List of Income Tax

Department officer ranks

The following are ranks of the officers working in the

Income Tax Department of Ministry of Finance (India).
Officers are appointed from two different recruiting
agencies. Gazetted officers are appointed from Indian
Revenue Service (Income Tax) of Union Public Service
Commission while non-gazetted officers are recruited
by Staff Selection Commission.
Ranks of the Income Tax Department

Equivalent
Level and rank Order of
Position / pay position or
according to precedence
grade in the designation
section 116 of (as per
Government in
Income Tax presidential
of India Government
1961(2023) order)
of India

Assistant
Inspectors of
1 Section
Income Tax
Officer

Income-Tax
Officers / Tax Section
2
Recovery Officer
Officers

Assistant
Directors of
Junior Time Income Tax / Assistant
3
Scale Assistant Secretary
Commissioners
of Income-Tax
 Deputy
Directors of
Income-Tax or
Deputy
Senior Time Commissioners Under
4
Scale of Income-tax Secretary
or Deputy
Commissioners
of Income-
Tax(Appeals)

Joint Directors
of Income-Tax
or Joint
Junior Commissioners
Deputy
5 Administrative of Income-Tax
Secretary
Grade or joint
Commissioners
of Income-
Tax(Appeals)

6 Selection Additional Director

Grade Directors of
 Income Tax or
Additional
Commissioners
of Income Tax
or Additional
Commissioners
of Income
Tax(Appeals)

Directors of
Income-Tax or
Commissioners
Senior
of Income-Tax Joint
7 Administrative
or Secretary
Grade
Commissioners
of Income-
Tax(Appeals)

8 Higher Principal Additional

Administrative Directors of Secretary
Grade Income Tax or
Principal
 Commissioners
of Income Tax

Directors-
General of
Higher
Income-Tax or Additional
9 Administrative 26
Chief Secretary
Grade
Commissioner
of Income-Tax

Principal
Directors-
General of
Special
10 Apex Scale Income-Tax or 25
Secretary
Principal Chief
Commissioner
of Income-Tax

11 Apex Scale The Central Special 24

Board Of Direct Secretary
Taxes
constituted
under the
Central Boards
 of Revenue
Act,1963(54 of
1963)

Alternative designations

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax – Deputy

Director of Income Tax

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax – Assistant

Director of Income Tax

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS

Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS

Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)[1]

References

1. "Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officers Online" (https://we

b.archive.org/web/20110203033648/http://www.irsoffic
ersonline.gov.in/) . www.irsofficersonline.gov.in.
Archived from the original (http://www.irsofficersonline.g
ov.in/) on 2011-02-03.
External links

Official Website of Income Tax Swatantra of India (htt

ps://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/)

Official Website of Indian Revenue Service (http://ww

w.irsofficersonline.gov.in/)

Training Academy for Members of Indian Revenue

Service - Income Tax (http://www.nadt.gov.in/)

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