Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Information regarding Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and its functions

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is one of Central Government Staff Recruitment Bodies. Here is a brief detail of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), its history, functions and details of the exams conducted by it.

Setting up of the Commission

In 1967 the Estimates Committee of Parliament recommended setting up a selection commission for recruiting to lower categories of posts in Central government. Accordingly, The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) was made to look after this work. In 1977 this was renamed Staff Selection Commission.

Functions of SSC

It holds competitive examination for recruitment to the following posts:-

1. The posts of LDCs in the various Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India including those participating in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service/Indian Foreign Service(B), Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service and the Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service.

2. The posts of Divisional Accountants, Auditors and Accountants under the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India and other Accounts Departments and Upper Division Clerks in Attached and Subordinate Office of the Government of India.

3. The posts of Grade ‘C’ and Grade ‘D’ Stenographers of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent Grades of Indian Foreign Service(B), Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service and to the posts of Stenographers in other Departments including Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India not participating in the aforesaid Services.


4. The posts of 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 Customs Houses, Assistant Enforcement Officers in Directorate of Enforcement, Grade II of the Delhi Administration Subordinate Services.

5. The posts of Assistants in the various Ministries/Departments including Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Government of India including those participating in the Central Secretariat Service /IFS(B)/Railway Board Secretariat Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service.

6. The posts of sub inspectors in Delhi Police, Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Police Organisations.

It also holds department examination for serving employees to the following posts
1. Promotion from Group ‘D’ to LDC Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service(B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service.
2. Promotion from Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Stenographers Grade ‘C’ of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service(B)/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service.
3. Promotion from LDC to UDC Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent/ Indian Foreign Service(B)/ Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Forces Headquarter Clerical Service.

It conducts periodical Typewriting Test in English and Hindi.

It also conducts examinations/selections for recruitment to all Group ‘B” posts which are in the pay scale of the maximum of which is below Rs. 10,500/- and all Group ‘C’ non-technical posts in the Ministries/Departments of the Government from time to time.

The various departments include the C.A.G and its Accountant-General offices, Election Commission & Central Vigilance Commission.

The commission will conduct examinations based on the vacancies arising on regional basis. As far as possible the successful candidates will be posted to their home state/ region. For this purpose SSC has 9 regional offices located as shown below.

No, Region, Location, Jurisdiction, Website address

1, Central Region(CR),Allahabad,UP Bihar,http://www.ssc-cr.org/,

2, Eastern Region(ER),Kolkata,West Bengal,Orissa,Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand,http://sscer.org/


3, Northern Region(NR), New Delhi, Delhi Rajasthan & Uttarakhand,

4, Western Region(WR), Mumbai, Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu,

5, Southern Region(SR), Chennai, Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, http://sscsr.gov.in/,

6, Kerala-Karnataka Region(KKR), Bangalore, Karnataka Kerala & Lakshadweep,

7, North Eastern Region (NER), Guwahati, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura, http://sscner.org.in/,

8, Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR), Raipur, Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh, http://sscmpr.org/,

9, North-Western Sub-Region (NWR), Chandigarh, J & K Himachal Pradesh, Haryana Punjab&Chandigarh, http://www.sscnwr.gov.in/

These offices receive and process the applications of various exams. They send admit cards conduct interviews/ PETs at the regional HQ or in cities within the region.

Examination & Syllabus

The examinations are conducted in the following levels

Combined Matric Level Examination
Combined Graduate Level Examination
Section Officer (Commercial)
Section Officer (Audit)
Junior Translator (CSOL)
Junior Engineer (CPWD)
Investigator (NSSO)
Central Police Organisations (S.I) Examination
Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise Depts) Examination

The details are available in this web page http://ssc.nic.in/exams_syllabus.htm