The Goa Public Service Commission is a constitutional body of the government of the Indian state of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...

, with responsibility for selection and examination of

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employees. The

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is required to consult it on matters relating to the appointment, rules of recruitment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary action of civil servants. It reports directly to the

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. The chairman and other members are appointed by the

. In 2018, Jose Manuel Noronha was the chairman, Ameya Abhayankar was secretary and Seema V. Malkarnekar the deputy-secretary.

History

After Goa became a Union territory in 1962, the

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was responsible for civil service recruitment and other service-related matters. When Goa became a

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in 1987, it became entitled to have its own

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. The Goa Public Service Commission was set up on 30 May 1988. The first chairman was J.C. Almeida.

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{{Government of India , state=collapsed 1988 establishments in Goa State public service commissions of India State agencies of Goa Government of Goa

History

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