Estt- Departmental Examination for promotion to the grade of Tax Assistants to Executive Assistant - April 2025

Sep 26, 2026

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Communication regarding the Estt departmental examination for promotion from the grade of Tax Assistants to Executive Assistant conducted in April 2025. It references an earlier letter and the forwarding of mark sheets from NACIN, Chennai, and provides a table of 10 officials with category, roll numbers, present commissionerate, and completion dates of the 5-year qualifying service. Rule 5(4) of DER-2024 is cited, the attempts are treated as null and void as the officials lacked mandatory 50% qualifying service, marks are treated as ab initio invalid, and results are not published.

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Background

Officer details and eligibility rule

Null and void decision for ineligible attempts

Instructions for future compliance

GCCO/CCA/EXAM/2/2025-CCAESTT Dated: 08-12-2025 To The Principal Commissioner/ Commissioners of GST & Central Excise, Chennai North/South/Outer/Pondy/Coimbatore /Salem/Trichy/ Madurai/Audit-I/Audit-II/Coim Audit/Apeeals-I/ Appeals-II/ Coim. Appeals. The Commissioner of Customs, Trichy Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate & Tuticorin. Sir/Madam, Sub: Estt- Departmental Examination for promotion to the grade of Tax Assistants to Executive Assistant held in April 2025-Reg. **** Kind reference is invited to this office letter of even number dated 19.8.2025 forwarding mark sheets for the above examination received from NACIN, Chennai as well as calling for details in respect of officials who have appeared for the said examination. 2. The details submitted by commissionerates in respect of officials who have appeared for the said Departmental Examination for promotion to the grade of Tax Assistants to Executive Assistant held in April 2025 are as follows: | S.NO | EMP
COD | NAME OF THE OFFICER | CAT | ROLL NO. | PRESENT COMM. | Date of completion
of 5 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 10397 | Manish Meena | ST | GSTEA425AM032 | Chennai Outer | 05.02.2028 | | 2 | 10433 | Deepak Kumar | EWS | GSTEA425AM033 | Chennai Outer | 05.03.2028 | | 3 | 6661 | Mahathi Aga S I | OBC | GSTEA425AM034 | Chennai Outer | 31.12.2029 | | 4 | 9525 | K. Nagarjuna | SC | GSTEA425AM035 | Chennai Outer | 27.09.2025 | | 5 | 9851 | S NANDHINI | GEN | GSTEA425AK031 | Coimbatore | 08.04.2027 | | 6 | 10555 | RANVIJAY | UR HH | GSTEA425AJ030 | Audit-II | 10.07.2028 | | 7 | 8170 | V Rajasekar | SC | GSTEA425AH027 | Salem | 20.12.2028 | | 8 | 8167 | M Natraj | SC | GSTEA425AH028 | Salem | 25.07.2029 | | 9 | 10448 | Prakash Kumar Jha | GEN | GSTEA425AH029 | Salem | 09.03.2028 | | 10 | 8121 | K Mohan | SC | GSTEA425AN036 | Trichy Customs | 01.01.2027 | 3. In this connection, kind attention is invited to Rule 5(4) of the Departmental Examination (Central Tax, Central Excise, Customs and Narcotics) Rules, 2024 , reproduced below: “only those oficers who have completed at least 50% ofthe qualifying service for promotion to the higher grade shall be eligible to appear in the departmental promotion examination.” 4. As per the existing Recruitment Rules, the eligible service is 10 years in the grade of Tax Assistant for promotion to the grade of Executive Assistant. Accordingly, officials who have completed the mandatory qualifying service of 50%(i.e. 5 years or more in this case) are only eligible to appear for the above said examination. 5. However, it is noticed that the Commissionerates have inadvertently allowed the abovesaid officials, who have not completed the mandatory qualifying service, to appear in the above said examination. 6. In view of the provisions of Rule 5(4) of the DER-2024 cited above, it is hereby conveyed that the attempts of the 10 officials cited at table above, shall be treated as null and void, since they were not eligible to appear in the departmental promotion examination. Hence the marks received from NACIN, Chennai, is treated as "ab initio invalid" for the above mentioned officials and the same is not considered for publication of the final results. 7. All Commissionerates are requested to strictly ensure adherence to eligibility conditions prescribed under DER-2024 while forwarding details of officers for all future departmental examinations. भवदीय / Yours faithfully, HARISH K ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER Copy to: The Assistant Commissioner (CF-CCA) -for information. The CAO (Pr. CCO)-for information. The Administrative Officer, Pr.CCO, Chennai. The Additional Director, NACIN, Chennai-for information. The Supdt. Computer Section, Pr.CCO-for display on website.

FAQs

Which promotion examination is referenced in this letter?

The letter references the departmental examination for promotion to the grade of Executive Assistant from the grade of Tax Assistants held in April 2025.

What legal eligibility condition is cited for eligibility to appear?

Rule 5(4) of the Departmental Examination (Central Tax, Central Excise, Customs and Narcotics) Rules, 2024 requires candidates to have completed at least 50% of the qualifying service for promotion to the higher grade.

What is the outcome for the 10 officials listed in the table?

Their attempts are treated as null and void because they had not completed the mandatory qualifying service; the marks are treated as ab initio invalid and are not considered for publishing final results.

Sep 26, 2026

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