The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced that it will begin publicly sharing specific personal and examination details of candidates who appeared in the final stage of recruitment examinations but were not recommended for appointment. The initiative is part of a government directive aimed at creating a pool of employable candidates that public sector undertakings (PSUs), autonomous bodies, and other agencies can access for future recruitment.
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The decision will be implemented starting from examinations whose final results are declared in November 2024 and onwards. The information will be arranged in roll number order and hosted on the Commission’s website. This data may also be linked to a centralised recruitment portal, the government plans to develop.
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According to the official statement, the Commission will not be responsible for the accuracy of the details submitted by candidates. It will be the responsibility of the hiring organisations, such as PSUs or autonomous institutions, to verify and authenticate candidate information at their end before proceeding with any recruitment.
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The move is aligned with Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) guidelines issued in June 2016 and is intended to streamline the process of identifying qualified candidates who narrowly missed selection in SSC-conducted recruitment exams.
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Select information to be disclosed publicly
For candidates who opt into the disclosure scheme, SSC will make the following details publicly accessible: name, father’s or husband’s name, date of birth, category (General/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PH/Minority), gender, educational qualifications, total marks obtained, rank, complete address, and email ID.
The scheme, however, will only cover those non-recommended candidates who participated in the final stage of the recruitment examination and will be limited to a number not exceeding twice the number of notified vacancies in each examination.
Opt-out provision for candidates
At the time of filling their application form, candidates will have the option to opt out of the disclosure scheme. Only those who do not opt out will have their data published. The disclosed information will remain publicly available for a period of one year from the date of disclosure.
Certain exams excluded from scheme
SSC clarified that the disclosure scheme will not apply to Selection Posts Examinations. Additionally, candidates whose information is published are advised to retain their application forms and other examination-related documents for at least three years, in case they are considered by other recruiting agencies later.
