IRS Exam: Eligibility, Attempts, Age limit, Requirement and Salary:

IRS Stands For Indian Revenue Service. This Is The Fourth Most Respected Officer Post Of Civil Services After IAS, IPS, And IFS.It Has Two Units IRS( Customs And Central Excise)Service And IRS (Income Tax). These Units Are Controlled By Two Separate Bodies, i.e Central Board Of Direct Taxes (CBDT) And Central Board Of Excise And Customs (CBEC) Respectively. IRS Officers Are Responsible For Checking The Proper Collection Of Revenue Through Various Taxes. It Is The Income Which Is Used By Government to Conduct Various Welfare Programs In The Country. There Are a large number Of Candidates Who Wants To Become An IRS Officer (by giving IRS Exam) To Make Their Career In Right Path. For This, They Have To Clear Civil Services Exam.

IRS Exam Is In Three Stages:

• Preliminary
• Main
• Interview

To Clear These Three Stages Candidate Has To Work Really Very Hard.

Candidates Are Selected On The Basis Of Various Eligibility Criteria like Education Qualification, Age, Citizenship etc. Which Are Explained Below. These Forms the Basic Part for selecting the Candidates

Eligibility Criteria for IRS Exam:

*Education Qualification:

Any Degree From A Recognized University Is The Minimum Qualification Required To Appear The Exam.

Candidates Who Have Appeared For Final Year Exams Of Graduation And Waiting For The Result Can Also Apply To This Exam.

*Age Criteria:

Age Should Be Between 21-30 Years

5 Years of Age Relaxation for SC/ST and 3 Years of Age Relaxation for OBC

Upper Age Limit Relaxation Is Provided To Certain Candidates Who Are Backward With Respect To Other Factors and Physically Handicapped People

*Citizenship Criteria:

Candidates Who have The Citizenship Of India, Bhutan, Nepal Or Tibet Can Apply For IRS.

*Number of Attempts:

For General Category/ OBC Candidates:  6 Attempts

For OBC Candidates = 9 Attempts

For SC/ST Candidates = No Restrictions

How to Apply for IRS Exam?

To Apply for Civil Services Exam, It Can Be Applied Through Official Website www.upsconline.nic.in

About The IRS Exam:

The Preliminary Exam Consist Of two Papers. This Exam Is Just A Qualifying Exam. After That the Final Exam Is Held and that Candidate Who gets Qualified in the Preliminary Exam Are Supposed to Take the Final Exam. After This, The Final Stage Is Interview, To Test Their Personality & Mental Ability. A Rank List Is Prepared Based On The Performance In The Interview And Main Exam. Those Who Get Good Ranks Are Given Three Months Training To Become An IRS Officer.

The Selected Candidates Get Training Sessions in Different Institutes Like

• Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Missouri
• National Institute of Financial Management at Faridabad
• National Academy of Direct Taxes at Nagpur

Qualities Required for IRS Exam:

• Should Have Good Knowledge About Various Aspects Of Different Taxes.
• Should Have Leadership Qualities
• Communication Skills Is Also Important
• Should Have Good Decision Making Skills To Manage Various Difficult Situations.

Salary of IRS Officers:

IRS Officers Are Given A Pay-Scale Of Rs 40,000 As Their Starting Salary. The Salary Gets Increased With The Increase In The Position And Experience. They Can Also Earn Rs 60,000 to Rs 90,000 A Month

In Addition To Salary, Various Allowances Are Also Provided. Allowances like Healthcare, Housing, Dearness Allowances, Retirement Benefits Etc. Are Provided

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