Staff Selection Commission is an organization in India that is entrusted with the task of recruiting the non-gazetted officers for the central government in India.
Staff Selection Commission is an organization in India that is entrusted with the task of recruiting the non-gazetted officers for the central government in India. Every year staff selection commission of India recruits candidates to man a large number of posts vacant under government of India. Here we would like to deliberate on the background of Staff Selection of India. The staff selection commission was set up according to the recommendations of estimates committee of Parliament that advised that there should be a commission for the vacancy of lower division posts in the government of India. The administrative reforms commission of India also echoed similar inputs. In the light of this the government of India decided to set up a commission for the recruitment of class III and class IV posts. Honoring these recommendations the government of India did set up a Subordinate Services Commission. This commission came into existence in the year 1975 and later it was renamed to Staff Selection Commission.
The agency recruits officials of lower post of government of India. Posts like lower division clerk, upper division clerk, assistant grade and stenographers are filled by the examination conducted by the staff selection commission. For the sake of efficient administration the SSC has been divided into the nine regions.
Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Mohammad Ismat of Manipur, who weathered acute poverty and braved situations of insurgency and went on to top this year's All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE), says the word impossible does not cross his mind.
Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Manipuri boy Mohammad Ismat, who scored the highest marks in this year's All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE), says the word impossible does not cross his mind.
The results of Madhya Pradesh HSSC class 12 have been declared on May 28, Monday. The results are available on the websites www.mpresults.nic.in and www.mpbse.nic.in.
London, May 27 (ANI): Leanna Shuttleworth, who became the youngest British woman to scale Mount Everest this weekend, has opened up about how she had to climb past the dead mountaineers at the summit.
London, May 27 (ANI): Leanna Shuttleworth, who became the youngest British woman to scale Mount Everest this weekend, has opened up about how she had to climb past the dead mountaineers at the summit.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Women in the Indian armed forces will have to wait longer to get into combat roles. The defence ministry has said it has no proposal as of now, including recruiting women as fighter pilots, a distinction that even Pakistan has.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Seeking to woo business leaders, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his state has the right ingredients to invest and nurture business, and underlined factors such as skilled manpower, low employee attrition rate and a large consumer market in support of his contention.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments, and extended his invitation to business leaders to forge durable partnerships with the state.
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Kerala will launch the Emerging Kerala branding campaign in Mumbai next week to attract more business and investment to the state, an official said here Sunday.
Beijing, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese shares closed down Friday despite news of slowing inflation.
Beijing, May 9 (Xinhua-ANI): China's first deep-water drilling rig started operations in the South China Sea at 9:38:a.m. on Wednesday, marking "a substantial step" made by the country's deep-sea oil industry.
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has called for unilaterally abolishing the visa regime with India even if New Delhi "hesitates to reciprocate" the move.
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) There has been a whopping eight-fold increase in the number of applicants for the prestigious Staff Selection Commission examinations, from one million to nearly nine million in the past four years, a top official said here Tuesday.
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official.
Washington, April 19 (ANI): Researchers at UT Dallas have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy along with a team of officials will meet diplomats and business honchos in Delhi later this week
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Police's role often doesn't end with busting crime and jailing criminals. In a first of its kind initiative, Delhi Police has begun a coaching centre for students from economically weaker sections, particularly Muslims, to help them prepare for competitive examinations.
New Delhi, Mar.13 (ANI): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and UN Under Secretary General Helen Clark will visit India from March 14 to 17.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Stanford engineers have developed a wirelessly powered, self-propelled medical device that can propel itself through the blood stream to deliver drugs, perform diagnostics or microsurgeries.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Stanford engineers have developed a wirelessly powered, self-propelled medical device that can propel itself through the blood stream to deliver drugs, perform diagnostics or microsurgeries.
New Delhi, Nov 25(ANI): The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will be conducting examination for recruitment of Group 'B' Non-Gazetted and Group 'C' Non-Technical Personnel for the Central government.
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Former land speed record holder Craig Breedlove is eyeing breaking the 800 mph speed limit with the Bloodhound SSC in 2013.
Karachi, Oct 29(ANI): The Sindh High Court has provisionally allowed a Hindu student to appear in the forthcoming placement test for MBBS admission to the Dow University of Health Sciences.
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Space scientists are set to launch a balloon up to 130,000 feet with a one-ton instrument payload to measure gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar, the remains of a supernova explosion that lies 6,500 light years from Earth.
Sonepat (Haryana), Sep.10 (ANI): Public involvement in some key global issues and how the internet could be used more effectively in a changing global scenario was highlighted at an interaction of cyber experts at the Sonepat-based Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Distinguished scientist and chief Controller of Aero Programmes, DRDO, Delhi, Dr. Prahlada, has taken over as the Vice Chancellor of DIAT (Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Taking over as the 23rd Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on Sunday from Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said that the Indian Air Force is well poised on the path of transforming itself into a potent strategic force.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Air Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne on Sunday took over as the new Indian Air Force (IAF) chief from Air Chief Marshal PV Naik.
Washington, July 30 (ANI): A new design by a team of engineers from the University of Minnesota has improved the efficiency of solar cells.
Karachi, July 1(ANI): Former Pakistan cricketers and cricket administrators have welcomed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision of ending political interference in the functioning of member boards saying it is a positive sign for the country's future in the sport.
Puttaparthi (AP), June 28 (ANI): Sri Satya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) member V Srinivasan on Tuesday clarified the financial flow of the funds saying the Rs 35 lakh seized by police was given by devotees and handed over to a consultancy to build a memorial for Sai Baba.
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought eligible Indian graduates and post-graduates, both men and women, to join the force as commissioned officers in the branches of flying, engineering and ground duties on completion of their respective courses, commencing July 2012.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): The Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal NAK Browne, will be the next Chief of Air Staff on the retirement of Air Chief Marshal PV Naik on July 31.
Chennai, Mar 15 (ANI): Sindhuja Rajaraman, a 14-year old girl has become the world's youngest Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today said that terrorists are using the Internet as the most effective tool for recruiting youngsters and to carry out surveillance operations in the country.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday informed that the armed forces are at present facing a shortage of 15,004 officers, and added that several measures are being initiated to motivate the youth to make armed forces a preferable career option.
London, Mar 7 (ANI): The UK is soon to if a rocket powered British car can clock speeds of over 1,000mph.
Mumbai, Feb.10 (ANI): United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has arrived here on the final stop of his high-technology trade mission to India.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): In a significant development in the rapidly evolving e-waste recycling sector, former National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) President Kiran Karnik has joined the Attero Recycling Board as the first 'Independent Director' since the company's inception in 2008.
London, Jan 24 (ANI): With an aim to see if the sophisticated capabilities in today's phones will function in the most challenging environment known, British engineers are planning to put a mobile phone into space later this year.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Air Marshal DC Kumaria will take over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC) here on January 1, 2011.
Melbourne, Dec 14 (ANI): It may soon be possible for men with type 1 diabetes to use stem cells from their testicles to replace their damaged insulin-secreting beta islet cells, say US scientists.
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): A new study has suggested that men with type 1 diabetes may now be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue.
Chennai, Dec 3 (ANI): The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has said that the software industry would seek modifications in United Kingdom's norms prescribed for overseas software professionals.
New Delhi, Dec 1(ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said that no discernible decreasing trend in the number of officers in Army has been observed.
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Five Grand Challenges that, if addressed in the next decade, will deliver knowledge to enable sustainable development, poverty eradication, and environmental protection in the face of global change have been identified by the international scientific community.
Bangalore, Nov 10 (ANI): National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the premier organisation that represents and sets the tone for public policy for the Indian software industry, kicked off its 'Annual Product Conclave' here on Wednesday in an attempt to create a market for start-up companies to put forth their products.
New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI-Business Wire India): A recent in-depth independent study conducted by Iffort Consulting, a Noida-based leading web strategy and social media consulting firm, has described iXiGO.com as one of the fastest growing Indian brands on Facebook, through its fan page presence at http://www.facebook.com/ixigocom.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Sept.27 (ANI-Business Wire India): Pitney Bowes Software India, a subsidiary of the US-based Pitney Bowes Inc, a global technology company recognized as leader in innovation, recently won the very prestigious 'Diversity Impact Award' at the Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2010, held in Singapore.
New Delhi, Sept.13 (ANI): The Doha Round of Talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) s unlikely to happen in 2010 because of unwillingness of US to conclude the deal said Commerce Secretary Dr. Rahul Khullar on Monday.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI): National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) President Som Mittal on Wednesday said that India is likely to quadruple its industrial growth to 225 billion dollar by 2020.
New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved new symbol for the Indian Rupee to be used by all individuals/entities within and outside India after its incorporation in 'Unicode Standard', 'ISO/IEC 10646' and 'IS 13194'.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Som Mittal, the president of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on Friday criticized derogatory comments made by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer with regard to Indian companies operating abroad.
Islamabad, Aug 9(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reckons that India's strong batting line-up gave them a decisive edge in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that the recent pandemic-causing H1N1 flu virus used a new biochemical trick to spread efficiently in humans.
Colombo, July 29 (ANI): Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers taking part in the second cricket Test being played here, paid tribute and homage to former All Ceylon Cricketer Conroy Ievers Gunasekara, better known as C.I Gunasekara, who passed away today. He was 90.
London, July 20 (ANI): The Farnborough International Air Show has unveiled a model of the full length Bloodhound supersonic car.
Thiruvanthapuram, June 11 (ANI): Infosys Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Kris Gopalakrishnan expressed confidence that the growth in Information Technology industry has returned.
Bangalore, June 10 (ANI): Som Mittal, President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has said outsourcing business in India has witnessed more than nine times growth, from 1.6 billion dollars to 14.7 billion dollars in the last decade.
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the written part of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2010 held in February 2010.
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 5 (ANI): The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Foundation organised a 'CEO Volunteer Day' here on Saturday on the occasion of World Environment Day, where leaders from the IT industry planted saplings with under privileged children of Don Bosco Night Shelter Home for Boys.
London, Apr 10 (ANI): A group of well-known scientists has warned that the world needs a "barometer of life" for the prevention of ecosystems and species being lost forever.
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), May 17 (ANI): India on Monday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile, with a range of 2000 kilometers from the Wheelers Island off Orissa coast.
New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): Air Marshal Arup Raha on Thursday assumed the office of the Senior Air Staff Officer at Western Air Command in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Air Marshal Ajay Shriniwas Karnik will on April 1 take over as Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air Headquarters in RK Puram.
London, March 17 (ANI): Reports indicate that engineers designing the Bloodhound SSC, which is the world's fastest car, believe they now have a solution to keep the vehicle flat on the ground.
Gulmarg, Mar. 16 (ANI): Young and enthusiastic baseball players participated in a snow baseball championship held in picturesque Gulmarg from March 13 to March 15.
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Armed Forces are no more considered a viable career option and implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission to make the Services more attractive has not been able to reduce the shortage of 14,448 officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Mumbai, Jan 22(ANI): In a bid to de-stress the students, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is considering 'Best of the Five' as the criteria for the students aspiring admission in junior colleges.
Bangalore, Jan 13 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a series of rockets from its two launch centres between Thursday and Sunday to study Friday's solar eclipse and its after-effects.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has seen reduction in the numbers of pilots applying for early retirement.
Washington, December 2 (ANI): A new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has determined that rhino poaching is on the rise worldwide.
New Delhi, Nov 30(ANI): Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan took over as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on Monday.
London, November 24 (ANI): Reports indicate that the UK team aiming to smash its own land speed record by driving a car beyond 1,000 mph (1,610km/h) has settled on a final design for the vehicle.
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States should be seen as a landmark achievement in relations between the two countries, adding that once it becomes fully operational, it will open large commercial opportunities for US business.
London, November 11 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population.
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): India and Colombia have strongly pitched for the UN-sponsored Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism becoming a vital law enforcement instrument, believing that international joint counter-terrorism efforts will benefit as a result.
Jammu, Nov 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over the Services team, representing the armed forces, pulling out of the Ranji Trophy match in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, Nov 3 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday banned the Services team for pulling out of their Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, citing security reasons.
Bhopal, Oct. 10 (ANI): Indian wrestlers participating in the 54th National Wrestling championship are hoping to perform well at the forthcoming Asian Games.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Population control has become a big challenge to the Indian Government since independence. The governments, both at the state and central level have initiated many programmes to control the growing population.
London/Mumbai, Sept 15 (ANI/Business Wire India): Eagle Conferencing (www.eagleconferencing.in) today launched their charitable donation scheme in the UK for conference calls.
Islamabad, Sep.10 (ANI): At least eighteen Islamic seminaries in Islamabad have refused to register themselves with the government, claiming that they will cooperate only if they are contacted through the madrassah body, known as the Tanzeemul Madaris.
Lahore, Sep 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Government's ambitious plan of bringing the seminaries within the mainstream education has hit snag, at least for the time being, due to stubborn attitude of seminaries manipulators.
Guwahati, Aug 25 (ANI): In order to promote the unique Satriya classical dance form of Assam among the people of the state as well as at the national and international level, the Satriya Sangeet Charkha Kendra (SSCK) organised a cultural program in Jorhat recently.
New Delhi, Aug.24 (ANI): India's security concerns and defense requirements were the central theme of interactions between the Heads of various Missions and experts from different streams of life at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital on Monday.
Thimphu (Bhutan), Aug.23 (ANI):iLeading audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG has reportedly identified eleven keys areas in which India and Bhutan can cooperate.
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new method to directly convert male germ cells-spermatogonial stem cells, the precursors of sperm cells-into other cell types like tissues of the prostate, skin and uterus.
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Scientists are hopeful that future Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be powered by dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which appear to be an optimum energy harvesting source, and thus may lead to longer flight times without refuelling.
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Armed Forces is facing an acute shortage of nearly 15000 officers, specially at the level of captain, major and Lt Colonel who actually lead the soldiers in the field.
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Vitamin D, magnesium, and other nutrients may influence the risk and progression of cardiovascular disease, says a report.
London, July 11 (ANI): Scientists may have moved a step closer to developing a potential new treatment for diabetes, by finding that human liver cells can be transformed into something like the beta cells that produce insulin in a healthy pancreas.
London, July 11 (ANI): Scientists may have moved a step closer to developing a potential new treatment for diabetes, by finding that human liver cells can be transformed into something like the beta cells that produce insulin in a healthy pancreas.
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Union Government has made it mandatory to include at least one-woman member in the panel of selection boards and committees during the recruitment process.
London, July 2 (ANI): Researchers are developing a triple-engined supersonic car that will attempt to break the land speed record in 2011.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Air Marshal NAK Browne assumed the charge of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, the largest and the senior most operational command of the Indian Air Force, today.
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major on Wednesday said that permanent commission to women could be granted in other branches of the Indian Air Force, and their future in the armed forces is extremely bright.
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Joseph Abraham enjoyed a fine outing as he not only qualified for the World championship in Berlin but also won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles in the third round of the SS Music Indian Grand Prix athletics here Thursday.
The Indian Information Technology (IT) industry can face severe jolt if US senate passes the proposed US legislation to reform the H-1B a long-term visa and L-1 a relatively short-term visa issues to employees of foreign countries.
Washington, April 15 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have confirmed that the Neanderthals constituted three separate sub-groups, between which slight differences could be observed.
