Present Pattern of Civil Services Examination · Part 2

in terms of the provisions of the Government of India Act, and with its coming into effect on 1st April, , the Public Service Commission became the Federal Public Service Commission. With the inauguration of the Constitution of India in January , , the Federal Public Service Commission came to be known as the Union Public Service Commission, and the Chairman and Members of the Federal Public Service Commission became Chairman and Members of the Union Public Service Commission by virtue of Clause ( ) of Article of the Constitution. Organization and Powers The Union Public Service Commission is a Constitutional Body established under Article of the Constitution of India. The Commission consists of a Chairman and ten Members. The Mandate of Union Public Service Commission Under Article and of the Constitution of India, includes: Union Public Service Commission is a Constitutional Body, which has been mandated the responsibilities are as follows: Making recruitment by conduct of competitive examinations, selection through ( interviews, Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion and transfer-on-deputation, Advising the Government on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to various services, Framing and amendment of Recruitment Rules, disciplinary cases relating to various Civil Services, Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra-ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc, Advising the Government on any matter referred to the Commission by the President of India and on the request of the Governor of a State, to serve all or any of the needs of a State relating to recruitment, with the approval of the President. In order to fulfill its Constitutional obligations, the Commission is supported by Officers/Staff broadly known as Secretariat of the Commission, headed by the Secretary. The Administrative Branch of the Commission is entrusted with the functions of administering the Secretariat of the Commission as well as looking after the personal matters of Hon’ble Chairman/ Hon’ble Members and other Officers/ Staff of the Commission.