Staff Selection Commission

Staff Selection Commission

(कर्मचारी चयन आयोग)
Abbreviation	SSC
Formation	4 November 1975 (1975-11-04)
Type	Government
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Location	Block no, 12, Lodhi Rd, CGO Complex, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Region served	India
Services	Group B Services in India
Chairman	S. Kishor, IAS
Website	ssc.gov.in
Formerly called	Subordinate Services Commission

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organisation under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various ministries and departments of the government of India and in subordinate offices.

This commission is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which consists of chairman, two members and a secretary-cum-controller of examinations. His post is equivalent to the level of additional secretary to the government of India.

The SSC decided to conduct the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff examination in 13 Indian languages, which are Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri), Marathi, Odia and Punjabi, in addition to Hindi and English, out of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic, for the first time in January 2023.

History

The estimates committee in the parliament recommended the setting up of a Service Selection Commission in its 47th report (1967–68) for conducting examinations to recruit lower categories of posts. Later, in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, on 4 November 1975 government of India constituted a commission called Subordinate Service Commission. On 26 September 1977, Subordinate Services Commission was renamed as Staff Selection Commission. The functions of Staff Selection Commission were redefined by the government of India through Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and on 21 May 1999. Then the new constitution and functions of Staff Selection Commission came into effect from 1 June 1999. Every year conducts the Combined Graduate Level Examination for recruiting non-gazetted officers to various government jobs.

Function

The functions of Staff Selection Commission are as follows

• To make recruitment to (i) all Group “B” posts in the various Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices which are in the pay scales the maximum of which is Rs.10,500 or below and (ii) all non-technical Group “C” posts in the various Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices, except those posts which are specifically exempt from the purview of the Staff Selection Commission.
• In particular, to hold Open Competitive Examinations for recruitment to the posts of:

1. Lower Division Clerks in the various Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India including those participating in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service /Indian Foreign Service (B), Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service and the Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service;
2. Grade “C” and Grade ‘D” Stenographers of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent Grades of Indian Foreign Service (B) Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service and to the posts of Stenographers in other Departments including Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India not participating in the aforesaid Services;
3. Assistants in the various Ministries/Departments including Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India including those participating in the Central Secretariat Service/ IFS (B)/ Railway Board Secretariat Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service;
4. Inspectors of Central Excise in different Collectorates of Central Excise, Inspectors of Income-Tax in different charges of the Commissioners of Income-Tax, Preventive Officers and Examiners in different Custom Houses, Assistant Enforcement Officers in Directorate of Enforcement;
5. Sub-Inspectors in, Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Police Organisations;
6. Divisional Accountants, Auditors, and Accountants under the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India and other Accounts Departments and Upper Division Clerks in Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India.
7. Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical) in CPWD, a Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, General Central Services (Technical) post.
8. Statistical Investigators, Grade IV of Subordinate Statistical Service (SSC), a Group ‘C’ non-gazetted, non-ministerial post in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
9. Tax Assistant ( a Group C non – Gazetted Ministerial post in various Commissionerates of Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs )
10. Section Officer ( Commercial Audit), a Group “B” Non-gazetted post in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department
11. Section Officer (Audit), a Group B Non-Gazetted post in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

• The Commission also holds Departmental Examinations for promotion from:

1. Group “D” to Lower Division Clerk Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Force Hqrs. Clerical Service;
2. Lower Divisional Clerks to Upper Divisional Clerks Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Clerical Service;
3. Stenographers Grade “D” to Stenographers Grade “C” of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Stenographers Service.

• The Commission conducts periodical Typewriting Tests in English and Hindi.

1. Group “D” to Lower Division Clerk Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Force Hqrs. Clerical Service;
2. Lower Divisional Clerks to Upper Divisional Clerks Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Clerical Service;
3. Stenographers Grade “D” to Stenographers Grade “C” of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Stenographers Service.

• The Commission prepares schemes for recruitment to all Group “B” posts which are in the pay scale of Rs 9300 to 34800 with A Grade pay of Rs 42000 or below and Group “C” non-technical posts in the Ministries/Departmental of the Govt. of India including its Attached and Subordinate Offices in consultation with the Departments concerned.
• The Commission conducts examinations/selections for recruitment to all Group “B” posts which are in the pay scales the maximum of which is Rs.10, 500 or below, and all Group “C” non-technical posts in the Ministries/Departments of the Govt. from time to time.
• The Commission performs such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Central Govt. from time to time.

Headquarters

Staff Selection Commission has its headquarters located at New Delhi. At present, it has seven Regional Offices at Prayagraj, Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi. It also has two Sub-regional offices at Raipur and Chandigarh.

Regional Offices

Region	Headquarter	Jurisdiction	Website
Central Region	Prayagraj	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh	www.ssc-cr.org
Eastern Region	Kolkata	Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal	www.sscer.org
KKR Region	Bengaluru	Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep (UT)	www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in
MPR Region	Raipur	Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh	www.sscmpr.org
Northern Region	New Delhi	Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand	www.sscnr.nic.in
North East Region	Guwahati	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura	www.sscner.org.in
North West Region	Chandigarh	Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Punjab	www.sscnwr.org
Southern Region	Chennai	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (UT)	www.sscsr.gov.in
Western Region	Mumbai	Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT)	www.sscwr.net

Exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission

Staff Selection Commission currently functions as a subordinate office of DOPT and is mainly engaged in conducting competitive exams for recruitment to various posts in the Staff Selection Commission departments, organizations. In the previous years, Staff Selection Commission has conducted various exams as given below

• SSC Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL)
• SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL)
• SSC Stenographer C & D (SSC Stenographer)
• SSC Multitasking Staff (SSC MTS)
• SSC Junior Engineer (SSC JE)
• SSC Junior Hindi Translator (SSC JHT)
• SSC General Duty Constable (SSC GD)
• SSC Central Police Organization & SI (SSC CPO)
• SSC Selection Post

See also

• List of Public service commissions in India

External links

• ssc.gov.in