National Academy of Customs Indirect Taxes and Narcotics

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) formerly known as National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) is the apex civil service training institute of the Government of India for capacity building of civil servants in the field of indirect taxation, particularly the areas of customs, GST, central excise, service tax and narcotics control administration. Located at Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh, the academy is operated under the aegis of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Training for Group A staff and overseas trainees is conducted at the main campus at Palasamudram, and the training of the Group B and Group C officers is conducted at various zonal and regional training centres across India. The main campus runs the flagship training programme for the Group A probationer officers of the indirect taxation branch Indian Revenue Service, better known as IRS (Customs & Indirect Tax) which administers GST, Customs and Narcotics control. These officer trainees, also known as direct recruits, are selected through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.