SSC STENO GRADE C & D NOTIFICATION 2023 OUT: APPLY BY 23RD AUG 2023

Updated On : 03 Aug, 2023

SSC STENO RECRUITMENT 2023:

SSC Steno Grade C & D Notification 2023 has been issued by the Staff Selection Commission on 2nd August 2023. The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, NonGazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’ (Group ‘C’) in various Ministries/Departments/Organizations including their Attached offices, Subordinate offices and Statutory bodies of the Government of India located in various States and Union Territories.

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the same by visiting the official website of the SSC from 2nd of August to 23rd of August 2023. Through SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Recruitment 2023, 1207 vacant seats are going to be filled. Read this article carefully to know about SSC Steno exam details and SSC Steno recruitment details.

SSC STENOGRAPHER UPDATES 2023:

Exam Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission
Post	Stenographer Grade C (Group B, Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade D (Group C)
Application Date	2nd August to 23rd August 2023
Application Fee	INR 100/-
Application Mode	Online
Selection Process	Computer Based Exam Skill Test Document Verification
Official website	Click here
SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Exam Notification 2023
SSC Steno Application Form 2023	SSC Steno Apply Link 2023

SSC STENO IMPORTANT DATES 2023:

Event	Date
Notification Issued	2nd August 2023
Application Started	2nd August 2023
Last date to Apply	23rd August 2023 (23:00 hours)
Last date and time for receipt of online applications	23rd August 2023 (23:00 hours)
Last date and time for making online fee payment	23rd August 2023 (23:00 hours)
Date for Application Form Correction Window and online payment of Correction Charges	24th to 25th August 2023 (23:00 hours)
Schedule of Computer Based Examination	October, 2023

SSC STENO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) 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.

Age Limit

Post	Age Limit
Stenographer Grade C	18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2023, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1993 and not later than 01.08.2005 are eligible to apply.
Stenographer Grade D	18 to 27 years as on 01.08.2023, i.e., Candidates born not before 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2005 are eligible to apply.

To check the relaxation in age as per the categories tabulated below”-

Category	Relaxation in age
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
PWD (UR)	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

Educational Qualification

To fill out the application form candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University as on 23.08.2023. To know the detailed information, you can check the official notification.

SSC STENO APPLICATION PROCESS 2023:

Candidates can apply for this examination through Online Mode. In case you are facing any trouble in filling out the application form, then you can follow these steps to resolve your problem:

Visit the official website of the Commission.
On the homepage you have to opt for Apply tab. After clicking on the tab a new screen will appear where you have to select Steno C & D.
A link with the title “Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D' Examination, 2023” appears on the screen.
Now, fill in the required details for the registration process.
Your ID and Password will be sent after the registration process to your registered email address.
Login on the portal with your ID and Password.
Fill in the details which are needed.
Upload your documents in the needed format and size.
Submit your application fee as per your category.
Take a printout of your application form for future reference.

Application Fee

Application fee for the different categories participating in the exam are as follows:

Category	Application Fee
Gen/ OBC	INR 100
SC/ST/PWD/Ex.-servicemen/Female	Exempted

SSC STENO SELECTION PROCESS 2023:

1. Computer-Based Test

The exam will exclusively consist of Objective Type Multiple Choice questions. The questions will be printed in both English and Hindi.
For each incorrect response, 0.25 points will be deducted. Candidates are recommended to keep this in mind when they answer the questions.
General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and English Language and Comprehension will be the topics of the questions.
Candidates must finish the exam in 2 hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for scribe candidates).

2. Skill Test

Candidates who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination will be required to take the Stenography Skill Test. Candidates will be given one dictation for ten minutes in English or Hindi (as specified in the online Application Form) at a speed of 100 words per minute (w.p.m.) for Stenographer Grade "C" and 80 w.p.m. for Stenographer Grade "D." The matter will have to be transcribed on computer.

3. Document Verification

All the candidates qualified for Document Verification are required to appear for Document Verification along with the photocopies and original documents

SSC STENO EXAM PATTERN:

Written Examination Pattern

The exam will be conducted in both medium Hindi as well as English.
Every question carries 1 mark each and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
This examination will be held in Online Mode only, which is Objective Type in nature.

The pattern of the examination is tabulated below:

Subject	No. of Ques.	Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50	2 Hours
General Awareness	50	50
English Language and Comprehension	100	100
Total	200	200	120 Min.

Skill Test in Stenography Pattern

Post	Language of Skill Test	Time Duration (in minutes)	Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates eligible for scribe
Stenographer Grade ‘D’	English	50	70
Stenographer Grade ‘D’	Hindi	65	90
Stenographer Grade ‘C’	English	40	55
Stenographer Grade ‘C’	Hindi	55	75

MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS

Category	Percentage
UR	30%
OBC/EWS	25%
SC/ST	20%

SSC STENO SYLLABUS 2023:

Subject	Syllabus
General Intelligence & Reasoning	It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal 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 etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.
General Awareness	Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test the knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
English Language & Comprehension	In addition to the testing of candidates' understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc., his/ her writing ability would also be tested.

SSC STENO VACANCY DETAILS 2023:

Grade-wise vacancy is tabulated below for your reference.

Post name	Vacancy
SSC Steno Grade C	93
SSC Steno Grade D	1114
Total	1207

SSC STENO SALARY:

Salary of these posts are mentioned-below:

Specification	Grade C	Grade D
Pay Scale	INR 9,300- 34,800	INR 5,200-20,200
Pay Band	INR 4,200/4,600( Grade 2)	INR 2,400 (Grade 1)

POST:

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 >Candidate’s Corner>Tentative Vacancy).

POST:

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 >Candidate’s Corner>Tentative Vacancy).