Indian revenue service

1. INDIAN REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)

2. Entry for IRS The members of IRS are recruited through three-stage combined selection process called the Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

3. Stage I : Preliminary Examination  It consists of two multiple-choice type papers General Studies Aptitude Test. It is purely an elimination round and plays no part in the final rankings. Roughly 10,000 candidates are selected for the next stage.

4. Stage II: Main Examination It has nine papers of conventional (essay) type, of which two Language papers are qualifying in nature. Candidates must select two optional subjects of their choice. There are two papers each of General Studies and the two Optional subjects along with one compulsory Essay paper.

5. Stage III:  Personality Test Around 2000 applicants clears main exams and selected for the personality interview which is in the form of a personal interview by a board chaired by a member of the UPSC . A round 800 candidates are recommended for appointment to the various All India Services and  Central Civil Services in which 35 are selected for IRS.

6. Training IRS Officer Trainees first undergo a 3-month Foundation Course training which is   common to all officers recruited through CSE. The training is given at any one of the three government academies - National Academy of Direct Taxes (Nagpur ), RCVPN Academy of Administration and Management (Bhopal) MCR HRD Institute of Andhra Pradesh ( Hyderabad ).

7. IRS officers undergo a 16-month Induction Training, where the OTs are intensively trained in customs, central excise, service tax, narcotics Taxation, Public Administration, Law and Management conducted at National Academy of Direct Taxes(NADT ) - Nagpur for the officers of IRS.