1. SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualifications:
• The minimum Educational Qualification required by an aspirant is to be at least a 12th pass from a recognized Board or University.
• Citizen of India/subject to Bhutan or Nepal or Tibetan/ Burma /Sri Lanka/ Pakistan/East African Countries who relocate to India with the intention of permanently settling in India before 1st January 1962.
• A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-27years to be eligible for SSC Stenographer 2019 exam.
Age Relaxation:
| Category | Age Relaxation | Category | Age Relaxation |
| ST, SC | 5 years | Widows/Divorced Women (SC/ST) | Up to the age of 40 years |
| OBC | 3 years | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (General ) | 3 years |
| PH/PWD | 10 years | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (OBC) | 6 years |
| PH and OBC | 13 years | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (SC/ST) | 8 years |
| PH and SC/ST | 15 years | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed
Forces (General ) | Up to age of 45 years |
| Ex-Servicemen belonging to General Category | 3 years | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed
Forces (OBC) | Up to the age of 48 years |
| Ex-servicemen belonging to OBC Category | 6 years | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed
Forces (SC/ST) | Up to age of 50 years |
| Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST Category | 8 years | Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India
(General ) | 3 years |
| Jammu & Kashmir Domiciled (General Category) | 5 years | Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India
(OBC) | 3 years |
| Jammu & Kashmir Domiciled (OBC) | 8 years | Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India
(SC/ST) | 3 years |
| Jammu & Kashmir Domiciled (SC/ST) | 10 years | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General) who have given not less than
3 years regular & continuous duty as on crucial date | Up to the age of 40 years |
| Widows/Divorced Women (Unreserved/General ) | Up to age of 35 years | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC) who have given not less than 3
years regular & continuous duty as on crucial date | Up to age of 43 years |
| Widows/Divorced Women (OBC) | Up to the age of 38 years | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC / ST) who have given not less than
3 years regular & continuous duty as on crucial date | Up to the age of 45 years |
2. SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern
The SSC Stenographer Grade C and D examination is conducted in 2 different phases. The first phase is an Online Exam consisting of Multiple Choice Questions and the second phase is the Skill Test conducted by SSC.
Paper - 1: Online Multiple Choice Examination:
|
Subject Details |
No. of Questions |
No. of Marks |
Duration |
|
General Intelligence (Reasoning Questions) |
50 |
50 |
2 Hours (2 Hours and 40 minutes for VH/OH) |
|
General Awareness |
50 |
50 |
|
|
English Language and Comprehension |
100 |
100 |
|
|
|
200 |
200 |
|
Important Points:
Paper - 2: Skill Test:
Candidates will be shortlisted for the skill test on the basis of their performance in the Computer Based Examination.
|
Skill Test |
Stenographer
Grade C |
Stenographer
Grade D |
|
Speed |
100 words per minute |
80 words per minute |
|
Time to transcribe the dictation |
50 min (English) |
40 min (English) |
|
65 min (Hindi) |
55 min (Hindi) |
3. SSC Stenographer Syllabus
General Intelligence & | General Knowledge & | English Language |
Analogies Similarities and Differences • Arithmetical Reasoning • Space Visualization • Analysis • Judgement • Non-Verbal Series • Arithmetical Number Series • Decision Making Visual • Memory • Discriminating Observation • Relationship Concepts • Verbal and Figure Classification • Problem Solving | • Indian History – Indian Independence Movement, Mughal Empire, etc. • Indian Geography – Soil in India, Indian Crops, Farming and Irrigation in India, Indian Rivers, etc. • Indian Polity Indian Constitution & Scientific Research India and world • Economics Scenes • Art and Culture • Countries, Currencies, and Capitals • Awards and Honors/Books and Authors • Government Policies and Schemes Indian Economy • Events and affairs of National and International Importance • Days and Events Science and Technology Indian Neighboring countries • Sports | • Basic English Grammar & sentence structure. • Active and Passive Voice. • Direct and Indirect Speech. • Parts of Speech – Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Preposition, Conjunction, etc. • Articles/Spellings. • Cloze Test. • Fill in the Blanks. • Sentence Correction. • Phrases and Idioms. • Spotting Errors. • Phrase Replacement. • Comprehension Reading. • Para jumbles. • Antonyms and Synonyms |
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