The Public Service Commission ( ne, लोक सेवा आयोग) of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

was established on 15 June 1951. It is the main constitutional body involved in selecting meritorious candidates required by

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government. T ...

for Civil Service Vacancy. It is regarded as one of the most credible modes of recruitment. The

Constitution of Nepal Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( ne, नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the ...

has regarded the commission as an independent constitutional body.

Organization Setup

The Public Service Commission is overseen by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. As per Part 23 of the Constitution of Nepal (2072), the PSC consists of an acting Chairman and several further members. These are selected by the

President of Nepal The president of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको राष्ट्रपति, translit=Nēpālakō Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of Nepal and the commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Armed Forces. The president is indirectly elected ...

on the recommendation of the constitutional council. 50% of the members of this are appointed from the civil servants who have served for 20 or more than so in the field of the government sector. , the chairman of the PSC was Madhav Prasad Regmi, who was nominated for the post in 2021 .

Reports

The PSC annually submits a report of its work to the

. Further it is sent to legislative parliament for discussion. The commission submits an annual report on the work done by it to the president. The president places the report of the commission before the legislative parliament along with a

memorandum A memorandum ( : memoranda; abbr: memo; from the Latin ''memorandum'', "(that) which is to be remembered") is a written message that is typically used in a professional setting. Commonly abbreviated "memo," these messages are usually brief and ...

with regard to the cases where the advice of the commission was not accepted and the reasons for such non-acceptance.

References

{{Authority control Government agencies of Nepal National civil service commissions 1951 establishments in Nepal