Current Context : Rakesh Ranjan has been appointed as Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
- He is a 1992 batch IAS officer from Manipur Cadre.
ABOUT SSC :
- It 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.
- It recruits personnel for Group C (Non-technical) and Group B (Non-Gazetted) posts.
- It is an executive body.
- Established on 4 November 1975.