Mukund Singh Chahar Resigns from IRS (Income Tax) After Clearing Civil Services Examination 2024
Mukund Singh Chahar has resigned from the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) after successfully qualifying the Civil Services Examination 2024, opting to move into a different central service through fresh selection.
Resignation from an existing All India or Group A central service after clearing the civil services examination again is governed by established Department of Personnel and Training norms that permit officers to switch services when they secure a fresh selection through the same examination process, subject to the standard resignation and relieving procedures applicable to their current cadre.
Officers who resign from one service after re-qualifying typically do so to move into a service they consider offers a different career trajectory, postings profile, or seniority position compared to their existing assignment, a decision usually made after weighing the seniority and service years already accumulated against the potential of starting fresh in a new cadre.
The Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) is among the services from which officers periodically resign after clearing the examination again, alongside similar patterns seen in other Group A services, reflecting the broader phenomenon of candidates continuing to attempt the civil services examination even after securing an initial service allocation.
Chahar's resignation from IRS (Income Tax) creates a vacancy within his current cadre unit that the Central Board of Direct Taxes will need to account for in its officer strength planning, a routine administrative adjustment when officers exit through this resignation-and-reselection route.
The resignation process requires formal clearance from the officer's current cadre-controlling authority before the officer can take up their new service allocation, ensuring administrative continuity in the outgoing cadre's staffing before the officer formally transitions.
The resignation was processed through the Central Board of Direct Taxes in coordination with the Department of Personnel and Training, which oversees the broader civil services allocation and resignation framework.
