Staff Selection Commission of India has increased the vacancy for SSC Stenographer Group 'C' 2017-18. Vacancy has now been Decreased to 1473. earlier the vacancy was 1705.

The Application Fee for SSC Stenographer 2018 is Rs. 100/- that needs to be paid for every candidate applying for this exam.Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen category as well as female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee for SSC Stenographer 2018.

SSC will be releasing SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2018 with the official notification. If we look into the last years' vacancy for SSC Stenographer Exam, we see that for Stenographer Grade D, the total number of vacancy announced is 1276. For Stenographer Grade C the total number of vacancy announced is 429. The Vacancy is expected to be same as of this year as well.

Let's have a look at the previous year SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2018.

SSC Stenographer 2018 will be conducted at various centres all across the country. The Exam Centre is allotted as per the choice filled up by a candidate while filling out his/her SSC Stenographer 2018 form. The Skill Test will also be conducted at various centres all across the country.

Staff Selection Commission conduct an All India Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’(Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’(Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted). Since the SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' is comprised of 2 different levels, we must deal with their syllabus independently.

SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' Tier-1 Pattern

This is an objective exam which will be conducted online. There are 3 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' 2018.

Date of Computer Based Examination: 01-02-2019 to 06-02-2019

The subject-wise details are given below:

Important Points:

• There is negative marking in SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' 2018 Tier 1 Exam. 
• Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a penalty of 0.25 marks in all sections
• The exam duration is 2 hours 40 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.
• The questions except in Part III will be set both in English & Hindi.
• Normalization: Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit.

  Skill Test in Stenography for Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' 2018

  Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Written Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will only be called for the Skill Test. It may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Written Examination.
  
  The skill test will be of qualifying nature.The candidates will have to appear for the stenography test. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 100 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 only. The evaluation of transcription will be done electronically only. The transcription time is as follows:-
  
  

   

  S. No.	Post Name	Language Of Skill Test	Duration
  1	Stenographer Grade ‘D’	English	50 min
  2		Hindi	65 min
  3	Stenographer Grade ‘C'	English	40 min
  4		Hindi	55 min

   

  Note: 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.
  

   

  3. Document Verification:
  Candidates will be required to produce all documents in original for verification at the time of document verification. And Detailed options for various posts and Departments will be taken from candidates either online or at the time of document verification.
  
  Final Selection for SSC Stenographer Grade C & D -> Final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments will be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination and the preference of Posts/ Departments exercised by them at the time of Document Verification (DV).
  
  
  Important Points:
  

  • If the candidates do not indicate the medium of stenography test in the Application Form, the Commission will consider English as the medium of stenography test for such candidates.
  • There is no exemption from skill test for any category of candidates.
  • Candidates who opt to take the Stenography Test in Hindi will be required to learn English Stenography and vice versa after their appointment.
  • VH candidates will be required to transcribe the matter in 75 minutes for English Shorthand or in 100 minutes for Hindi Shorthand for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ and in 70 minutes for English Shorthand test and in 95 minutes for Hindi Shorthand test for the post of Stenographer Grade‘C’.
  • The skill test will be held at the Commission’s Regional/Sub Regional Offices or at other Centres as may be decided by the Commission.
  • Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test will be sent by the concerned Regional/Sub Regional Offices of the Commission to the candidates called for the Skill Test.

To ace SSC Stenographer 2018, it is important to know the detailed SSC Stenographer Syllabus. General Awareness, General Intelligence/Reasoning and English Language are the three major sections a candidate need to be proficient in for Paper-1 of SSC Stenographer 2018 Exam. For Paper-2, i.e. skill sets, you have to write dictated words:

• 80 words per minute (w.p.m.) for the post of Stenographer Grade D and
• 100 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade C.

This is to be done both on computer and on paper.

Stenographer Grade ‘C’:  [Candidates born on or after 02-01-1989 and born before or on 01-01-2001]

• Minimum Age: 18 years
• Maximum Age: 30 years  

Stenographer Grade ‘D’: [Candidates born on or after 02-01-1992 and born before or on 01-01-2001]

• Minimum Age: 18 years
• Maximum Age: 27 years  

Age will be calculated as on 01-01-2019.

Age Relaxation:

Educational Qualification: 

Candidate must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognized Board or University.

Note: Only those candidates who have required skills in stenography are eligible to apply.

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will be releasing the schedule & Admit Card of Written exam for the post of Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D' 2018. Admit Card will be first released for the Written Exam. Candidates who qualify the Written Exam will be allowed to appear for the Skill Test. Admit Card for Skill Test will be released by SSC only for those candidates who have successfully qualified the Written Exam.

Download SSC Stenographer Admit card

SSC Stenographer Result will be first declared for the Written exam. Candidataes who clear the written exam will be eligible for Skill Test. The Result for Skill Test will be declared after the same has been conducted by Staff Selection Commission of India.

Know more about SSC Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ 2018 Result

The Cut-Off for SSC Stenographer 2018 will be declared once the result for the same has been announced by Staff Selection Commission of India. To get an insight into the upcoming SSC Stenographer Cut-Off 2018, let's have a look at the previous year cut-off for the exam.

Candidates shortlisted for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 8469

Candidates shortlisted for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 15004

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