The Excise Department of the Government of India or the various state governments is responsible for collecting taxes on goods manufactured in India or that particular state. A career in the Excise Department provides individuals the chance to work with the revenue department with the advantage of immense job security and other related perks.

Career Roles & Responsibilities

• Identifying people to question on the basis of prior offenses/likely risk etc
• Searching baggage and individuals for smuggled items
• Making arrests of people suspected of smuggling
• Seizing smuggled goods
• Checking documentation relating to imported goods
• Detecting and prosecuting drug smugglers
• Collecting and supplying trade statistics
• Writing reports
• Fighting the increasing problem of alcohol and tobacco smuggling
• Helping to combat the worldwide illegal trade in endangered species of animals and birds
• Dealing with revenue due on imported goods

Career Education Path Summary

How to Pursue a Career in the Excise Department

Important Facts

Graduation in any stream. 

SSC as well as the civil services examination do not ensure a job in the customs department, one can only give his/her preference but it is still up to the selectors which services are you given a job in.