The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is going to make big changes to make hiring people easier, with the goal of shortening the time it takes from announcing a job to actually hiring someone and making it easier for people all over the country to apply. According to Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the usual hiring time of 15 to 18 months has already been cut down to about 8 months, and they plan to make it even shorter. The minister shared this information in a written answer in the Rajya Sabha, pointing out that the government is focused on making hiring efficient, open, and fair for everyone.

One of the main things they are doing is switching completely from old-fashioned paper tests to computer-based tests. This change is expected to not only make grading faster and get results out sooner but also make things more open and easier to manage. Also, the SSC has cut down on the number of test stages, making the whole process shorter and simpler for those applying. Stopping essay-style papers in all tests, except for the Combined Hindi Translators Examination, is another important change meant to save time without hurting how well people are judged.

The government has also decided to stop doing interviews for SSC hiring. This choice is a big change in how people are evaluated, which fits with the wider idea of using fair, tech-based evaluations. Instead of interviews where opinions matter, there will now be a focus on normal testing methods like skill tests, which will be done all over India. Skill tests will allow everyone to be judged the same way, making sure people are rated on skills that matter for the jobs they want.

To make things even faster, the Ministries and Departments themselves, and not the SSC, will now check the documents of those who are chosen. Also, using e-Dossiers instead of paper ones will make the system for checking things before hiring more modern, reducing paper use and preventing delays. The government has also made the time for exam notices shorter, from about 45 days to roughly 21 days, allowing tests and the steps after them to move more quickly.

Another important move has been to increase how many times tests are given. With more test times available, more people can take the tests in a shorter amount of time, making sure the exams are done smoothly and efficiently. These actions, when combined, have greatly reduced the hiring time for different SSC exams from 15–18 months to around 6–10 months.

While leading a meeting at the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in North Block, Dr. Jitendra Singh commended the changes as part of the government’s wider plan to make governance better using technology. He mentioned that adding recruitment exams in 13 regional languages is another key accomplishment. Before, people could only take the exams in Hindi and English. The goal of adding more languages is to be more inclusive and give chances to people from different language backgrounds, which makes the exam system fairer and easier to use. Singh emphasized that this action shows the government’s promise to support regional variety and equality in hiring at the national level.

During the meeting, Singh also told officials to create clear rules and directions for doing tests on computers. The goal is to make sure everyone has an equal chance, no matter where they are or where they come from. This includes making sure the question papers, exam software, and monitoring methods are fair. He also ordered the creation of a “Single Job Application Portal” to make things easier for people looking for jobs. Right now, people often have to apply for different exams on different sites, which takes a lot of time and effort. A single system would not only save applicants time but also make things more efficient and avoid doing the same thing twice in the application process.

The changes, when looked at together, are one of the biggest overhauls of the SSC hiring system in recent times. Using digital technology, making exam stages simpler, adding more languages, and getting rid of interviews shows a clear move towards speed and openness. For people seeking jobs, especially the many young people hoping for government jobs, these changes should help by cutting down waiting times and making things easier to access.

Since the average hiring time is already down to eight months and could possibly be reduced even more, the SSC changes fit with the government’s idea of creating a hiring system that is quicker, fairer, and more open. By getting rid of old methods, cutting bureaucracy, and giving more chances to people in different languages, the changes show a strong push towards making public hiring more modern.