Details and Description about SSC CGL Posts ----------------------------------------------------

Details and Description about SSC CGL Posts
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Assistant in Ministry of External Affairs

This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of Rs 4,600.

The most sought after Assistant post under CGLE due to charm of Foreign Posting and hefty salary package. In foreign posting you’ll get US $1,800 to 2,900 (Rs 1,10,000 to 1,70,000) as Foreign Allowance depending on the country you are posted in, in addition to your Basic Pay;[Rs.17140] and US $400 to 600 as other allowances such as heating or cold allowance. If a person is interested in a foreign posting he is given a few choices for the needed postings and he is posted according to those choices preferably. There is #No #Compulsion from the Ministry on a foreign posting. If you want you can spend your whole of the service tenure in Delhi itself also. You can get even HOME POSTING in RPO (Regional Passport Office.)

You will get foreign posting within 1.5 to 2.5 years of your joining generally. Foreign countries are divided under 5 categories, namely A+, A, B, C and HARD-C. Name of some countries under different categories are hereunder:

A+: New York, Toronto, Washington DC, Wellington, Geneva, etc.

A: London, Paris, Madrid, Mexico City, Tokyo, Berlin, etc.

B: Chicago, Warshaw, Zurich, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Vienna, Munich, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Stockholm, Moscow, etc.

C: Thimpu, Kuwait, Manila, Bangkok, Hawana, etc.

HARD-C: Kabul, Damascus, Kandhar, Mazar-e-Sarif, etc.

Assistant (General) gets foreign posting for a period of 3 years normally in one single instance, while it’s a period of 6 years for Assistant (Cypher) after which either you are back in Delhi or are transferred in another country directly from there. In HARD-C countries the posting is only for 1.5 or 2 years. You can carry your own car or bike with you when you are posted abroad, and are entitled to carry 1,400 Kg of luggage. When on a foreign posting you get Elite class Medical Facilities for yourself and dependent family members.

Cypher Asst. is a little different from Asst. (general) because they have to do the task of coding and decoding of some highly confidential language in addition. Cypher has night shifts also and has to work for 6 days. A system of 2 days off and 2 days will be night shift.....so no Sat Sun

1. Assistant to Administrative Officer in 5 years (If you clear the departmental exam)

2. Administrative Officer to Under Secretary (IFS) 8 years.

3. Under Secretary to Deputy Secretary 8 years.

4. Deputy Secretary to Director 6 years.

5. Director to Joint Secretary 4 years.

In small countries the Director is posted as the Head of Mission (Consulate General of India). #JointSecretary is a #Ambassador level post. When you become Under Secretary you’ll get #IFS Cadre and UPSC will allot you a Batch year; thereafter you can call yourself IFS Officer. Under Secretary is entitled to get one servant service when posted in a foreign country. While posted in the HQ you’ll get type-III accommodation (2 rooms + drawing room). MEA has its own quarters at Dwarka, Delhi. There is no waiting list like other ministries/departments where 6,000 or so are found to be in wait every time and it takes almost 7-8 years for a govt flat to be allotted. In MEA you can get a flat to be allotted after the completion of one year in

service. If one or more years of service tenure has already been completed by you in any other department, you can get a govt flat allotted straightaway on your joining of MEA. In foreign posting the govt provides 3 BHK fully furnished flat in which all household items are there such as refrigerator, sofa, bed, etc. If by chance you don’t get the govt accommodation in time you are entitled to get accommodation in a FIVE-STAR HOTEL with your entire family with In foreign postings your children are getting education in world’s best universities such as

Cambridge, Howard, New York, American Inter-continental, etc.

Income Tax Inspector (ITI)

An ITI generally can be posted at either of the two types of seats which generally are transferable on cyclic basis; work related to assessment of tax or non-assessment of tax. When on an assessment seat he is supposed to see the work related to assessment of income tax to be imposed on an individual, partnership firm, company etc; and refund of it in case someone has deposited in excess. He also has to see the work related to TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE (TDS) besides being accompanying a raid team. An ITI on non-assessment seat generally has to do do clerical work though he too could be asked to His promotions in the order are ITO, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. He is entitled for 30 liter of petrol in addition to the salary he is entitled for. Also he gets a MTNL/BSNLsim from the department on which all STD calls on every type of BSNL/MTNL phone are free; and 400 minutes on other phones whether STD or LOCAL are free for every month. This sim is provided to every ITI irrespective of the seat he is posted at. And gets 1 GB free use of data on internet. To be eligible for promotion to the post of ITO (Group-B Gazetted) he has to pass the departmental exam; but this exam is just for ELIGIBILITY; promotion is on the basis of SENIORITY only, which differs from zone to zone. After promotion to the post of Assistant Commissioner the transfer becomes ALL INDIA LIABILITY. Before that the department can transfer him within the zone only unless he himself is interested in the inter-zonal transfer. Also he has to undergo a training which runs for 3 months. During the training period he is entitled for certain allowances in addition to the full amount of salary. This is a job without uniform.

Note: Being Group-C service, age relaxation for central govt employees serving 3 years continuously is

40 years for this post.

Central Excise Inspector

This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.

If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work

If posted in the field (like a range etc)----Executive work e.g. augmentation of central excise & Service tax, customs duty mainly, detection of evasion of taxes etc. Though only the excise duty and service tax are under excise, but where there is no post of Examiner and Preventive Officer generally it's the Excise Inspector who handles their duties. Uniform (khaki) is there but generally optional to wear.

His promotions in the order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as Excise Inspector. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. These posts are everywhere in the country. Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.

EXAMINER

He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.

If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work

If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. to examine the goods imported or to be exported through ships, and assessing duty on that. This is not a uniform post. His promotions in the order are Appraiser (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 3 years for the promotion to the post of Appraiser; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of three years service as Examiner. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority. This post is considered to be the best among all CGLE posts. One of the main reasons is faster promotions as compared to the other posts of CGLE. Examiner posts lies in 6 zones, namely Kolkata, Kochin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai and Goa. There is an illusion that Gujrat is part of an examiner zone, it's not the case but. however an Examiner may be at other places other than the ones falling under a zone meant for Examiner also, but an Excise Inspector is deputed there generally or an Examiner is sent there on deputation.

Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.

Preventive Officer (PO)

He is posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.

If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work

If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. prevention of smuggling, assessment of customs duty on goods, can arrest, seize , search, detain etc. on any kind of doubt of smuggling, and etc. Duty is round the clock (You have to work in day/night shift). Uniform (Ashoka Stambha with 2 yellow strips) is a must. His promotions in order are Superintendent (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and so on. There is a qualifying period of 8 years for the promotion to the post of Superintendent; means he cant be promoted to that post before completion of eight years of service as PO. There is a departmental exam for confirmation; without passing in that he cant be made confirmed; nor he can be promoted to the next post. Promotion period differs from zone to zone since there is zonal seniority.

This post like the Examiner posts lies in the same 6 zones, namely Kolkata, Kochin, Chennai,

Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai and Goa. On airports and at other places other than the coastal cities generally Excise Inspectors are deputed and they only perform the duties of a Preventive Officer, and hence are seen in white uniform.

Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years

continuously is 32 years for this post.

Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)

This is an inspector post also; and posted in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. AEO post handles two acts namely PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundring Act) and FEMA (Foreighn Exchange Management Act).

If posted in Headquarter----Clerical/File work. If posted in the field----Executive work e.g. prevention of money laundering, to conduct searches of suspected persons, conveyances and premises and seize incriminating materials (including Indian and foreign currencies involved), to arrest and prosecute the person suspected to be involved in the act of money laundering, etc. His promotions in the order are Enforcement Officer (Group-B Gazetted), Assistant Director, Deputy Director and so on. I've heard the first promotion takes 5-6 years generally, and the next further 6-7 years. Though zones are there, but unlike CBDT and CBEC where promotion period differs from zone to zone, the promotion period here is same for every recruit irrespective of his place/zone of posting; and is controlled by the head office which situates in Delhi.

There are ten Zonal Offices of the Directorate at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin,

Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. The Zonal Offices are headed by the Deputy Directors.

The Directorate has eleven Sub Zonal Offices at Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Srinagar and Varanasi, which are headed by the Assistant Directors. Note: Now this post has been converted to Group-B from Group-C and the maximum age limit for this post has been increased to 30 years from the existing 27 From the next recruitment process. So being Group-B service , the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously will be 32 years in future for this post.

ASSISTANT IN CSS

This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600.An Assistant in CSS can be promoted to the next post i.e. SO (Group-B Gazetted) in two ways.............one by taking departmental exam and passing it and secondly without. One becomes eligible for the departmental exam after completion of 5 years of service.......means he could become an SO after 6 years. Otherwise one generally gets promotion in around 10 years of service. An Assistant in CSS is posted in various ministries and is a DELHI job primarily. The best post for persons aspiring to spend their whole service tenure in Delhi and willing to prepare for higher/further exams.

Nature of Work:

Be it CSS or Railway or any other department an Assistant has to do clerical work, but he is much above an LDC. His nature of work is generally refined. This post is equal to a HEAD CLERK in fact.

Promotions:

1. Section Officer (SO), which is a group-B gazetted post associated with Grade Pay (GP) of Rs 4,800. So is fixed in the next GP of 5,400 in Pay Band-III (15,600-39,000) after completion of 4 years tenure as SO, however he continues to be in group-B till the next promotion.

2. Under Secretary with GP of Rs 6,600

3. Deputy Secretary with GP of Rs 7,600

4. Director with GP of Rs 8,700

Mode of Selection:

Vacancies in the grade of Assistant are filled by direct recruitment (75%), limited departmental competitive examination (10%) and promotion on seniority basis (15%).

Vacancies in the grade of Section Officer are filled by promotion on seniority basis from the grade of Assistant (50%) and by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (50%).

Vacancies in the grade of Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director are filled by promotion.

Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.

Assistant in Railway

This is a post in the pay band 9,300-34,800 with grade pay of RS 4,600. As I have learnt an Assistant in Railway is generally posted at RAIL BHAWAN. Mind Rail Bhawan is in Delhi itself. An Assistant in Railway gets some additional benefits like; a little over double of the bonus that the employees of other govt organisations get (around Rs 8,000 a year) and free All India Railway AC Pass/es. Also you might be getting some kind of benefits in Ticket Reservation etc. As far as promotion prospects here are concerned they might be a little slower than CSS. An Assistant in Railways gets 1 pass for family ( to and fro) anywhere in India free and 3 passes for family (to and fro) in which he pays 1/3rd of the total amount of fare....all this is for tier-2 AC ticket.....then railway has its own railway homes all over India; so u can stay there at a very cheap rate if you are using railway passes.

Note: Being Group-B service, the age relaxation for central govt employees servicing for 3 years continuously is 32 years for this post.

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