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{{Short description|VERBAL ABILITY JKSSB}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date= June 2018}}

{{Infobox examination
| name = Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB)
| image_name = Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board logo.png
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| acronym = JKSSB
| type = Paper pen mode test
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| purpose = Conducts various entrance examinations to various non-gazette posts
| year_started = {{Start date|1992}}
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| regions = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| website = {{URL|http://jkssb-jk-edu-gov-in.unaux.com/}}
}}
'''Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board''' ('''JKSSB''') is a service recruiting board constituted by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] that conducts examinations to various departmental services or non-gazette posts in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jkssb.nic.in/Static/Functioning.htm |title=Functioning of the Board |website=jkssb.nic.in |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board |accessdate=8 December 2018 |archive-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211014913/http://www.jkssb.nic.in/Static/Functioning.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The board has been constituted in exercise of powers conferred by Provision of Section 124 of the [[Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir]] in accordance with Section 15 of J&K Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Act 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jkgad.nic.in/PDF/Handbook.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - handbook |website=jkgad.nic.in |publisher=General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir |accessdate=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123911/http://jkgad.nic.in/PDF/Handbook.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/jobs/jkssb-teacher-notification-jammu-and-kashmir-directs-jkssb-to-recruit-2154-teachers-in-4-months-1787961 |title=Jammu And Kashmir Directs JKSSB To Recruit 2154 Teachers In 4 Months |website=ndtv.com |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

==Background==
The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board is the only constitutional body to conduct all the entrance examinations for all the non-gazette vacancies in the UT. Its headquarters are located in the Ram Bagh area of [[Srinagar]] city, 190009. The agency is headed by its chairman, who is responsible for the recruitment process, JKSSB policy formulation, and its implementation. The agency chairman and other members are appointed by the [[lieutenant governor]]. The LG has the right to determine the number of members as well as the members of the commission and their terms of service.

== Members==
The commission consists of five members, including a chairman who holds different positions for specific roles.<ref>{{cite web |title=JAMMU AND KASHMIR SERVICE SELECTION BOARD {{!}} Main Page |url=https://jkssb.nic.in/ |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Position
|-
| Indu Kanwal Chib, JKAS || Chairman
|-
| Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, JKAS || Member
|-
| Peerzada Zahoor Ahmad, JKAS || Member
|-
| Amit Vermani, JKAS || Member
|-
| Atul Kumar, JKAS || Member
|}

==References==
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[[Category:State agencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board - Revision history

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