SSC HQ Consultant Recruitment 2026 for Retired Central Government OfficersOut

• Applicants must have retired from a Central Government Ministry or Department as Section Officer or an equivalent officer in Pay Level 10 of the 7th CPC pay matrix.
• Retired officers belonging to Central Secretariat Services will receive preference.
• The notice does not prescribe a specific academic qualification.

• Download the official circular and use the application pro forma in Annexure-I.
• Enter personal details, contact information, educational qualifications and government service particulars, including employment history.
• Affix a recent passport-size photograph and complete the declaration with your signature, place and date.
• Attach the service certificate, Last Pay Certificate (LPC), Pension Payment Order (PPO) and other necessary supporting documents.
• Forward the application to the Under Secretary (Estt.), Staff Selection Commission (HQs), Room No. 712, 7th Floor, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
• Ensure that the application reaches the office within one month of publication of the advertisement on the Commission’s website.

About the engagement

The Staff Selection Commission has issued circular No. A-12035/1/2026-Estt. (Comp. No. 15264), dated 02.11.2026, for engaging one retired Central Government officer as Consultant. The posting is at SSC headquarters in New Delhi, and the work covers establishment, administrative and finance matters.

This is a temporary contractual assignment rather than a regular appointment. The selected officer will have no entitlement to seek regularisation in any post in the Commission. The initial engagement is for one year. An extension of another year is possible depending on the Commission’s requirement and satisfactory performance, up to the age of 65 years.

Who is eligible

Applicants must have retired from a Central Government Ministry or Department as Section Officer or from an equivalent post in Pay Level 10 under the 7th CPC. Retired officers from Central Secretariat Services will be preferred. The applicant’s age must not exceed 64 years on the closing date for receipt of applications.

Preparing and sending the application

• Use the prescribed Annexure-I form included with the circular.
• Fill in personal and contact details, educational qualifications, dates of joining and retirement, the last designation held, pay particulars and employment history.
• Affix a recent passport-size photograph and sign the declaration, adding the place and date.
• Enclose copies of the service certificate, LPC and PPO, along with the necessary supporting documents. Additional information supporting suitability may be supplied on a separate sheet if needed.
• Forward the completed application to the Under Secretary (Estt.), SSC (HQs), Room No. 712, 7th Floor, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

Deadline and service conditions

The application must reach the Commission within one month of the advertisement’s publication on its website. The circular states a relative deadline, not a fixed calendar closing date. Working hours will follow Central Government orders. Monthly remuneration will be governed by the Department of Expenditure’s OM No. 3-25/2020-E-III/A dated 09.12.2020; no fixed amount is quoted in the circular.