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Customs
Overview
A career in the customs department of the Government of India provides immense job security and other perks related to government services such as housing and concessions. It also gives individuals an opportunity to serve their country. Custom officers work at the airport and their work involves preventing entry and exit of illegal goods such as narcotics, other than that they are also tasked with collection of taxes on various goods going out and coming into the country.
Professional Opportunities
Tax Assistant
⦿ Tax Assistans provide administrative assistance. Their main work involves performing tax and accounting duties where in they file taxes for the patrons of the airport they are posted on, and prepare reports and financial documents. They need to have basic understating of tax laws, in order to perform their duties.
Inspector
⦿ An inspector at the customs acts as a team leader for a group of preventive officers and like them also has search, seizure and arrest powers if they think any individual on the airport is trying to carry illegal goods.
Preventive officer
⦿ Preventive Officers are posted at various international airports in order to keep a vigil that no illegal goods enter or exit the country through the airport. They have the power to search, seizure and arrest individual or goods.
Assistant Commissioner
⦿ The post of the Assistant commissioner is one of the highest entry level posts in the customs department. As an assistant commissioner, one is tasked with the management of the personnel under him/her. But unlike other posts which are filled though SSC exams, these are only filled through Civil Service examination.
Career Path
Stream
⦿ Clear Class XII with any stream
⦿ Clear Class XII with any stream
Graduation
⦿ Graduation in any stream with minimum 55% marks
⦿ Graduation in any stream with minimum 55% marks
After Graduation
⦿Clear Staff Selection Committee (Graduate level)
⦿Clear Civil services examination and fill preferences for IRS
Important Facts
⦿ Graduation in any stream.
⦿ SSC as well as the civil service examination does not ensure a job in the customs department, one can only give his/her preference, but it is still up to the selectors which services are you given a job in.
Work Description
⦿ Inspect travellers and goods coming in and going out of the country
⦿ Regulate the law and order during import and export
⦿ Prevent illegal elements to enter the country
⦿ Check and seize any terrorist and illegal activities
⦿ Understand the various laws and under what conditions they can be implemented
⦿ Record and manage the activities of import and export
⦿ Look after the country as well as the state of its affairs
Pros & Cons
Pros
⦿Attractive employee benefit plan
⦿Most respected & prestigious profession
Cons
⦿Expected to be updated with laws of different countries
⦿Irregular working hours and hectic work schedule.
Important Entrance Exams (Postgraduate)
College
⦿ Staff Selection Commission Test : SSC CGL
⦿ UPSE CSE
Tentative Date
⦿ Tier-1: June to July
⦿ Tier-2: September
⦿ Tier-3: November
⦿ Exam: June – July
Important Elements
⦿ Tier-1: (1) General Intelligence & Reasoning, (2) General Awareness / General knowledge, (3) Quantitative Aptitude and (4) English Comprehension.
⦿ Tier-2: Paper-1) Quantitative Ability, Paper-2) English Language and Comprehension, Paper-3) Statistics and Paper-4) General Studies (Finance & Economics).
⦿Note: Paper-1 & 2 is compulsory for all posts and Paper-3 is only for the post of “Statistical Investigator Gr. II” & “Compiler” and Paper-4 is only for the post of “Assistant Audit Officer”.
⦿ Tier-3: Personality Test /Interview
| Preliems exam |
| ⦿ Paper -1 & Paper 2 (MCQ’) |
| ⦿ General Knowledge |
| ⦿ Vocabulary |
| ⦿ Social Studies, Science (6th -12th class), Indian polity & constitution, logical reasoning, mathematical aptitude. |
| Mains |
| There are 8 papers: |
| ⦿ Paper1 – Indian Language |
| ⦿ Paper 2- English |
| ⦿ Paper3- Essay |
| ⦿ Paper4,5,6,7- General Studies |
| ⦿ Paper 8,9- Optional paper |
| Interview/ Personality Test |
