Introduction:

The Staff Selection Commission is functioning under the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India. Initially known as Subordinate Services Commission, it was set up on 1 July 1976, primarily to make recruitment on zonal basis for non-technical Group C posts under the Central Government, except the post for which recruitment was made by Railway Service Commission and the industrial establishments.

Functions of the Staff Selection Commission have been further widened and now it carries out recruitment for Group B and Group C posts under the Central Government. The Commission thus recruits the major work force for the Central Government, including the Central Para-military Forces.

Organization

The Commission comprises of a Chairman, 2 Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations.
The Headquarters of the Commission is at New Delhi.

Presently the Commission is chaired by Shri RAKESH RANJAN, IAS.

Members of the Commission are:

1. Shri. RAJIV SRIVASTAVA
2. Shri. ASHOK KUMAR

Shri. Mohan Lal Hirwal is the Controller of Examinations.

For the smooth conduct of its activities, the Commission has nine Regional/Sub-Regional Offices headed by Regional Directors / Deputy Directors.

Jurisdiction of various Regional/Sub Regional Offices is as under:

Sl.No.	Region	Date of Establishment	Location	Jurisdiction
1	Karnataka –Kerala Region	01.03.1990	Bangalore	Karnataka, Kerala & Lakshadweep
2	Southern Region	14.11.1977	Chennai	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
3	Northern Region	26.09.1979	New Delhi	Delhi & Rajasthan
4	Eastern Region	27.12.1977	Kolkata	West Bengal, Odisha, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
5	Central Region	31.12.1977	Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & Jarkhand
6	Western Region	10.01.1978	Mumbai	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
7	North-Eastern Region	07.02.1981	Guwahati	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura
8	Madhya Pradesh Sub Region	01.01.1980	Raipur	Madhya Pradesh & Chhatisgarh
9	North-Western Sub- Region	16.11.1996	Chandigarh	J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab & Chandigarh

Functions

The main functions are to conduct examinations, skill test and document verification, wherever required, for recruitment to the posts within the Commission’s purview. Examinations are held as far as possible at different centres and successful candidates posted, to the extent possible, to their home state/region.

The basic tenets of the Commission - are Impartiality, Objectivity and Suitability. These are sought to be achieved by means of objective and impartial selection of candidates through properly devised examination procedures.



Examinations are held on all India basis, broadly include Open Competitive Examinations for recruitment to the following posts in the various Ministries/ Departments and Attached Offices of the Government of India:

1. Lower Division Clerks, Stenographers Grade D and Grade C ;
2. Assistants/Assistant Section Officer
3. Inspectors of Central Excise in different Collectorates of Central Excise, Inspectors of Income Tax in different charges of the Commissioners of Income Tax, Preventive Officers and Examiners in different Custom Houses, Assistant Enforcement Officers in Directorate of Enforcement;
4. Sub Inspectors in Delhi Police, Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Police Organisations;
5. Divisional Accountants, Auditors and Accountants in the office of Comptroller & Auditor General of India and other Accounts Departments, Upper Division Clerks in various Attached and Subordinate Offices of Government of India.

In addition to the above, Departmental Examinations are also held for:

1. Promotion from Group D to LDC grade
2. Promotion from LDC to UDC grade
3. Promotion from Stenographer Grade D to Stenographer Grade C.
4. Periodical Typewriting tests in English & Hindi.