Brief History

* The Estimates Committee of Parliament, in its 47th Report (1967-68), recommended the setting up of a Services Selection Commission for conducting examinations to recruit staffs for central government departments.
* Government of India decided to constitute a Subordinate Services Commission under an Executive Resolution in November, 1975 .
* It was renamed as Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on September 26, 1977.
Main Function of SSC

The Staff Selection Commission now makes recruitment to Group B (Non-Gazetted) and non-technical group ‘C’ posts in the Ministries/ Departments, attached and subordinate offices of the Government of India; the C&AG and its Accountant-General offices, Election Commission & Central Vigilance Commission.
 

INTRODUCTION

The main responsibility of the Staff Selection Commission is to make recruitment to Group C (non-technical) & Group B (non-gazetted- both technical & non-technical) posts in departments of Government of India, its attached & subordinate offices except those for which recruitment is made by the Railway Recruitment Boards & Industrial Establishments.

The Staff Selection Commission is also assigned the task of conducting Departmental Examinations for

The Staff Selection Commission has a nationwide network of 9 Regional/Sub-regional Offices located at Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi & Sub-regional offices located at Chandigarh & Raipur.

Main responsibilities of Staff Selection Commission's Regional/Sub-regional Offices include, inter alia, implementing the policies & programmes of the Commission, supervising & overseeing its field operations, liaisoning & establishing rapport with State Governments & their Departments, making arrangements for impartial & smooth conduct of examinations, assisting Interview Boards & servicing the Examination Centres within their area of jurisdiction.

During 2005-2006, the Commission conducted 8 all-India open examinations & 3 Departmental Examinations.

During 2005-2006, 15.7 lakhs candidates applied for the 8 all-India Open Examinations, 22968 applied for Selection Posts & 3275 applied for Departmental Examinations, conducted by the SSC. The Commission organized its major examinations through a network of 90 Examination Centres at 766 venues.

During 2005-2006, the Commission nominated 3374 candidates for appointment to various posts through all-India open examinations, & 133 candidates were nominated against selection posts.

Organizational Structure

The SSC is headed by a Chairman with 2 Members & a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations.

Regional Network

The SSC has nine Regional/Sub-Regional Offices in different parts of the country. These Regional/Sub-Regional Offices are responsible for receipt & processing of applications for various examinations, issue of admit cards to the candidates, conducting the Interviews/PETs (wherever required) either at the Regional Headquarters or other major cities within the regions.

The jurisdiction of the various Regional/Sub-Regional Offices is as under:

Examination Centres for North-Eastern  Region (varying from exam to exam)