Mohammad.Fahim at 04:58, 4 January 2026

2026-01-04T04:58:18Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{short description|Indian government body}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Goa Public Service Commission
| native_name =
| native_name_a = {{lang|hi|गोंय लोक सेवा आयोग}}
| native_name_r =
| type = [[Constitutional body]]
| seal =
| seal_width =
| seal_caption =
| logo =
| logo_width =
| logo_caption =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| formed = {{Start date|df=yes|1988|05|30}}
| preceding1 = Governor Of Goa
| preceding2 =
| dissolved =
| superseding1 =
| superseding2 = 
| jurisdiction = [[Goa]]
| headquarters = EDC House, Dada Vaidya Road, [[Panaji]], [[Goa]]
| coordinates = {{coord|15.4954|73.8248|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| motto =
| employees =
| budget =
| chief1_name = Jose Manuel Noronha
| chief1_position = Chairman
| keydocument1 = 
| website = {{URL|gpsc.goa.gov.in}}
}}
The '''Goa Public Service Commission''' ('''GPSC''') is a [[constitutional body]] of the government of [[Goa]], India, responsible for recruiting through standardized examinations candidates for various state government jobs under the [[Government of Goa]]. It deals with matters relating to the appointment, rules of recruitment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary action of government officials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/quality-of-education-not-keeping-up-with-required-standards-noronha/ |title=Quality of education not keeping up with required standards: Noronha |website=navhindtimes.in |publisher=[[The Navhind Times]] |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202457/http://www.navhindtimes.in/quality-of-education-not-keeping-up-with-required-standards-noronha/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/1718/1718-20-SII-OG-0.pdf. |title=OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA |website=goaprintingpress.gov.in |publisher=[[Government of Goa]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/only-5-candidates-clear-gpsc-test/articleshow/57484081.cms |title=Only 5 candidates clear GPSC test |date=6 March 2017 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916173447/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/only-5-candidates-clear-gpsc-test/articleshow/57484081.cms |archive-date=2017-09-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> It reports directly to the [[Governor of Goa]].

The chairman and other members are appointed by the [[Governor of Goa]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} In 2018, Jose Manuel Noronha was the chairman,<ref>{{cite news |title=GSPCB's Noronha at helm of Goa public service commission - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSPCBs-Noronha-at-helm-of-Goa-public-service-commission/articleshow/51265623.cms |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160728/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSPCBs-Noronha-at-helm-of-Goa-public-service-commission/articleshow/51265623.cms |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ameya Abhayankar was secretary<ref>{{cite news |title=Abhyankar appointed as GPSC secy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/abhyankar-appointed-as-gpsc-secy/articleshow/60520279.cms|date=15 September 2017|access-date=14 September 2019|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> and Seema V. Malkarnekar the deputy-secretary.

== History ==

After Goa became a [[Union territory]] in 1962,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962 {{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-twelfth-amendment-act-196 |website=www.india.gov.in |language=en |publisher=[[India.gov.in]] |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105162009/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-twelfth-amendment-act-196 |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Union Public Service Commission]] was responsible for civil service recruitment and other service-related matters. When Goa became a [[State of India]] in 1987,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987 {{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-fifty-sixth-amendment-act-1987 |website=www.india.gov.in |access-date=3 November 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104170227/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-fifty-sixth-amendment-act-1987 |archive-date=2018-11-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> it became entitled to its own [[Public Service Commissions in India|Public Service Commission]]. The Goa Public Service Commission was set up on 30 May 1988.<ref>Notification no.13/54/88-PER-117 w.e.f 30 May 1988</ref> The first chairman was [[J C Almeida|J.C. Almeida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gpsc.goa.gov.in/formerchairmen.php|title=Former Chairmen|publisher=Goa Public Service Commission|accessdate=30 November 2022|archive-date=16 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716142144/https://gpsc.goa.gov.in/formerchairmen.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Goa Human Rights Commission]]
*[[Goa State Information Commission]]
* [[Public service commissions in India|List of Public service commissions in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Standardized tests in India}}
{{Public Service Commissions in India}}
{{Public Services of India}}
{{Indian military academies and colleges}}
{{Government of India |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:1988 establishments in Goa]]
[[Category:State public service commissions of India]]
[[Category:State agencies of Goa]]
[[Category:Government of Goa]]

Goa Public Service Commission - Revision history

Mohammad.Fahim at 04:58, 4 January 2026