CORE RPSC: Constitutional Recruitment Commission
Rajasthan Public Service Commission is the state's central recruitment and advisory body for civil services. It came into existence on 22 December 1949, and its headquarters at Ajmer makes the commission a distinct Rajasthan institution rather than a Jaipur secretariat department. Article 315 permits a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each State; Article 316 deals with appointment and term of the chairman and members; Article 320 lists recruitment functions and consultation duties. In Rajasthan administration this makes the commission relevant to competitive examinations, departmental promotions, service rules, disciplinary matters affecting a person serving under the state, and the annual report submitted to the Governor. The commission is not a court and not a department: it is a constitutional advisory body whose recommendations influence appointments and service administration while final executive orders remain with the competent government authority. RPSC's 1949 origin also explains why older state-service questions link Ajmer, the Governor, Article 315 and Article 320 together. The commission's independence is institutional, not absolute. The chairman and members are appointed by the Governor, removal is governed through constitutional safeguards, and the annual report is placed before the Governor for legislative accountability. Article 316 fixes the six-year-or-age-62 outer limit for a State commission member's term; Article 317 places removal and suspension behind a Supreme Court reference route; Article 319 restricts later employment; and Article 323 requires commission reports to be laid before the Legislature through the Governor. In service matters the administration may prescribe exceptions by regulations, but the constitutional design keeps recruitment advice away from day-to-day ministerial control. Ajmer also matters administratively because candidates, departments and service records interact with a commission located outside the political capital. The commission also stands between recruitment rules and department-specific vacancies: departments send requisitions, the commission frames selection methods, and final appointment orders move back through government channels. This separation reduces patronage risk in state services and gives Rajasthan a single constitutional forum for recruitment advice.