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 

(c) a subject of Bhutan, 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:

  1. Visit the official website of the Commission.

  2. 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. 

  3. A link with the title “Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D' Examination, 2023” appears on the screen.

  4. Now, fill in the required details for the registration process.

  5. Your ID and Password will be sent after the registration process to your registered email address.

  6. Login on the portal with your ID and Password.

  7. Fill in the details which are needed.

  8. Upload your documents in the needed format and size.

  9. Submit your application fee as per your category.

  10. 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).

SSC STENO SALARY:

Salary of these posts (as per the previous year record )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)

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