How To Become FIA Inspector? Step by Step Guide

 How To Become an FIA Inspector?

FIA Stands For Federal Investigation Agency is a sub-department of the Ministry of Interior dedicated to different operations such as Border Control, Criminal Investigation, Intelligence, and Security. The Headquarters of FIA is located in Islamabad besides, it also has its offices in different cities of Pakistan such as Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, Gilgit-Baltistan, DI Khan, Bannu, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Quetta, Taftan, Gawadar, Chaman, Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sukkar. 

FIA Departments and Job Nature

FIA consists of different departments such as Anti-Corruption, Anti-Human Smuggling, Counter-Terrorism, Economic Crime, Electricity, Gas, Oil Anti-Theft Unit, Economic Crime, FIA Academy, Immigration, Interpol, Intellectual Property Rights, Integrated Border Management System, and National Response Center For Cybercrime. Working in the FIA allows you to work in any of these departments depending on your specialization. 

As of 2009, 10 different departments are working under FIA such as Counter-Terrorism Department with the clear cut mission to protect Pakistan against the terrorist attacks including Cyber, Bioterrorism, Chemical, Electronic, and Nuclear Terrorism. Two Departments merely Operations and Intelligence are working under the FIA Counter-Terrorism Wing. 

Anti-Corruption Department is also working under FIA with an aim to investigate public corruption at all levels. Economic Crime Wing to protect Pakistan against Economic Terrorism with the added mission of the protection of the Intellectual Property of Pakistan Citizens. 

Immigration Wing of the FIA deals with the human smuggling and also overlooks the illegal Immigration in Pakistan. Immigration Wing of the FIA has several departments working under it as the PISCES Program (Border Control Database System), Immigration, AHS (Smuggling), ATU (Human-Smuggling), Law and Legal Department. As an officer of the FIA Immigration Wing, you will have your duty both at Airports and Borders that falls within the Pakistan Terrority. 

Technical Wing of the FIA safeguard Pakistan against the Foreign Agencies Intelligence Operations and use the scientific methods in order to solve the High Technology Crimes. Legal Wing of the FIA provides Legal Advice in all operational and administrative matters as well as also protects the basic rights of the Pakistani Citizens. 

National Center Bureau also is known as NCB has been underlaid to combat National as well as Trans-National Criminal Organizations and agencies backed up by Inter-Pol and USA FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) 

The Crime Wing of the FIA is headed by the Additional Director General FIA and consists of more than one department such as Technical, Law, Information Need, Crimes, and Intellectual Property.

The Administration Wing of the FIA is dedicated to administration and Management and consists of four departments mainly, FIA Academy, Administration, Engineering, and Accounts. An HR Manager Personnel with an MBA or Accounts Degree is likely to get hired in the FIA Administration Wing.

FIA Cyberscout

FIA Cyberscount is a student with a unique aim to aware the society about cybercrime and to prevent them from such online crimes. A Cyberscount is trained by the FIA on cyber crimes and is equipped with vast knowledge related to cybercrimes. Besides, FIA Cyberscount also creates awareness among his teachers, fellow students, and parents. 

FIA Cyberscount is given training on Cybercrime Awareness, Cybercrime Prevention, Sharing Data and Information with FIA National Response Center For Cybercrimes, promote careful use of the internet, helping others to report cybercrime, and he also encourages the good use of internet and technology.

FIA Academy

FIA Academy founded in 1976 is headquartered in Islamabad is designed to train the new as well as serving officials of FIA in different fields such as Tackling Translational Crimes, Forensic and Technical Investigations, and International Law Enforcement Cooperation. 

FPSC FIA Test

FPSC conducts the test for all the hirings in FIA. FPSC Test is divided into two portions English and Intelligence of the 100 Marks with the weightage of 20% and 80% respectively. In the first part English based MCQs are asked while in the second part General Intelligence ability of a candidate is checked by asking the questions from Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring, Basic Arithmetic, Current Affairs, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, and every day or General Science. 

FPSC Interview How To Pass FPSC Interview?

Reading newspapers constantly over a period of time is the first step to succeed in FPSC Interview as well as Test. Both in Test, and Interview you will be asked questions related to the current affairs, while your knowledge on the national and international affairs is also checked. Meanwhile, capital and currencies of the different regions of the world can also be asked.

On the other hand, all the knowledge from the Middle to Intermediate or BS should be on your fingertips like English, Islamic Studies, Pakistan Studies, General Mathematics, and Everyday Science. While Common Sense and the General Intelligence ability of a candidate is also checked that has crucial importance in the life of an FIA Inspector in solving crimes and political and economic issues. 

Medical Examination and Physical Test

After the success in FPSC Test, and Interview Medical and Physical Test of a candidate is conducted in order to judge whether he is suitable for training and fieldwork or not. 

Medical Examination implies on all the posts of the FIA ranging from constable to Inspector and in this case, the height of a male candidate should be 5.6 with chest 32-33.5 while those of females should be 5.2. The chest is not measured in the case of Females. Age both in the case of males and females should be between 21-30 years. 

In the case of Physical Test, 1.6 Km( 1 mile) of run is essential both in the case of males and females within 7 and 10 minutes respectively. Physical and Medical Test of a candidate is conducted on the same day. The clearance of a Medical Test is essential in order to get appeared in the Physical Test. 

FIA Training 

The training of the FIA Officials is conducted at various Training Institutions and Police Training Colleges located across Pakistan like National Police Academy and Police Training College Shaila. A wide range of training will be imparted to you as an FIA Inspector like Character Building, Knowledge and Life, Basic Laws of FIA, Forensic Science, Finger Print, Practical Work, First Aid, Security, and Intelligence, as well as the basic Computer Knowledge. 

Besides, the Elite Combat and Firearms training will also be imparted to you within a period of 2 months like Arresting Techniques, Search, Raid, War Traffic, Mount Dismount, Close Quarter Battle, Field Craft, Martial Arts, Blind Arms, Control Technique, Jumping From Fire Ring and Unarmed Combat. 

FIA Cybercrime Jobs

FIA Cybercrime Jobs allows you to work in the National Response Center For Cybercrimes as well as in other departments of FIA on handsome salaries. FIA Cybercrime Jobs requires you to have a vast range of computer knowledge such as Computer Forensics, Mobile Forensics, Video Forensics, Network Forensics, and Technical Training.

In the 21st century crimes as well as criminals are smart and the use of computers in crimes is common. As an officer of the NR3C, you should have the knowledge to prevent and stop computer crimes. Computer Crimes not only deals with Fraud but also encompasses Pornography, sale of black market goods online, and Child Sex Abuse.

The Detail Education, Qualification, and Experience required for the different FIA Cybercrime jobs are as under. 

No	Post	Scale	Education	Qualification	Test
1	Deputy Direction (Investigation)	BS-18	BSCS/BSSE/BS (Telecom)/BSIT/MSIT/MSCS	Minimum Six Years of Experience in Forensics, Information Security and Data Recovery	UTS (English and Subject)
2	Assistant Direction (Investigation)	BS-17	MSCS/BCS/BSCS/BSSE/BS (Telecom)/BSIT/MSIT	5 Years of Experience in Forensics/ Information Security, and Data Recovery The Knowledge of Network Security System, Forensics Analysis Tools and Techniques is also essential	UTS (English and Subject)
3	Assistant Director (Forensics)	BS-17	PHD/MSC with 3/6 years of experience IT and Information Security	3 years of experience in Cybercrimes, Investigation, and Computer Forensics	UTS (English and Subject)
4	Assistant Director (Hardware)	BS-17	MSCS/BCS/BSSE/MSIT/MSIT	5 Years of Experience in Hardware, and as Hardware Engineer in a reputed organization	UTS (English and Subject)
5	Assistant Director (Network)	BS-17	MSCS/BCS/BSSE/BSIT/MSIT	3 Years of Experience as a Network Engineer in a reputed organization	UTS (English and Subject)
6	Technical Assistant	BS-14	BCS/BSIT/BA/BSC/B.Com	5 Years of Experience in IT	UTS (English and Subject)
7	Cyber Crimes Analyst	BS-16	MSCS/BSCS/BSSE/BS (Telecom)/BSIT/MSIT	4 Years of Experience in Forensics/ Information Security/ and Data Recovery Techniques	UTS (English and Subject)

In the case of FIA Cybercrime, Jobs UTS conducts the test based on the English and your studied subject. The age of the candidate should be between 20-30 years while a candidate can also demand 5 years of relaxation if he/she has extensive experience in his field. 

As the Computer Forensic Expert, FIA provides you with the state of the art computer lab and hardworking individuals to work with. In the NR3C your main job is to recover hard drives from the crime scene and to analyze it forensically such as recovering crucial data from the computer, recovering deleted data, as well as making the corrupted data to view. 

FIA Cybercrime Jobs Mobile Forensics

FIA Cybercrime Jobs also encompasses mobile Forensics of different mobile devices such as phones, smartphones, and I-Phones. A wide range of cybercrimes is committed through mobile phones such as harassment, fraud, and crimes related to Narcotics. 

Mobile Forensics allows you to analyze the data on mobile forensically. Since its formations, FIA has analyzed millions of mobile devices forensically as well as also helps the other Law Enforcement Agencies to establish Mobile Forensic Labs. 

Besides, FIA Cybercrime Jobs also requires you to work in the Video Forensics and Network Forensics fields as well as impart technical training to other law enforcement agencies on analyzing the crime technically. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Testing Agency conducts the test for FIA Jobs?

FPSC, NTS as well as UTS can conduct the test for the FIA Jobs. In most cases, FPSC conducts the test. However, UTS can also conduct the test if and only if the test is subject-based like FIA Cybercrime Jobs, FIA Legal Advisor, and FIA Administration and Management Job. 

How to Learn Ethical Hacking For FIA Cybercrime Jobs?

Tons of free Ethical Hacking courses are available online on the internet as well as Youtube, the famous of which are Udemy, Edureka, and Simplilearn. You can avail of these ethical hacking courses for free for the FIA Cybercrime Jobs. However, practical work is also essential before getting into FIA.

Which Book is best For FIA Test Preparation?

Tons of Books are available in the market for the FIA Test Preparation, however, it is recommended to opt the book that is written by the on-duty or off-duty FIA or Government official. In case he will have a complete overview of how to get in FIA, while the paper also mostly comes from such books. 

What is the Salary of FIA Inspector?

FIA Inspector is an officer of the grade BS-16 and in the budget 2020-2021, the salary of the BS-16 government is 90,080. 

What is the salary of FIA Constable?

FIA Constable has a salary of 35,200 in the budget 2020-2021. 

What is the FIA Number?

The FIA NR3C Number to report any cybercrime is 9911. The phone number is +92-51-9106384 while the email is helpdesk@nr3c.gov.pk. Here you can report the cyber crimes like Fake Facebook ID, Fraud, Cyber-Bullying, Privacy, and any other misdeed.