Income Tax Kolkata Sports Quota Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline for 82 Tax Assistant, MTS Posts

The Office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CCIT), West Bengal & Sikkim Region has invited applications from meritorious sportspersons for recruitment to the cadre of Tax Assistant (TA) and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) in the Income Tax Department, West Bengal & Sikkim (Notice F. No. PCCIT/WB&S/Pers./58/Sports Rec/2025-26 (Pt-II)/10237, dated 27.08.2026), under the provisions of DoPT OM No. DOPT-1720781414772 dated 04.03.2024. Income Tax Department Sports Quota Recruitment 2026 offers 82 vacancies — 25 for Tax Assistant and 57 for Multi-Tasking Staff — across 17 recognized Games/Sports. Eligible sportspersons must submit their physical application, in the prescribed format, to reach the Office of the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata, on or before 30.09.2026 .

Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India. | Sportspersons who represented a State or the Country in National or International competitions; or medal winners in Junior National Championships, Khelo India Youth Games (age category above 18 years), Khelo India Winter Games, Khelo India Para Games, Khelo India University Games, or School Games Federation of India (SGFI) events, in any of the games/sports listed above. For Chess: Grand Master (GM) Title, International Master (IM) Title, or Chess Olympiad participation (IM/GM title must be in the Open Category); National Open Chess Championship is treated as a National Championship, and medal-winning performance in the National Team Chess Championship is also considered. | Sportspersons who represented their University in Inter-University Tournaments conducted by the Inter-University Sports Boards, in any of the listed games/sports. | Sportspersons who represented State School Teams in National Sports/Games for Schools conducted by the All India School Games Federation, in any of the listed games/sports.

1. Applications are scrutinized for nationality, age, educational qualification, and best sporting performances between 01.01.2022 and 30.06.2026.
2. Eligible shortlisted candidates are called before the Selection Committee for Document Verification of attested photocopies and Forms submitted with the application; only documents submitted with the original application are considered.
3. Candidates already employed must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their present employer at Document Verification.
4. Shortlisted candidates then undergo a Ground/Field Proficiency Test to evaluate their proficiency in the respective Sport/Game.
5. Candidates shortlisted for Tax Assistant (TA) must additionally qualify a Data Entry Skill Test at 8,000 key depressions per hour.
6. Final selection is made strictly in order of merit, based on evaluation of best performances (01.01.2022–30.06.2026) combined with marks from the Ground/Field Proficiency Test.