The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC)^[1][2][3] is a Group 'C' civil service recruitment body for Bihar Police created by an Act of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The commission's purpose is to select applicants in various government departments for Group 'C' staff jobs in the Bihar Police Through Competitive Examination according to the merits of the applicants and the rules of reservations.^[4]

Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) Bill was passed in Bihar State Assembly on 31 March 2016. The Government created the commission in order to handle the recruitment of subordinate staff of only those departments where the recruits covered are required to abide by certain physical fitness norms and also have to wear prescribed uniforms. These recruitment were previously being handled by Staff Selection Commission which was heavily burdened. Large scale vacancies in various government departments prompted the government to bring in BPSSC bill.^[5]

In March 2017 Home Department of Bihar Government issued order filling up the positions of Chairman, Member Secretary and Members of the commission. Sunit Kumar was appointed as the first Chairman of the commission.^[6]

BPSSC is a Five-member body, including chairman. The Chairman should be DG or ADG rank officer from the police department (Retired or Serving officer). The commission also includes one Member Secretary and three Members. While manning BPSSC, mandatory representation has to be given to scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) categories.^[7]

Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission is tasked with recruitment of Group C staff of Bihar Government where the recruits covered are required to abide by certain physical fitness norms and also have to wear prescribed uniforms. The departments concerned for recruitment by the commission are police, jail, forest and excise etc. Government posts with grade pay of Rs 4,200 are recruited through the commission. These posts include sub-inspector (SI) of Police, company commander (home guards), fire station officer, assistant jail superintendent, sub-inspector excise and sub-Inspector Rank officers of other departments like transport & vigilance. ^[8]

• K.S. Dwivedi (1984 batch IPS officer. Rtd.) - Chairman
• Sri Suresh prasad Chaudhary - Member
• Sri Pankaj Sinha- Member Secretary
• Praveen Kumar (Joint Secretary Transport, Patna) - Member

• Union Public Service Commission
• Bihar Public Service Commission

v t e State agencies of Bihar
Executive	Bihar Police Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission Bihar Public Service Commission Bihar School Examination Board Bihar State Information Commission Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited Bihar State Road Development Corporation Bihar State Road Transport Corporation Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. Bihar State Shia Wakf Board Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Central Selection Board of Constable North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited Patna Regional Development Authority State Mahadalit Commission, Bihar South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
Legislative	Bihar Legislature Bihar Legislative Assembly Bihar Legislative Council
Judicial	Patna High Court