SSC stenographer Exam 2022
Stenographer Grade “C? & “D? Examination, 2022
SSC STENOGRAPHER
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?)
Number of Vacancies : yet to be declared
COMPUTER BASED
EXAMINATION
SKILL TEST
? Vacancies will be determined in due course. Updated vacancy
position will be uploaded on the website of the Commission from
time to time (https://ssc.nic.in)
IMPORTANT DATES
ONLINE APPLICATIONS:
Dates for submission of online applications: 20th August to 5th September 2022
Last date and time for online application submission : 5th September (2300 hours)
Last date and time for online fee payment : 6th September (2300 hours)
OFFLINE FEE PAYMENT:
Last date and time for generation of offline Challan : 5th September 2022 (2300 hours)
Last date for payment through Challan (during Working hours of Bank) : 6th September 2022
Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges:
7th September 2022 (2300 hours)
Computer Based Examination: November 2022
I. NATIONALITY:
A candidate must be either -
a. a Citizen of India or
b. a subject of Nepal or
c. a subject of Bhutan or
d. a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
in India
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, 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, provided that a candidate belonging
to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been
issued by the Government of India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a
certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
S.No. Category Age Relaxation
1. Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2. Other Backward Classes 3 years
3. PwD (Unreserved) 10 years
4. PwD (OBC) 13 years
5. PwD (SC/ ST) 15 years
II. AGE LIMIT.
Stenographer Grade “C” 18 to 30 years as on 01.01.2022, i.e., candidates born not before
02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.2004 are eligible to apply.
Stenographer Grade “D?: 18 to 27 years as on 01.01.2022, i.e., Candidates born not before
02.01.1995 and not later than 01.01.2004 are eligible to apply
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
S.No. Category Age Relaxation
6. Ex-Servicemen 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the
actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application.
7. Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any
foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence
thereof
3 years
8. Defence Personnel disabled (SC/ST) 8 years
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group “C? posts only
9. 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
10. Central Govt. Civilian Employees(SC/ ST) Up to 45 years of age
11. Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are
not remarried
Up to 35 years of age
12. Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are
not remarried (SC/ ST )
Up to 40 years of age
III. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (As on 05.09.2022):
? Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a
recognized Board or University.
? All candidates who are declared qualified in the Computer Based Examination and
the Skill Test will be required to produce all the relevant Certificates in original on or
before 05.09.2022.
? Candidates who have not acquired the essential qualification as on 05.09.2022 will
not be eligible and need not apply.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
All degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education
by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be
Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National
Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of
employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the
Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission.
IMPORTANT-As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette
on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy,
architecture and physiotherapy etc are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode.
However, pursuant to the Hon?ble Supreme Court Order dated 11- 03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No.
382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/ diploma in Engineering
awarded by IGNOU to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid,
wherever applicable.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EXAM PATTERN
SECTION TOTAL NO. OF
QUESTIONS
MAXIMUM
MARKS
TOTAL DURATION
2 Hours
1. General
Intelligence/Reasoning 50 50
2. General Awareness 50 50
3.English Language and
Comprehension 100 100
TOTAL 200 200
a. Computer Based Examination
EXAM PATTERN
POST LANGUAGE OF
SKILL TEST
LANGUAGE OF
SKILL TEST
Time Duration (in minutes) for the
candidates eligible for scribe as per
Para-7 (a) and 7 (b) above
1. STENOGRAPHER
GRADE”D” ENGLISH 50 70
2. STENOGRAPHER
GRADE”D” HINDI 65 90
3. STENOGRAPHER
GRADE”C” ENGLISH 40 55
4. STENOGRAPHER
GRADE”C” HINDI 55 75
b. SKILL TEST
IN case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both
arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate.
In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe will be
available on production of a certificate at the time of examination to the effect.
MARKING SCHEME
B.SKILL TEST:
? 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.
? The Skill Test will be held at the Commission?s Regional Offices or at other Centre(s) as may be decided by
the Commission
A.COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION:
? 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..
? There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking in the Examination. No correspondence in this
regard shall be entertained.
HOW TO APPLY
FOR DETAILED APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
https://ssc.nic.in/SSCFileServer/PortalManagement/UploadedFiles/notice_Steno_20
082022.pdf
A. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission Headquarters. (i.e.
https://ssc.nic.in)
ALL THE BEST !
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