Under Article 320, the Commissions have the following functions:-

(1) To conduct examination for appointments to the services of the Union or the State;

(2) To assist the States in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment if two or more States request the Union Commission in his behalf;

(3) To advise the Union or State Government;

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(a) On all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts;

(b) On the principles to be followed in making appointment to civil services and civil posts and promotions, transfers, etc., from one service to another;

(c) On all disciplinary matters affecting Government servants of the Union or the States;

(d) On claims for costs of legal proceedings instituted against a Union official or a State official;

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(e) On claims for the award of pension in respect of injuries sustained by a Union official or a State official on duty ; and

(f) Any other matter specifically referred to it by the President or the Governor.

Under Article 321, the functions of the Union Commission or a State Commission may be extended by an Act made by Parliament or the Legislature of the State concerned.

Such an Act may also bring within the scope of the functions of the Commission matters connected with the services of public institutions such as local bodies or public corporations under the Union or State Government.

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This is important in view of the facts that as the activities of both the Union and the State Governments increase, more and more of public corporations and such other institutions are bound to be established involving the employment of an ever increasing number of officials.