Office of the Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, 3rd Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai – 400020, is looking to engage a pool of talented Young Professionals (YPs).

The Young Professional Scheme envisions engagement of Young Graduates in Law & Accountancy who are rich in domain knowledge, which would aid the departmental officers in the preparation of the cases admitted for hearing in Tribunals. In addition, they will also take up research/study work encompassing critical areas of tax litigation for effective litigation management.

The period of the contract is one year. It may be extended by another year, subject to satisfactory performance. Young Professionals will be located in Mumbai. Number of Positions is 11. Remuneration per month will be Rs. 60,000/- (Lump Sum)

Educational qualifications: (i) Indian Nationals holding Graduate/Post Graduate degree in Law from recognized Universities, Colleges and Institutions of National and International repute; and/or Chartered Accountant qualification can apply (ii) Applicant should have obtained at least 50% marks in the 3 Year LLB or 5 Year integrated LLB degree program or Post Graduation degree program or should have qualified the Chartered Accountant examination.

Preferred qualifications: (i) Chartered Accountants who have completed their article-ship in taxation, and law Graduates/Post graduates who have been engaged in research work/projects in taxation shall be preferred. A candidate having skills in information & communication technology (ICT) with good communication and interpersonal skills shall be preferred.

Age Limit: Candidates should not be over 35 years of age as on 15.12.2025, the date of advertisement.

Job Description: The Young Professionals will be attached with the office of Commissioner of Income Tax (Departmental Representative) (CIT (DR)) or Sr. Departmental Representative (Sr. DR) (mentors) in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai for studying the paper books of listed cases, analyzing the judgements relied upon by the assessee, finding out judgements in favour of the department and identifying distinguishing facts wherever applicable, and preparing the briefing notes and written submissions. They will also undertake research/study on specific points as briefed by CIT (DR)/Sr. Dr The Mentor concerned will provide a brief orientation of deliverables expected from the Young Professional at the time of joining.

Selection Process: The selection process will involve two stages: (i) Screening of applications, and (ii) Interview

The notification and Application form are available at https://www.incometaxmumbai.gov.in/.

The duly filled and signed Application Form, along with supporting documents, must reach the ‘Office of Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax (HQ) Coordination Room No. 335, Aayakar Bhavan, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra -400 020, by 6 pm on 05.01.2026.

A scanned copy of the duly filled Application Form along with supporting documents in PDF format must also be sent by email to the email ID, mumbai.dcit.hq.coord@incometax.gov.in by 6 pm on 05.01.2026.

Based on the applications received, the shortlisted candidates will be informed through email and/or by speed post for a personal interview. At the time of the interview, the shortlisted candidates will have to produce their bio-data and certificates/documents in original for verification.

For details, the notification may be seen.