Who Is Amit Samdariya? 2016-Batch IRS Officer Moves to NTA as Joint Director on Four-Year Deputation
Amit Samdariya, a 2016-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, has been relieved by CBIC to take up the post of Joint Director at the National Testing Agency. He will serve at the NTA for four years on deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has relieved Amit Samdariya, IRS (Customs & Indirect Taxes), 2016, to enable him to join the National Testing Agency (NTA) as Joint Director.
Samdariya’s appointment has been made on deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS), with his services placed at the disposal of the Department of Higher Education for a period of four years.
The move takes the IRS officer from his recent assignment in the indirect tax and revenue administration system to a senior administrative role within the country’s national examination framework. Before being relieved for the new posting, Samdariya was serving as Joint Commissioner at the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Delhi Headquarters.
His move to the NTA comes only a few months after his promotion from Deputy Commissioner to Joint Commissioner in May 2026.
Who Is Amit Samdariya?
Amit Samdariya is a 2016-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officer. He is part of the CBIC-administered indirect tax service and has worked in different assignments connected with revenue administration, vigilance and GST intelligence.
Samdariya holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He joined the Indian Revenue Service in 2016 and has since progressed through the departmental hierarchy, moving from the Deputy Commissioner level to Joint Commissioner in May 2026.
His latest move represents a change in administrative domain. While his parent service is associated with customs and indirect tax administration, the new assignment will place him within the higher education and examination administration framework under the Department of Higher Education.
CBIC Relieves Samdariya for NTA Assignment
The CBIC has formally relieved Samdariya from his existing responsibilities so that he can take up the Joint Director position at the NTA.
His services have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Higher Education, which comes under the Ministry of Education, for the approved deputation period. The deputation has been sanctioned for four years.
From IRS to National Testing Agency
Samdariya’s new assignment represents a shift from tax intelligence to education and examination administration. At DGGI, his work was linked to the intelligence and investigative side of GST administration. The DGGI functions within the CBIC structure and deals with intelligence gathering and investigation relating to suspected GST evasion and other indirect tax violations.
The NTA, on the other hand, operates in a completely different administrative environment. It is responsible for conducting a range of major national-level examinations and entrance tests, making its administrative requirements distinct from those of the revenue department.
As Joint Director, Samdariya will now be part of the organisation’s administrative structure during his four-year deputation.
Promotion to Joint Commissioner in May 2026
An important point in Samdariya’s recent career progression is his promotion to the Joint Commissioner grade in May 2026.
He had been serving at the Deputy Commissioner level before receiving the promotion. His elevation to Joint Commissioner came only a few months before he was relieved for the NTA assignment.
The timing makes the deputation a notable next step in his career. He will now take his experience as a Group-A officer of the IRS(C&IT) into a central government organisation functioning under the Department of Higher Education.
The Joint Director position at the NTA will give him exposure to an administrative system outside his parent tax department.
Earlier Assignments in Revenue Administration
Before his latest move, Samdariya served in assignments associated with the Directorate General of Vigilance and the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence. These organisations perform specialised functions within the CBIC ecosystem.
Vigilance-related responsibilities are connected with maintaining administrative integrity and oversight within the tax administration, while DGGI focuses on intelligence and investigation in matters relating to GST.
Samdariya’s posting at DGGI Headquarters in Delhi was his latest assignment before the deputation to the NTA. His career therefore includes exposure to both departmental vigilance functions and GST intelligence, followed by a move into the broader central government administrative framework through deputation.
Around a Decade in Government Service
Samdariya joined the IRS in 2016, meaning that by the time of his move to the NTA in 2026, he had completed around a decade in government service. The available service profile records multiple postings during this period, including assignments associated with the Directorate General of Vigilance and DGGI.
His progression from Deputy Commissioner to Joint Commissioner in May 2026 marks an important stage in his career. The subsequent deputation provides him with an opportunity to work in a central organisation outside the conventional indirect tax administration structure.
For an officer of the IRS(C&IT), such deputation assignments can provide experience in different areas of public administration while allowing the borrowing organisation to draw on the officer’s administrative background.
What Is the Central Staffing Scheme?
The Central Staffing Scheme is the mechanism through which officers from participating organised services can be appointed on deputation to posts in central government ministries, departments and organisations.
The system enables the Centre to bring officers with experience in different government services into specialised or administrative positions for fixed tenures.
In Samdariya’s case, his services have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Higher Education, enabling him to take up the Joint Director position at the NTA. His approved tenure is four years, subject to the applicable terms and conditions of deputation.
About the National Testing Agency
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
The agency conducts and coordinates several important national-level entrance, eligibility and competitive examinations. Its examination responsibilities cover tests associated with higher education admissions and eligibility across institutions and programmes.
The NTA’s work involves large-scale examination management, technology-based testing systems, candidate services, examination logistics and coordination with educational institutions and other stakeholders.
The appointment of officers from different government services is part of the broader administrative structure required to manage an organisation operating examination systems on a national scale. Samdariya will now serve in this framework as Joint Director during his four-year deputation.
IIT Delhi Graduate With Revenue Service Experience
One notable aspect of Samdariya’s profile is his academic background. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from IIT Delhi before entering the Indian Revenue Service.
His professional career subsequently moved into public administration through the IRS(C&IT), where he worked in areas related to indirect taxes, vigilance and GST intelligence.
The combination of a technical educational background and experience in government administration will now form part of his professional profile as he moves into the NTA.
Career at a Glance
Amit Samdariya joined the Indian Revenue Service in 2016 as part of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre. Over the following years, he served in different assignments under the CBIC framework, including responsibilities associated with vigilance and GST intelligence.
He was subsequently posted as Joint Commissioner at DGGI Headquarters in Delhi. In May 2026, he was promoted from Deputy Commissioner to Joint Commissioner.
Now, CBIC has relieved him to join the National Testing Agency as Joint Director. His services have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Higher Education for four years under the Central Staffing Scheme.
The new posting takes him into the education and examination administration sector, where he will serve in a central government organisation responsible for conducting several major national-level examinations.
A New Administrative Assignment
Amit Samdariya’s move to the NTA marks a new phase in his government career. After nearly a decade in the Indian Revenue Service and assignments connected with indirect tax administration, vigilance and GST intelligence, he is now moving into a central deputation role in the education sector.
His recent promotion to Joint Commissioner in May 2026 and subsequent appointment as Joint Director at the NTA place the deputation at an important point in his professional progression.
For the next four years, subject to the terms of his deputation, Samdariya will serve at the National Testing Agency under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education, bringing his experience as an IRS(C&IT) officer into a different area of central government administration.
