State Act

The West Bengal Staff Selection Commission Act, 2011

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (Repealing) Act, 2017 (West Bengal Act XXIII of 2017); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

6. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force and subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), it shall be duty of the Commission to select persons for direct recruitment to such categories of posts and services in the State Government establishments as may be prescribed: Provided that for selection of persons for appointment to the posts and services, the Commission shall be aided by two persons nominated by the concerned appointing authorities at the stage of interview. (2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to perform such other functions as the State Government may, by notification, specify. These types of functions may include Departmental Examinations for promotion, if any, to the categories of posts for which Commission makes the recruitment, periodical typing test in English and Bengali on computer and advice the State Government on such matter as may be referred to it. (3) Nothing in this section shall apply to direct recruitments to the posts or services, which are— (a) required to be made through the Public Service Commission, West Bengal; (b) filled up from the candidates belonging to the exempted categories which has been declared or is declared by the State Government by notification issued in exercise of the power conferred by section 3 of the West Bengal Regulation of Recruitment in State Government Establishments and Establishments of Public Undertaking, Statutory Bodies, Government Companies and Local Authorities Act, 1999; (c) excluded from the purview of this Act by the State Government by notifications.