a) Selected candidates will be under training in the department for a period which will not ordinarily exceed two years. During this period they will be required to pass the prescribed departmental test.

b) If the opinion of Government, the work or conduct of an officer on probation is unsatisfactory or shows that he is unlikely to become efficient Income – tax officer the Government may discharge him forthwith or may revert him to its substantive post, if any.

c) On satisfactory completion of his period of probation Government may confirm the officer in the Service or if his work or conduct has , in the opinion of the Government , been unsatisfactory , Government may either discharge him from the Service or may extend his period of probation for such further period, Subject to certain conditions as Government may think fit.

d) If the power to make appointment in the service is delegated by Government to any officer , that officer may exercise any of the powers of Government described in the above clauses.

e) Scale of Pay

** Salary Revision since 2002 is not mentioned in this scale

i. Junior Time Scale – Rs. 8,000-275-13,500

ii. Senior Time Scale – Rs. 10,000-325-15,200

iii. Junior Administrative Grade – Rs. 12,000-375-16,500

iv. Junior Administrative Grade(Selection Grade) – Rs. 14,300-400-18,300

v. Senior Administrative Grade - Rs. 18400-500-22,400

vi. Sr. Deputy Director General / Chief Post Master General – Rs. 22,400-525-24,500

vii. Principal Chief Post Master General – Rs. 24,400-600-26000

viii. Members of the Postal Services Board – Rs. 24,050-650-26000

f) The Pay of the Government servant, who held a permanent post other than a tenure post in substantive capacity prior to his appointment as a probationer, will be regulated subject to the provisions of F.R.22-B(i).

g) It should be clearly understood by the probationers that the appointment would be subject to any change in the constitution of the Indian Customs and Central Excise Service Group A, which the Government of India may think proper to make from time to time and that they would have no claim for compensation in consequence of any such changes

h) While fixing the inter se seniority of direct recruits in the junior Time Scale, the marks obtained by direct recruits in the Civil Services Examination and the marks obtained by them in the Probationary training shall be taken into account.

i) Officers of Indian Postal Service are liable to serve in the Army Postal Service in India or Abroad as required by the Government.

j) In the Service there are at present 3 posts in the scale of Rs. 24,050-650-26,000, 3 posts in the scale of Rs 22,400-600-26,000, 20 posts in the scale of Rs 22,400-525-24,500, 58 post in the scale of Rs 18,400-500-22,400 and 91 posts in the scale of 14,300-400-18,300/12,000-375-16,500 ( Non Functional Selection Grade and the Junior Administrative Grade)