exist only in

previous cases or

Delhi.

Assistant

2400

Rules and
Regulations on the
subject.
3. Clearly bring
out the question
under
consideration and
suggest a course
of action.

30.

Compiler

Conducting

(Registrar

census, Compiling

Posted in

General of

collected

Statistical

information.

Division.

India)

2400

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