About SSC

Staff Selection Commission

This article is all about SSC. In this article, students will get to know about all crucial information like what is SSC?, ssc exams, major ssc functions and many more.

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What is SSC?

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organization under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinate Offices. SSC is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which consists of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations. The Chairman post of (DopT) is equivalent to the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India

Foundation of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was laid by The Estimates Committee of the Parliament, because in its 47th Report (1967-68), Committee recommended the setting up of a Service Selection Commission for conducting examinations for recruitment to lower categories of posts. The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, on 4 November 1975 Government of India constituted a commission called Subordinate Service Commission. On 26 September 1977, Subordinate Services Commission was renamed as Staff Selection Commission.

Staff Selection Commission’s headquarter is located at New Delhi. .At present SSC has seven Regional offices at Allahabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Bangalore and two Sub- Regional offices at Raipur(MP and CG) and Chandigarh in order to conduct its exams smoothly. 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

Important Exams conducted by SSC

currently SSC functions as an autonomous body that is mainly engaged in conducting examinations to recruits various services and posts in the SSC departments, organizations. There are more than 20 types of jobs varies from group B to group C(non-technical). Its Eligibility criteria also vary according to the post. Physical fitness and measurement are also required for some posts like the Sub-Inspector and Narcotics department. Below are SSC Exams:

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination(SSC CGL)

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam (SSC CHSL)

Junior Engineer

Hindi Translator

SSC GD Constable

SSC Multitasking

Scientific Assistant Post

Selection Post

Central Police Organization

Stenographer

Major Functions of SSC:

To conduct recruitment for the Group "B" posts in the Ministries/ Departments of the Govt. of India and their subordinate offices and for all non-technical Group "C" posts in the Ministries or Departments of Govt. of India and their subordinate offices

To conduct exams and interviews for the posts within its purview

To conduct departmental exams related to promotion from a lower division to upper divisions

To conduct periodical typewriting tests in Hindi and English

To perform other functions entrusted to it by the Central Govt. from time to time