Vacancy Count

Eligibility

• Stenographer Grade 'C'
•  Minimum: 18 years
•  Maximum: 30 years
•  i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1990 and not later than 01-08-2002 (both dates inclusive)
  
  
• Stenographer Grade 'D'
•  Minimum: 18 years
•  Maximum: 27 years
•  i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1993 and not later than 01-08-2002 (both dates inclusive)
  
  
• Relaxation of Upper age limit : for Grade 'C' & Grade 'D'
  

  Category	Age relaxation
  SC/ST	05 years
  OBC	03 years
  PwD (Unreversed)	10 years
  PwD (OBC)	13 years
  PwD (SC/ST)	15 years
  Ex-Servicemen (ESM):	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application.
  Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	03 years
  Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	08 years
  Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts only
  Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications	Up to 40 years of age
  Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST)	Up to 45 years of age
  Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
  Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST )	Up to 40 years of age

• Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University

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• A candidate must be either -
• • a Citizen of India, or
  • a subject of Nepal, or
  • a subject of Bhutan, or
  • a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January,1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

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Pattern

The SSC Stenographer exam is conducted in two tiers:
• Tier - I  Computer-based test
• Tier - II Shorthand skill test

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• Tier - I Computer-based test
  • ↪ The Computer Based Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
    
    

    Part	Subject	T.Ques	Max. Marks	Duration
    I	General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50	2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for PWD candidates
    II	General Awareness	25	25
    III	English Language and Comprehension	100	100
    	Total	200	200

  • ↪ There will be 1 mark is alloted for each correct answer.
  • ↪ There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

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• Tier - II Shorthand skill test
  • ↪  Shorthand skill test conducted on both paper and computer. The candidates will be dictated a passage which they have to note down on paper and then transcribe it on a computer. The language of the dictation can either be Hindi or English as chosen by the candidate while filling the application form. Failing to fill the language of dictation, the candidates will then have to take the skill test in English.
    
    
  • ↪ The Dictation for the candidates will be as per the following speeds:
    

    Grade/Post	Speed (words per minute)	Duration
    Stenographer Grade ‘C’	100 w.p.m	10 mins
    Stenographer Grade ‘D’	80 w.p.m	10 mins

  • ↪ After taking the notes on the paper the candidates will then have to transcribe the passage on the computer. The time allotted for transcribing is given in the table below:

    Post	Language	Time Duration (in minutes)	Time for (Candidates With a scribe) (in minutes)
    Stenographer Grade ‘C’	English	40	55
    Stenographer Grade ‘C’	Hindi	55	75
    Stenographer Grade ‘D’	English	50	70
    Stenographer Grade ‘D’	Hindi	65	90

    ↪ Candidates who opt to take the Stenography Test in Hindi will be required to learn English Stenography and vice versa after their appointment, failing which their probation may not be cleared by appointing departments. Candidates have to work as English/ Hindi stenographers as per the functional requirement of the User Office irrespective of the medium of Skill Test of candidate during the examination.

Syllabus

• Tier - I Computer-based test

  • English Language & Comprehension	Spot the error Fill in the blanks Synonyms Antonyms Sentence structure Sentence correction English writing ability Spelling/detecting mis-spelt words Idioms & Phrases One word substitution Improvement of sentences Comprehension Passage
    General Intelligence and Reasoning	It would include questions of both verbal and nonverbal type. The test will include questions on: Analogies Similarities and Differences Space Visualization Problem Solving Analysis Judgment Decision Making Visual Memory Discriminating Observation Relationship Concepts Arithmetical Reasoning Verbal and Figure Classification Arithmetical Number Series Non-verbal Series
    General Awareness	The test will also include questions relating to India and its Neighboring countries especially: Sport History Culture Geography Economic scene General Polity including Indian Constitution Scientific Research

  • ↪ For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the Paper

• Tier - II Shorthand skill test
  
  •  The Paper will be set in Hindi, English and in other languages mentioned below, to test basic language skills commensurate with the educational qualification prescribed for the post. Candidates will be required to write one short essay/ letter