About Ssc
The Staff Selection Commission now makes recruitment to Group B (Non-Gazetted) and non-technical group 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.
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 Commissions 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.