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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
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Promotion from Group D to LDC Grade, |
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Promotion from LDC to UDC Grade and |
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Promotion from Stenographers Grade D to Stenographers Grade
C besides holding Periodical Typewriting Tests in English & Hindi. |
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:
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S.No. |
Region |
Location |
Jurisdiction |
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Central Region |
Allahabad |
UP, Uttaranchal, Bihar & Jharkhand |
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Eastern Region |
Kolkata |
West Bengal, Orissa, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands |
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Northern Region |
New Delhi |
Delhi & Rajasthan |
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Western Region |
Mumbai |
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli,
Daman & Diu |
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Southern Region |
Chennai |
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry |
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Kerala-Karnataka Region |
Bangalore |
Karnataka, Kerala & Lakshadweep |
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North-Eastern Region |
Guwahati |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura |
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Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region |
Raipur |
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh |
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North-Western Sub-Region |
Chandigarh |
J & K, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab &
Chandigarh |
Examination Centres for North-Eastern Region
(varying from exam to exam)
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Slno. |
State |
Examination
Centre |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
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Assam |
Guwahati,
Dibrugarh , Silchar |
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3. |
Meghalaya |
Shillong
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4. |
Manipur |
Imphal |
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5. |
Mizoram |
Aizwal
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6. |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
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7. |
Tripura |
Agartala
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