Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service - Recruitment and Induction

Recruitment and Induction

After recruitment through Civil Services Examination, the officers undergo a foundation course with the officers of other services (IAS, IPS, IFS & Central Services Group "A") lasting about 4 months. This is followed by a year of rigorous professional training in Financial Management at the National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad which is a specialised training institute under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Thereafter, for further training in Telecom technologies and Postal procedures the officers are deputed for 10 months at National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF) at Ghaziabad (U.P.) In between this classroom training schedules, the officers are also deputed for on job field training in various areas.

After successful completion of training the officers are posted to work in the Department of Post or Department of Telecommunications as Assistant Chief Accounts Officers in the Junior Time Scale Grade. IP&TAFS has also a Group-B Cadre and Asst Accounts Officers, Accounts Officers and Sr.Accounts Officers are placed under this cadre with All India Service liabilities. These Officers are appointed on promotion selected through a Departmental Examination.