Key Dates at a Glance
Exam Timetable — ITO & ITI
Exam Mode & Format
The Departmental Examinations 2025 for ITOs and ITIs shall be held in Online Mode (except Paper-IV for ITO Examination), in accordance with the Amended Departmental Examination Rules, 2009 (Effective from 2023 Examination onwards).
ITO Paper-IV Exception: Subjective paper conducted in offline mode. Physical question papers and answer booklets provided.
The syllabus remains the same as was applicable for Departmental Examination-2024. All In-charge of Examinations must arrange answer sheets for ITI subjective papers (Paper-V — Hindi, Paper-VI — Examination of Accounts for Old Pattern candidates) and ITO Paper-V (Office Procedure) and Paper-VI for Old Pattern candidates.
Eligibility — Who Can Appear
- T.A. (having passed Computer Test)
- Steno Grade I, II, III
- LDC including Hindi Typist
- Senior T.A.
- All ITIs (for confirmation)
- Office Superintendents
- T.As (already passed MS Exam)
- Sr. T.As (already passed MS Exam)
- Steno Gr. III, II, I (already passed MS Exam)
- ITI (passed ITI Exam)
- Office Superintendent (passed ITI)
- Sr. T.A (passed ITI)
- T.A. (passed ITI)
- Steno Gr. II & I (passed ITI + 5 yrs service)
Application Process
Candidates shall fill the application form online at www.incometaxindia.gov.in. The online application window opens from 23.05.2025 (10:00 AM).
- Read all instructions carefully before filling the form. Only one application form per candidate.
- Upload a scanned passport-size photograph and scanned signature in .jpg format.
- Previous records will be reflected against your roll number. Raise a query if any data is incorrect.
- First-time candidates will be allotted new roll numbers after verification.
- Candidates changing category (PQ→Normal or Normal→Betterment) need prior Directorate approval.
- Retain a copy of the application printout as acknowledgement. Do NOT fold, punch or crush the printout.
- Candidates who do not submit a physical printout to the In-charge of Examination will not be permitted to appear, even if they submitted online.
Important Rules & Clauses
- Candidates who have already qualified a paper/examination are not eligible for re-appearing in that paper, except betterment candidates (reserved category who have qualified the entire exam).
- The effective date of passing the Examination is governed by Directorate Instruction F. No. DE/Delhi/Effective Date/DIT/2011/3886 dated 22.12.2011.
- The effective date of passing shall be the date of declaration of result by the Directorate (ITO/ITI) or by the CCIT/CIT In-charge (MS Examination).
- Adhoc employees are not eligible even if they belong to eligible cadres.
- Number of chances is limited to ten for all categories. Verification of chances availed must be done with due care by the In-charge of Examination.
Issued by: Dr. Satyapal Singh Meena, Addl. Director General-2 HRD, New Delhi | Ref: F. No. DE/Notification/ITO/ITI/MS/2025/ADG — Dated 14.05.2025
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