Income Tax Examination 2025: Eligibility, Application Process, and Exam Schedule for Ministerial Staff

HRD, Examination Division, has recently released an official notification for the Departmental Examinations 2025, specifically for the Ministerial Staff. Know essential related details.

Departmental Examination 2025 Official Schedule Announced for Ministerial Staff

Saloni Kumari | May 17, 2025 |

Income Tax Examination 2025: Eligibility, Application Process, and Exam Schedule for Ministerial Staff

Income Tax Examination 2025: Eligibility, Application Process, and Exam Schedule for Ministerial Staff

The Directorate of Income Tax (HRD), Examination Division, has recently released an official notification dated May 14, 2025, for the Departmental Examinations 2025, specifically for the Ministerial Staff.

The Departmental Examinations 2025 are scheduled to be held based on the Amended Departmental Examination Rules for Ministerial Staff, 1998, which have been effective from the 2023 examination onwards.

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  1. Departmental Examination 2025: Essential Details
  2. Departmental Examination 2025: Official Schedule

Departmental Examination 2025: Essential Details

The exam schedule is detailed below. The following categories of employees are eligible to appear in the Ministerial Staff Examination 2025:

  • Tax Assistants (T.A.)
  • Stenographers Grade I and II
  • Lower Division Clerks (LDC), including Hindi Typists
  • Notice Servers (only if they have passed the Computer Test)
  • Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), again, only if they have passed the Computer Test

It is important to note that stenographers who were provisionally appointed under relaxed standards are not eligible to appear unless they have cleared the required proficiency test as clarified by this Directorate in its circular dated 18.09.2013 (See Annexe-II of the official notification).

The effective date of passing the examination will follow the guidelines mentioned in the Directorate’s earlier instructions dated 22.12.2011 (see Annexe-III of the official notification).

The Principal Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (Pr. CCsIT) and other officers in charge of examinations at various levels are requested to enrol the eligible candidates for this exam following the usual procedures used in past years.

Candidates need to submit their application forms offline at the office of their respective Pr. CCsIT/CCsIT/Pr. CsIT/CsIT (In-charge of Examination). For any queries or more details, candidates should get in touch with their local exam in-charge.

Departmental Examination 2025: Official Schedule

The official schedule for the Departmental Examination 2025 for Ministerial Staff is as follows:

For more information, refer to the official notification.

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