Staff Selection Commission

Staff Selection Commission
कर्मचारी चयन आयोग
AbbreviationSSC
PredecessorSubordinate Services Commission
Formation4 November 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-04)
TypeGovernment
Purposeto recruit personnel for Group C (Non-technical) and Group B (Non-Gazetted) posts.
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Location
Region served
India
ServicesGroup B and C Services in India
Chairman
Rakesh Ranjan, IAS
Parent organization
Department of Personnel and Training
Budget
426.72 crore (US$51 million) (2021-22)[1]
Staff
541[1]
Websitessc.gov.in

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organisation under the Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various ministries and departments of the government of India and in subordinate offices and agencies.

This commission 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. His post is equivalent to the level of additional secretary to the government of India.[2]

The SSC decided to conduct the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff examination in 13 Indian languages, which are Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri), Marathi, Odia and Punjabi, in addition to Hindi and English, out of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic, for the first time in January 2023.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Annual Report 2021-22 (PDF). Staff Selection Commission. p. 23. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Background of Commission" (PDF). ssc.gov.in. Staff Selection Commission. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh lauds SSC for deciding to conduct the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff examination 2022 in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English for the first time". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "হিন্দি অমসুং ইংলিসকী মথক্তা অহানবা ওইনা লম-লমগী লোন ১৩দা মল্তি-তাস্কিং(নন-তেক্নিকেল) স্তাফ এজামিনেসন ২০২২ পাংথোক্নবা ৱারেপ লৌখিবগীদমক য়ুনিয়ন মিনিস্তর দোক্তর জিতেন্দ্র সিংহনা এস.এস.সি থাগৎখ্রে". pib.gov.in (in Manipuri). Retrieved 23 January 2023.