If your childhood dream was to conduct investigation and solve mysteries, then you might have a good career. Below we are going to discuss some of the biggest posts in India that is CBI OFFICER.
If you have always been interested in figuring out the instances of a fraudulent action and solving real life situations and it’s something you love, then Central Bureau of Investigation is the place you have been searching for.
Here in this article we are going to discuss CBI officers and how to become a CBI officer in India. If you are directing your career to this path, then you must read this article. Keep on reading it to know more.
Although many people know about a CBI officer and how specialized they are in investigating, but people are still unaware of the procedure of becoming a CBI officer.
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
There have been quite numerous cases in India which requires trained investigators which helps to manipulate situations and bring conclusions. Central Bureau of Investigation is a special agency which solves the corporate controversy one of which being the Satyam computer services which entered into an Indian enterprise back in 2009 fraud of about rupees 7,000 crore in account. The officers from The Central bureau of investigation better known as the CBI officers solved the whole mystery.
Central bureau of Investigation is the leading premium and estimating agency of our country which is approved and is hosted by the parliament, judiciary, the government and the people of our country. It is usually involved and interested in the cases that revolve around economic crimes, special crimes, corruption, high-profile matters by ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.
Let us now understand what are the criteria and levels you need to go to land into this ideal carrier.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Eligibility requirements are almost same for all for. Firstly, you must complete the graduation with at least 50% in any discipline. The minimum age limit is 20 years while the maximum age limit is 27 years with the five-year concession for scheduled caste scheduled Tribes (SC & ST) and three-year relaxation for Other Backward Classes(OBC’S).
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
There are few routes to become a CBI agent. The first is to qualify the SSC CGL exam with, which is a central level exam conducted by the government of India. All the lower division clerk recruitment for GROUP C and GROUP B to sub-inspector in CBI is done through SSC or the staff selection commission.
The staff selection commission’s CGL exam is conducted in 4th tiers in which the tier 1 and tier 2 are an online format whereas the tier 3 is an offline format and therefore is in computer skill test.
Tier1
General intelligence and reasoning, General awareness
Quantitative Aptitude, and English comprehension.
{Each section contains 25 questions} Maximum marks 200
Tier2
Paper- 1 Quantitative Ability (100 questions)
Paper-2 Statistics(100 questions)
Paper-3 General Studies (Finance & Economics) (100 questions)
Paper-4 English Language and Comprehension (200 questions)
Each paper is of 200 marks, therefore the maximum marks to obtain is 200 each.
Tier3
A Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Essay, Precis, Letter, Application etc.)
Exam consists of 100 marks
Tier4
It will be split into 2 parts: the DEST test and the CPT test. DEST requires you to write 2000 words on a computer in 15 minutes, whereas CPT assesses your ability in Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and Slide Generation.
What makes this exam different from others, is that you’re not just need to have a good intellectual skill, but also you need to meet the physical standards like the physical and mental stamina. The capacity to cope up with the demands of physical strength and mental strength is required essentially. After the completion of the two phases of the exams, you will be interviewed by a panel of CBI officers who will check your personality and your talent to approve if you are really worth it for the post.
The next method through which you can get the post of CBI officer is through the UPSC civil services exam. Through this exam, you will be directly getting the post to the CBI group A officer. You must pass this with high score to be considered for the Indian police services.
Again this exam is done in three levels that is, the prelims mains and the personal interview.
UPSC
The union public services commission civil services exams are conducted every year with three steps to clear it.
The first one is Prelims that has two papers, first of general studies and second of CSAT. The first paper tests your knowledge, the second paper tests your analytical skills and problem-solving assessment. In most cases, both the papers are given in two sessions on the same day through offline mode that is pen and paper mode.
The general studies one exam has 100 questions while the CSAT exam has 80 questions with both of them lasting upto two hours individually.
The Prelims is a qualifying exam with the next-level mains exam which is the key in making a place to the post. There will be a paper in the mains exam in which you have to write answers that consist of essays, short answers, long answers, etc.
After clearing the mains exam, you have to give the interview through a panel of a specialised officer which will test your personality and talents.
Once done, there will be accumulated marks of the mains and interview which will decide your ranking and then your post.
BASIC OK TO CLEAR THE ENTRANCE EXAM
✓You need to follow the particular guidelines to crack this exam.
✓Make a timetable and follow it with discipline. There are many subjects, you need to equally divide the time according to the subjects.
✓The key step towards cracking this exam is solving as many mock tests as you can. Since there is very limited time for each level of exam, it is significant to take mock tests to speed up the whole process.
✓Daily reading of the newspaper is compulsory step to stay updated with day-to-day general affairs. Stick with newspapers such as the Hindu or The Indian express.
✓Believing in yourself and having confidence is essential to clear exam since it’s a 3 level exam one needs to have courage within themselves.
✓Keep yourself away from any negative thoughts and maintain consistency to crack the exam.
