How to Prepare for SSC CGLE ?​

As per the analysis, the following mentioned details are about the SSC CGL top 5 jobs as well as their details. 

1. Assistant Audit Officer

Grade – B (Gazetted, Non-Ministerial)

Pay scale : Rs.9300 – 34800/-

Department : CAG ( Comptroller Auditor General of India )

Grade Pay : Rs.4800

Age limits : Should not exceed 30 years .

After clearing  all the levels of the SSC CGL exam. you will be  selected as an “Assistant Audit Officer” and you  will be posted under the Indian Audit & Accounts department . Your  main responsibilities will be to  audit the accounts of central or state governments and other public sector companies .

Job Profile: Assistant Audit Officer  job profile mostly includes financial auditing, performance analysis, and compliance audits.

You will have duties for issuing some particular instructions to the government departments. Hence, in future, the govt. departments can make expenditures accurately by working on these recommendations.

The Assistant Audit Officer also possesses the duty to bring wrongdoings/scams of politicians or officials or departments in the light.

As a gazetted officer, the person has involvement in the decision-making process at the section level.

The Promotion :  AAO  shall be promoted in the following ways :                                                      AAO ——> AO (Audit Officer) ——> Sr. AO (Senior Accounts Officer) ——-> Deputy Director / Deputy AG ——> Director / AG ——–> Principal Director / Pr. AG ———-> Director General.

You will join at the initial level and get promotions to the further ranks by qualifying the departmental examinations or by timely promotions awarded by the respective department. Generally, it would take 6-10 years to get promoted as an Audit officer and 2-4 years to become a Senior Audit officer after the first promotion. Rest promotions can be attained with the availability of the respective posts in the department.

2.Assistant Section Officer

Grade- ‘B’

Department :  Central Secretariat Service

Pay scale :  Rs. 9300 – 34800

Grade Pay- Rs. 4800

Age limits : 20 – 30 years

The Central Secretariat Service serves as the backbone of the administrative work . CSS is considered the best among the other assistant jobs offered by SSC CGL exam. as you may go up to the ‘Under Secretary’ or further posts in the hierarchy.

• Job Profile : You need to maintain the important links through maintaining communications between Parliament and the central secretariat, especially when it comes to the Parliament questions handling, assurances, and other government bills.
• You must be skilled in completing files & preparing reports, drafting, noting, and the interpretation of rules & regulations by the CSS members. It will help CSS members to ensure continuity in the government’s policies.

Promotions :  The promotion will be awarded in the following manner-

Assistant Section officer —> Section Officer—-> Under Secretary—> Joint Director ——-> Director ——> Joint Secretary

You may get a promotion to Section Officer within 5-7 years after joining. However, to get a promotion to the next level, you have to clear the Inter-departmental exam. conducted by UPSC . Otherwise, it would take 10-12 years to the same promotion.

3. Income Tax Inspector Grade- ‘C’

Department : CBDT ( Central Board of Direct Taxes )

Pay scale : Rs. 9300 – 34800

Grade Pay – Rs. 4600

Age limits : Should not exceeding 30 years .

CBDT is responsible for collecting direct taxes in the country . Direct taxes include income tax, wealth tax, corporate tax, etc. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance. Job Profile : After deputation in the Income Tax Department as an Income Tax Inspector, you can work under any of the two sections of the department :

1. Assessment Section
2. Non-Assessment Section

Under the Assessment section, your job mainly includes performing all desk related works, which falls under the Income Tax Inspector title. You have to assess the income tax of a person or company, which is liable to pay. Besides this, you have to handle the refund claims and TDS related queries.

Under the Non-Assessment section, you have to perform duties in the field. In the field job, you will be a part of the rapid response team, which conducts raids. Before raids, you have to gather all essential information and proper evidence against possible defaulters. This job is very risky and interesting as well.

Promotions : 

Income Tax Inspector ——> Income Tax Officer (Grade-‘B’ Gazetted) ——–> Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax ———-> Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax ——–> Joint Commissioner of Income Tax ——> Additional Commissioner of Income Tax ——-> Commissioner of Income Tax

It may take nearly 4-6 years to become an Income Tax Officer, which is a Grade-‘B’ Gazetted post and from ITO to Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, it would take around 10-12 years.

4. Assistant Enforcement Officer

Few basic information regarding this post is given below-

Grade- ‘B’

Department : Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Pay scale : Rs. 9300 – 34800

Grade Pay- Rs. 4600

Age limits: Should not exceed 30 years .

Enforcement Directorate (ED) is an investigation agency, which primarily involves checking money-laundering activities in India. The primary objective of the Enforcement Directorate is the enforcement of two key acts i.e. FEMA ( Foreign Exchange Management Act ) and PMLA ( Prevention of Money Laundering Act ) .

Job Profile : You will join ED initially as Assistant Enforcement Officer, which is a Grade-‘B’ post. You can be posted in the office or in the field as well. The job profile includes the following job responsibilities :

• If you are posted in office, then you will be doing some clerical type job like normal filing, making monthly reports, replying to the letters, and presentations. 
• In case of field job, you have to nab the economic crimes like money laundering, etc.
• You may also have to gather any intelligence information regarding the money laundering or other economic crimes and then work with the raid team.

Promotions: 

Assistant Enforcement Officer —–> Enforcement Officer ——-> Assistant Director of Enforcement Directorate —–> Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate ——–> Joint Director —–> Additional Director —–> Special Director in Enforcement Directorate.

It may take nearly 4-6 years to get promoted as the Enforcement Officer. Most of the times, your service tenure and grades in inter -departmental exams. also matters for further promotions .

5. Sub-Inspector in CBI

Grade- ‘B’

Department : Central Bureau of Investigation

Pay scale : Rs. 9300 – 34800

Grade Pay : Rs. 4600

Age limits : 20- 30 years.

The CBI ( Central Bureau of Investigation ) is the premier investigating agency of India. It is known for investigating several economic crimes, special crimes, cases of corruption, and other high-profile cases.

• Job Profile : This is mostly a field job and includes investigation of various kinds of crimes. The major cases will be those, which are not resolved by the local police.
• To tackle the crime scenes, you will get a comprehensive training in crime investigation and sometimes, when you go on raid, you will be given a pistol or revolver for self-protection .  

Promotions : 

Sub-Inspector—–> Inspector——> Deputy Superintendent ——> Additional Superintendent—-> Superintendent —– > Senior Superintendent

After successful completion of 4 years of service and training, you will get promoted as Inspector.  After completion of 4 years of regular service with good record, you will be eligible to appear in the departmental exam for the post of Deputy Superintendent. Promotion to the remaining posts depends upon the service record and availability of these posts.