Who Recruits for What: A Map of Government Recruitment Bodies in India

Government recruitment in India is not run by one office. Dozens of bodies advertise separately, each on its own website and calendar. This page maps the main ones so you know where a given kind of post comes from.

Central recruitment bodies

Body	What it recruits for	Typical exams
UPSC	Higher civil services and Group A and B posts in central ministries, plus defence officer entries	Civil Services, Engineering Services, CDS, NDA, CAPF
SSC	Group B and C staff in central ministries and departments	CGL, CHSL, MTS, CPO, GD Constable, JE, Stenographer
Railway Recruitment Boards	Technical and non-technical staff of Indian Railways	NTPC, Group D, ALP, JE, Paramedical
IBPS	Officers and clerks for public sector and regional rural banks	PO, Clerk, SO, RRB Officer and Office Assistant
SBI and RBI	Their own officers and staff, recruited separately from IBPS	SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant
Defence and paramilitary	Armed forces and central police forces, through their own boards and through UPSC and SSC	Agniveer entries, technical entries, CAPF
PSUs and research bodies	Engineers, scientists and executives in public sector companies and organisations such as ISRO and DRDO	GATE-based hiring and organisation-specific tests

State recruitment bodies

Body	What it recruits for
State Public Service Commissions	State civil services and gazetted posts in state departments
State subordinate or staff selection boards	Clerical, technical and other non-gazetted state posts
State police recruitment boards	Constables, sub-inspectors and related posts
Teacher recruitment boards and eligibility tests	School teachers, through state TETs and recruitment exams; CTET is the central equivalent
High courts and district courts	Judicial services and court staff
State power, transport and other corporations	Engineers and staff, usually through their own notifications

Entrance exams are separate

Bodies such as the National Testing Agency conduct entrance and eligibility tests for admission and fellowships. These lead to seats and eligibility, not directly to jobs. Their counselling schedules are tracked under admissions and counselling updates.

How to use this map

Pick the two or three bodies whose posts match your qualification and age.
Learn their usual calendar; most repeat every year.
Check one consolidated list weekly instead of every website daily. All of the above appear in the latest government job notifications.
After applying, follow the same body through admit cards, answer keys and results.

Private sector openings follow no such structure; they are listed separately under private jobs.