Drop in recruitments in 2016-17 against 2015-16: Govt in RS

New Delhi: There was a decrease in job recruitments done by UPSC, SSC and by Railway Recruitment Board in 2016-17 as against that in 2015-16, the government said on Thursday.

A total of 1,00,933 candidates were recommended for government jobs in 2016-17, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in the Rajya Sabha.

Of them, 5,735 were through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), 68,880 through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and 26,318 through RRB or Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs), he said.

A total of 1,11,807 candidates, or 10,874 more, were recommended by these recruitment agencies during 2015-16, according to the minister's reply.

Of these candidates, the UPSC recommended 6,866, SSC finalised 25,138 and RRB/RRCs recommended 79,803 candidates, he said.

A total of 1,13,524 people were selected by these organisations-- 8,272 by the UPSC, 58,066 by SSC and 47,186 by RRB/RRCs-- in 2014-15, the minister said.

These figures do not include recruitments made by the state governments, banks, other financial institutions, universities, central public sector enterprises, statutory/ autonomous bodies and directly by the ministries/departments without going through the UPSC/SSC, Singh said.