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{{short description|State government agency}}
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Gurpartap Singh Mann
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Kaur Sandhu (Bubbu Tir)
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Shivinder Singh Mann
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The '''Punjab Public Service Commission''' ('''PPSC'''),<ref name="UPSC 2017">{{cite web | title=State Public Service Commissions | website=UPSC | date=2017-06-29 | url=https://www.upsc.gov.in/external-links/state-public-service-commissions | access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> formerly the '''Joint Public Service Commission''', is a [[government agency]] of the state of [[Punjab]], India, established under [[Article 315 of the Constitution of India|Article 315]] of the [[Constitution of India]], to select candidates for various state government jobs through [[Competitive examination|competitive examinations]].<ref name="News18 2012">{{cite web | title=Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) | website=News18 | date=2012-07-16 | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/punjab-public-service-commission-ppsc-488088.html | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref><ref name="District Patiala, Government of Punjab 2018">{{cite web | title=Punjab Public Service Commission H.O., Patiala - India | website=District Patiala, Government of Punjab | date=2018-03-20 | url=https://patiala.nic.in/punjab-public-service-commission-h-o-patiala/ | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

==History ==
Punjab Public Service Commission was originally formed as '''Joint Public Service Commission''' at [[Lahore]] on 1 May 1937 before [[Partition of India]]. It was functioning under [[Khyber Pass]] and [[Yamuna River]] near [[Delhi]]. After British ended its [[British raj|governance]] in the country, the two newly independent countries India and Pakistan were born. In February, 1948, the two countries revised their provisions at [[Shimla]] that led the Punjab Public Service Commission to came into existence extending over the province of [[East Punjab]]. India, later merged Punjab and [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] that made the government to shift the commission to
[[Patiala]] on 1 November 1956.<ref name="News18 2012"/> The commission was working under PEPSU's jurisdiction. But on 1 November 1966, its territorial jurisdiction was decreased due to the formation of the States of [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] and Indian-based commission came into existence by splitting the earlier formed commission in two constitutional bodies; one in India and another in Pakistan.<ref name="Welcome to Punjab Public Service Commission">{{cite web | website=Welcome to Punjab Public Service Commission | url=https://ppsc.gov.in/index.aspx?page=7&tabid=3&tablinkid=7 |title=History| access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

==Functions and responsibilities==
The commission is performing various roles as amended in Article 320 of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name="Indian Kanoon">{{cite web | title=Article 320(1) in The Constitution Of India 1949 | website=Indian Kanoon | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1168774/ | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
*To conduct competitive and civil examinations under its present jurisdiction.
* To conducting screening test of the selected candidates.
*To frame and operate schemes as amended in the state public service commission Article, 320 under the supervision of [[Union Public Service Commission]], if state requests.
*To make appointments to state civil services.
*To check the suitability of the candidates when promoting and transferring them from one service to another.<ref name="Indian Kanoon1">{{cite web | title=Article 320 in The Constitution Of India 1949 | website=Indian Kanoon | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1723820/ | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref><ref name="Punjab Public Service Commission">{{cite web | website=Welcome to Punjab Public Service Commission | url=https://ppsc.gov.in/index.aspx?page=10&tabid=3&tablinkid=10 |title=Regulations| access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

==Administration Profile==
The state chief Secretary prepares the list of members and send it to state governor for their final appointments. State public service commission consists various members with different designations to perform their duties.<ref name="Pioneer 2020">{{cite web | last=Pioneer | first=The | title=Punjab Guv administers oath to 6 PPSC members | website=The Pioneer | date=2020-02-14 | url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/punjab-guv-administers-oath-to-6-ppsc-members.html | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Designation
|-
| Jatinder Aulakh || Chairman
|-
| Amar Partap Singh Virk || n/a
|-
| Gurpartap Singh Mann|| Member
|-
| Kaur Sandhu (Bubbu Tir) || Member
|-
| Mohali SAS nagar || Member
|-
| lok Nath Angra || n/a
|-
| Dr. Neelam Grewal || Member
|-
| Supreet Ghuman || n/a
|}

==Commission censorship==
In 2018, the selection process of the commission-members triggered controversies when [[News media]] reported questions raised by the leaders. The selection panel was cited arbitrary and possible political links behind the criteria for choosing members of the Punjab Public Service Commission.<ref name="Kaur 2018">{{cite web | last=Kaur | first=Sukhdeep | title=Who is on PPSC member list? Sons of farmer union leader, Preneet’s friend | website=Hindustan Times | date=2018-01-25 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/who-is-on-ppsc-member-list-sons-of-farmer-union-leader-preneet-s-friend/story-DHkZDi7IbKGO7ALaxx5YXL.html | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref><ref name="Tribuneindia News Service 2018">{{cite web | title=Govt names PPSC members, Khaira calls it arbitrary | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-02-23 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/govt-names-ppsc-members-khaira-calls-it-arbitrary-548233 | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref><ref name="Chhina 2018">{{cite web | last=Chhina | first=Man Aman Singh | title=Panel picks names for PPSC members, info commissioners; LoP records dissent | website=The Indian Express | date=2018-02-23 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/chandigarh/punjab-panel-ppsc-sukhpal-khaira-information-commissioners-lop-records-5074656/ | access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Punjab Public Service Commission (Pakistan)]]
* [[Public service commissions in India|List of Public service commissions in India]]
* [[Punjab Educational Services]]

==References ==
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{{Standardized tests in India}}
{{Public Service Commissions in India}}
{{Public Services of India}}
{{Indian military academies and colleges}}
{{Government of India |state=collapsed}}
[[Category:1956 establishments in East Punjab]]
[[Category:Government of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:State civil services of India]]

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