The board is represented as Services in the National Games of India, Durand Cup, and multiple regional sports events.

The organization was first started as the Army Sports Control Board in March 1919, on the same lines as the ASCB in the United Kingdom.

The teams of Indian Armed Forces are selected by the SSCB (Services Sports Control Board).

[2] In 1947, the Chiefs of Staff Committee approved the reconstitution of the Services Sports Control Board.

[3] Commodore Varun Singh of the Indian Navy is the current serving secretary of the SSCB.