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What is Staff Selection Commission?



About Staff Selection Commission (SSC)




Nature: Government Organisation

Official website: https://ssc.nic.in/

SSC or Staff Selection Commission is a central staff recruiting agency. It recruits staffs of Group B, Group C and Group D categories under the Govt. of India. SSC is one of the two attached office (other is UPSC) under Department of Personal and Training (DoPT).



Background of Establishment of SSC


The Estimates Committee of the Parliament, in its 47th Report (1967-68), recommended the setting up of a Service Selection Commission for conducting examinations for recruitment to lower categories of posts. Further, the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), in its Report on Personnel Administration advocated pooling of the requirements of non-technical posts by different Departments and selection of personnel either by joint recruitment or through a recruitment board.



It was in pursuance of this recommendation that the Government of India decided to constitute a Commission vide Resolution.No. 46/1(S)/74-Estt.(B) dated the 4th November, 1975 constituted a Commission called the Subordinate Services Commission which has subsequently been re-designated as Staff Selection Commission effective from the 26th September, 1977.

Members of the SSC


The Staff Selection Commission comprises of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations who are appointed on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time. The Commission is provided such supporting staff as considered necessary by the Central Government.

Headquarter of SSC and its Regional/Sub-Regional Offices


The Staff Selection Commission has its Headquarter at New Delhi. For smooth conduct of examinations through a large network of examination Regional/Sub-Regional Offices situated in different parts of the country for the convenience of the candidates, the Commission has been provided with a Regional set-up. At present, there are seven Regional Offices at Allahabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Bangalore and two Sub-Regional Offices at Raipur and Chandigarh. Each Regional Office is headed by a Regional Director and each Sub-Regional office is headed by a Deputy Director.

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