Engineers, Doctors and MBAs with Average Age of 28 Dominate the 186 Customs and Excise IRS Batch

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the payment of due tax is a responsibility of every citizen while in his delivering Inaugural Address for the Professional Training Course of 68th Batch of IRS (C&CE) Officer Trainees at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) in Faridabad on 26 December. Addressing the young IRS Officers, Finance Minster stressed on the ‘Culture of Correctness’ and ‘Fairness’ that every officer should follow in their work as Revenue Officers. He also wished NACEN well in the construction of the new Training Campus and Academy in Palasamudram, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh.

Along with the Union Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley, Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC), Mr. Najib Shah, Members of the Central Board of Excise and Customs – Smt. Vanaja Sarna, Ram Tirath and S Ramesh were present.

The strength of 68th Batch of IRS(C&CE) is 186 officer trainees, consisting of 32 female officers and 154 male officers, including 5 Bhutanese Officers. The average age of the batch is 28, with the youngest probationer being 23 years old. The batch consists of 50 per cent engineers, 16 per cent Doctors, 11 per cent MBAs, 3 per cent Law graduates, 2.2 per cent PhD awardees, 11 per cent Masters and 4.9 per cent Bachelors degree holders.