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Toppers11 is India's premier mock test platform designed exclusively for Income Tax Departmental Promotion Exams — MS (Ministerial Staff/UDC), ITI (Income Tax Inspector), and ITO (Income Tax Officer) — covering the official CBDT syllabus with 2,000+ questions including PYQs.
Toppers11 covers three Income Tax Departmental Promotion Exams as per CBDT Amended DE Rules 2009:
🔍 ITI (Income Tax Inspector) — 5 Papers · 500 Marks · Objective + Subjective
⚖️ ITO (Income Tax Officer) — 5 Papers · 500 Marks · Objective + Subjective · Includes 15 Case Laws
📂 MS/UDC (Ministerial Staff) — 4 Papers · 400 Marks · Descriptive + Objective · Books allowed in Paper 2 & 4
The MS/UDC exam has 4 papers of 100 marks each:
Paper 1 — Precis & Draft (Subjective, Without Books): Letter writing, AO notices, circulars, reopening of cases u/s 147/148, summons u/s 131(1).
Paper 2 — Office Procedure (Subjective, With Books): FR/SR rules, TA, Leave Rules, CCS Conduct Rules, GFR, Delegation of Financial Powers, HTC, Pension & GPF.
Paper 3 — IT Office Procedures: IT Act procedures, assessment, recovery, and departmental working.
Paper 4 — Practical Test (With Books): Applied office work based on IT procedures.
View full syllabus at MS Exam Syllabus.
The ITI exam has 4 papers of 100 marks each (total 400 marks) with 1/4 negative marking (updated from 1/8):
Paper I — IT Law, Computation & Taxpayer Services (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, With Books): IT Act 1961 & 2025, heads of income, deductions, TDS, Black Money Act, Benami Act, taxpayer services.
Paper II — Accountancy & Book-Keeping (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, Without Books): Accounting cycle, final accounts, partnership, bank reconciliation, depreciation.
Paper III — Allied Laws & Office Procedure (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, With Books): Transfer of Property Act, Registration Act, Succession Act, FR/SR, CCS Rules, GFR.
Paper IV — IT Applications & Operations (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, Without Books): ITBA Portal, ITR processing, faceless assessment, e-proceedings.
View full syllabus at ITI Exam Syllabus.
The ITO exam has 4 papers of 100 marks each (total 400 marks) with 1/4 negative marking:
Paper I — Income Tax Law & Taxpayer Services (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, With Books): IT Act 1961 & 2025, taxpayer services, Black Money Act, Benami Act, assessment & appeals.
Paper II — Advance Accountancy (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, Without Books): Accounting cycle, final accounts, partnership, company accounts, amalgamation, AS-1 to AS-22.
Paper III — Allied Laws & Office Administration (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, With Books): Indian Contract Act, Transfer of Property Act, Indian Succession Act, CPC, Evidence Act, FR/SR/GFR.
Paper IV — IT Applications & Operations (100 MCQs, 2 Hrs, Without Books): ITBA Portal, ITR processing, faceless appeal, e-Nivaran, penalty, CSR.
View full syllabus at ITO Exam Syllabus.
Yes. For all objective (MCQ) papers across ITI, ITO and MS exams, 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer and 1/4th mark is deducted for each wrong answer (updated from 1/8th as per DE Rules 2026). Unattempted questions carry no penalty. Our mock tests replicate this exact marking scheme so you practice under real exam conditions.
The ITO Paper I includes 15 Case Laws worth 15 marks. Key cases include:
Chelapalli Sugars Ltd. v. CIT (98 ITR 167), Mc. Dowell & Co. v. Commercial Tax Officer (154 ITR 148), CIT v. British Paints Ltd. (188 ITR 44), CIT v. Podar Cement Pvt. Ltd. (226 ITR 625), Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals v. CIT (227 ITR 172), CIT v. Kelvinator of India Ltd. (320 ITR 561), T.R.F. Ltd. v. CIT (323 ITR 397), and others.
Note: The case law list may be modified/enlarged from year to year. Candidates are informed in advance.
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Yes. In the actual MS exam, Paper 2 (Office Procedure) and Paper 4 (Practical Test) are "With Books" exams — candidates are provided 7 books of the latest edition including FRSR Parts I–IV, General Financial Rules, Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, and CCS Conduct Rules. Our tests for these papers are designed accordingly to reflect the open-book format.
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