National Academy of Direct Taxes

The National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) is the apex civil service training institution of the Indian Revenue Service and the Income Tax Department of the Government of India. Over the years, it has enhanced and embellished national interest by moulding human capital fortunes and functioning as a ‘best-interests’ think-tank in tax policy and administration. The Academy imparts proficiency in core competency areas, disseminates information about the best of academics and practices and provides an international perspective, high quality professional capabilities and cultural sensitivities to officers.

The academy's main purpose is to train civil service officers of the Indian Revenue Service. But over the years after UPSC and DOPT clearance it also trains officers of the Indian Police Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Indian Postal Service, Indian Railway officers, Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Indian Audits and Accounts Service, Indian Corporate Law Service, Indian Civil Accounts Service and the Indian Cost Accounts Service. Dr. Sibichen K. Mathew is the Principal Director General of the Academy since 2025.