The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade 'C' (Group 'B', Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade 'D' (Group 'C') for various Ministries/Departments/Organizations in the Government of India. Only those candidates who have skills in stenography are eligible to apply.
SSC Stenographer Exam Scheme and Syllabus
The details of the Computer Based Examination are mentioned below:
Part |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Total Duration |
I |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7 (a) and 7 (b) above) |
II |
General Awareness |
50 |
50 |
III |
English Language and Comprehension |
100 |
100 |
- Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
- There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
- Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide Notice No: 1-1/2018-P&P-I dated 07- 02-2019 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
Skill Test in Stenography
The candidates who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination will be required to appear in the Skill Test for Stenography. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English or Hindi (as opted by the candidates in the online Application Form) at the speed of 100 words per minute (w.p.m.) for the post of Stenographer Grade 'C' and 80 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade 'D'. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer. The transcription time is as follows:
Post |
Language of Skill Test |
Time Duration (in minutes) |
Time Duration (in minutes) scribe as per Notification |
Stenographer Grade D |
English |
50 |
70 |
Stenographer Grade D |
Hindi |
65 |
90 |
Stenographer Grade C |
English |
40 |
55 |
Stenographer Grade C |
Hindi |
55 |
75 |