The Tar Monastery is organized to match the three major monasteries of the Gelug Sect in Lhasa. The Sutra Hall Assembly is the supreme power organ of the monastery. The assembly is headed by the general abbot. However, all major decisions are made first at the Gark Assembly, equivalent to the executive members of the Sutra Hall Assembly. The Gark Assembly is composed of, among others, the general abbot, the bailiff and the chief supervisor.

The chief supervisor is responsible for monastic discipline, life and study. Under him are four strongly built lamas each holding a round, thick iron club. There is also the chief sutra reciting lama who loudly leads monks in the recitation of sutras during various rituals.

Each Zhacang has its own administrative and religious organization led by a leader called a Kampus. Only the Kampus of a Zhacang is qualified to serve as the general abbot. In the Cannie Zhacang, the general abbot is concurrently the Kampus of Zhacang. The Zhacang's sutra hall also serves as the Grand Sutra Hall for the whole monastery.