SSC organizes Stenographer exam every year to fill the vacancies of Stenographer Grade C & D. This year, the notification has been released. In the below article, you can find all the details of important aspects in the below article.
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SSC Stenographer 2022 Notification
The official notification of SSC Stenographer has been released on August 20, 2022. If you have any doubt in any aspect of this job’s notification, please refer to this very notification PDF.
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SSC Stenographer 2022: Exam Summary
Aspirants will be recruited for Grade C & D Stenographer posts through CBT & Skill test. Below are the details:
| Exam Name | SSC Stenographer 2022 |
| Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Posts | Grade C & D Stenographers |
| Vacancies | To be notified |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Online Registration | 20th August to 05th September 2022 |
| Selection Process | Written Exam and Skill Test |
| Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
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SSC Stenographer 2022: Important Dates
As per the SSC Calendar, the important dates for this recruitment are below:
| Dates for submission of online applications | 20.08.2022 to 05.09.2022 |
| Last date and time for receipt of online applications | 05.09.2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date and time for generation of offline Challan | 05.09.2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date and time for making online fee payment | 06.09.2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) | 06.09.2022 |
| Date of „Window for Application Form Correction‟ and online payment of Correction Charges. | 07.09.2022 (2300 hours) |
| Schedule of Computer Based Examination | November, 2022 |
SSC Stenographer 2022: Vacancies
This year’s details are yet to be released. But to get an idea of how many vacancies will be released, have a look at the last year’s vacancies which were 1,705 in number. This year, the number of vacancies will be somewhere around the same number.
| Post Name | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | 1276 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | 429 |
| Total | 1705 |
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SSC Stenographer Online Application 2022
SSC will activate the online application link for this exam on August 20, 2022. Please apply as soon as possible and don’t delay. The last date for online application is September 5, 2022.
SSC Stenographer Application Fee 2022
The Application Fee for SSC Stenographer 2022 is Rs. 100/-(for General and OBC). Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen category as well as female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee for SSC Stenographer 2022.
SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria 2022
Educational Qualification
At least 12th pass from a recognized Board or University
Age Limit
SSC Stenographer Grade C: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-30 years to be eligible for SSC Stenographer 2022 Grade C Exam.
SSC Stenographer Grade D: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-27 years to be eligible for SSC Stenographer 2022 Grade D Exam.
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Age Relaxation
| Category | Upper Age Limit/Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
Please check other age relaxation details in the official notification.
SSC Stenographer 2022 Exam Pattern
The SSC Stenographer 2022 examination will be conducted in 2 different levels. The first level is Grade C and D exam that has MCQs and is conducted online. After this exam has been conducted, an exam to test your skill sets in various domains is conducted by SSC.
a) The details of Computer Based Examination for SSC Stenographer 2022 Grade C and D are mentioned below:
| Section Asked | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
| English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 100 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| Total Marks | 200 | 200 |
Total time alloted is 2 hours.
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Important Points:
a) Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice. Questions will be set in Hindi and English except for Part III.
There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the question.
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.
b) Skill Test in Stenography
Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will be called for the Skill Test. The commission may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Examination. The Skill Test will be of qualifying nature and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the Skill Test for different categories of candidates.
The candidates will have to appear for the Skill Test in Stenography. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English/ Hindi 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 a computer. The transcription time is as follows:
| Post | Language of Skill Test | Time Duration (in minutes) | Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates who are allowed use of scribe in the CBE (Para-7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | English | 50 | 70 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | Hindi | 65 | 90 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | English | 40 | 55 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | Hindi | 55 | 75 |
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 the candidate during the examination.
The skill test will be held at the Commission’s Regional/ Sub Regional Offices or at other Centre(s) 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.
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