SSC Stenographer 2024 Recruitment Exam: Notification, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus

Mohit Dhulia
Updated on March 11, 2024

The exam for SSC Stenographer Grade C & D is conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission) every year. The SSC Stenographer Grade C & D exam is conclusively known as the SSC Stenographer exam. Every year lakhs of students apply for this exam to get a government job. The most attractive thing about this exam is that it requires only Class XII qualification, unlike other government jobs.

After getting selected through the SSC Stenographer exam, eligible and qualified candidates will get recruited for Stenographer Grade C and Grade D (non-gazetted posts) under the various Ministries/ Organizations/ Departments of the Government of India. The application form for SSC Stenographer will be filled in virtually. This exam comprises two stages/ tiers i.e. Written test and Shorthand Skill Test. For more information and details about the SSC Steno exam, candidates can visit the official website of SSC i.e. www.ssc.nic.in

Table of Contents

SSC Stenographer 2024 Overview

Particulars	Details
Name of Examination	Staff Selection Commission Stenographer 2024
Acronym	SSC Stenographer 2024
Organized By	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Posts Offered	Grade C & D Stenographers
Eligibility Criteria	10+2 board from a recognized board/institute
Exam Level	National Level
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Examination	Offline (Written Test), Skill test
Examination Fee	100 for male candidates only (unreserved category)
Duration	Written Test: 2 hours Skill Test: 10 minutes
Selection Mode	Written Exam Skill Test
Official Website	ssc.nic.in

SSC Stenographer 2024 Important Dates

All the important dates for SSC Stenographer 2024 as per the SSC exam calendar is given below in the table:

Events	Dates
Notification for SSC Stenographer released on	To be notified later
Online Application/Registration starting date	To be notified later
Last date of submission of the online application form	To be notified later
Last Date of online fee payment	To be notified later
Last Date for the offline generation of Challan	To be notified later
Last Date to pay the offline fee through Challan	To be notified later
SSC Stenographer Tier-1 Exam Date	To be notified later
SSC Stenographer Tier-1 Answer key releasing date	To be notified later
Declaration date of Tier 1 Result	To be notified later
SSC Stenographer 2024 Tier 2 Exam Date	To be notified later
Declaration date of Tier 2 Result	To be notified later
Final result releasing date of SSC Stenographer 2024	To be notified later

SSC Stenographer 2024 Salary Detail

As per the SSC Notification, SSC Stenographer 2024 Pay Scale for Garde C and Grade D are as follows:

Grade C: INR 9300 – INR 34800.
Grade D: INR 5200- INR 20200.

Along with the basic salary the following allowances are given to the Stenographers:

House Rent Allowance (HRA)
Transport Allowance (TA)
Dearness Allowance (DA)

Specifications	Grade C (In Rs)	Grade D (In Rs)
Basic salary	14,500	7,600
Initial Salary	5,200	5,200
Pay Band	4,200 or 4,600 (Pay Grade 2)	2,400 (Pay grade 1)
Pay Scale	9,300-34,800	5,200-20,200

SSC Stenographer 2024 Vacancy Detail

The accurate no. of vacancies for the recruitment of SSC Stenographers for the year 2024 will be revealed soon after due course. But by knowing the no. the vacancies of previous year you may have an idea about the tentative vacancies. So here, we have given the vacancy details for 2018-19,2019-20 for SSC Stenographers.

SSC Stenographer (2019-20)

Post Name	Vacancy
Stenographer Grade ‘C’	429
Stenographer Grade ‘D’	1276

SSC Stenographer (2018-19)

Stenographer Grade ‘C’	473
Stenographer Grade ‘D’	991

SSC Stenographer 2024 Application Process

By following the below steps, candidates will able to fill the form for SSC Stenographer 2024. The application form will be submitted online for Stenographer 2024. It includes the 4-step process as shown below:

SSC Registration

First, open the SSC website i.e. www.ssc.nic.in, and click on the “Apply” link for the registration process.
Now you have to choose the option for the vacancies of “Steno C & D” and then further click on the “Apply now” link.
Now candidates have to fill in their personal details likewise Candidate’s Name, Parent’s Name, DoB, Gender, etc.
Enter the same provided captcha code in the empty box and then submit the form.
After submitting the registration form, candidates will receive an automated confirmation mail and messages along with the provided credentials such as registration number/ id, and password.

Upload Photo and Signature

After filling the registration form of SSC, candidates will have to upload the documents such as a recent passport size photograph and signature. The details of the format of the documents are given below:

Document	Format	Size	Dimension (width X height)
Photograph	.jpg	20 – 50 KB	3.5 cm X 4.5 cm
Signature	.jpg	10 – 20 KB	4.0 cm X 3 cm

Filling the SSC Stenographer Application Form

Now enter the login details and start to fill in the required details for the SSC Stenographer application form.
Candidates have to choose the desired preference for the exam center and need to enter the respective center code.
Now provide the details category and post details for which you are applying.
Enter the required academic qualification details.
Next, enter your correspondence communication/ contact details as required for future conversation.
In the last, preview the filled application form and then submit it.

SSC Stenographer Fee Payment

The SSC Stenographer application fee can be payable in both modes i.e. online as well as offline.

Online Mode: Now for online payment, select any payment gateway among Debit Card/ Credit Card/Net banking/ BHIM UPI. After choosing the desired option, enter the required payment details and continue to pay.

Offline Mode: For the offline payment option, candidates will have to download an e-challan before the mentioned last date. Now submit the application fee in cash to the nearest branch of SBI Bank along with the e-challan.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
General Category (Male)	INR 100
OBC Category (Male)	INR 100
EWS Category (Male)	INR 100
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Ex-servicemen (Male)	No Application Fee
Female candidates	No Application Fee

Relevant Links
SSC GD	SSC CHSL	SSC JE
SSC CGL	SSC JHT	SSC CPO

SSC Stenographer 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Before filling out the SSC Stenographers 2024 application form, it is recommended to check all the eligibility criteria required to fill the application form. Here are some basic and important eligibility criteria mentioned to fill out the application form. Candidates are highly recommended to download the information brochure and check the eligibility very well to avoid any discrepancies.

Nationality

The candidate should be an Indian.

OR,

The candidate should be a subject of countries like Nepal/ Bhutan/ Tibetan refugees who abdicated their places to settle permanently in India before January 1, 1962.

OR,

The candidate should be an individual of Indian origin who has migrated to India from the countries like Sri Lanka/ Myanmar/ East African countries of Uganda/ Kenya/ the United Republic of Tanzania/ Malawi/ Zambia, etc.

Education Qualification:

The candidates must have passed class XII from a recognized board /institution. The candidates must have to produce the expected certificates when necessary after passing the SSC Stenographer Exam.

Age Limit (As of 01st August 2024):

For the Grade C exam, the age of the eligible candidates should lie between the range of 18-30 years.
For the Grade D exam, the age of the eligible candidates should lie between the range of 18- 27 years.
For reserved category candidates, the age relaxation will be entertained in the upper age limit for some cases as mentioned below:

Age Relaxation

Category	Upper Age Limit/Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
Ex-Servicemen	03 years
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	8 years
PwD (unreserved)	10 years
PwD (OBC)	13 years
PWD (SC/ST)	15 years
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried.	35 years
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST )	40 years
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.	40 years
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)	45 years

SSC Stenographer 2024 Exam Pattern

The SSC Stenographer 2024 exam comprises of two stages:

Written Test (Online)
Skill Test

First, candidates have to appear for the Stage 1 exam of the SSC Stenographer which will be an objective type comprised of three sections and 200 marks. After clearing this stage, candidates have to clear the second stage of the Skill test.

Stage 1: Online Paper

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	100	100
General Awareness	50	50
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50
Total Marks	200	200	2 hours

Stage 2: Shorthand Skill Test

In this stage, candidates have to give a skill test on both computer and paper.

For Grade ‘C’, candidates will have to deliver a passage of 800 words in 10 minutes (80 words per minute (w.p.m)), and for Grade ‘D’, candidates will have to deliver a passage of 1000 words in 10 minutes (100 words per minute (w.p.m)).

After delivering the passage, candidates have to transcribe the shorthand passage:

For Grade C: within 40 minutes.

For Grade D: within 50 minutes.

Qualifying Criteria For SSC Stenographer

Candidates have to secure the more than minimum marks required to qualify for the written test.
After qualifying for the first stage of the written test, candidates will be shortlisted for the second stage for the shorthand skill test which is qualifying nature.
The final merit list for the selection of candidates will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the written test.
The merit list for the selection of Grade C and Grade D will be different.

For the SSC Stenographer Grade C & D, the qualifying criteria for shorthand skill test are given as under in the table:

Permissible Mistake out of total words

Category	Grade C	Grade D
General	5%	7%
OBC	5%	10%
SC	5%	10%
ST	5%	10%
Ex-servicemen	5%	10%

Marking Scheme For SSC Stenographer Exam

The total time is given for stage 1 (online exam) is of 120 minutes.
The total no. of questions for stage 1 (online exam) is 200.
The maximum mark for stage 1 (online exam) are 200.
+1 mark will be rewarded for every right answer.
0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For unattempted questions, no mark will be deducted or rewarded.
For the use of every wrong word, there will be a negative marking in stage 2 (Shorthand Skill Test).

SSC Stenographer 2024 Exam Syllabus

The exam syllabus of stage 1 of the SSC Stenographer exam is given below:

General Intelligence & Reasoning:

similarities and differences
analogies
judgement
problem-solving
discriminating observation
decision making
verbal and figure classification
space visualization
visual memory
analysis
arithmetical number series
arithmetical reasoning
non-verbal series etc.

General Awareness:

India and its neighboring countries
Daily observations and experiments
National sports
History
Geography
Culture
National
Economics
General polity

English Language & Comprehension:

Vocabulary
Grammar
Sentence structure
Synonyms
Antonyms
Writing Ability
Understanding of English Language

SSC Stenographer 2024 Preparation Tips

For the General Awareness section, candidates are advised to read Static GK, history, awards, and monuments, etc. For current affairs, candidates may refer to GK Capsules.
For the English Language and Comprehension section, focus on the Vocabulary part, reading comprehension daily, solve questions related to errors detection.
For the General Intelligence and Reasoning section, solve the previous year’s questions and then examine the weak topics. Clear the concepts of weak topics from a youtube video or you may prefer to a book and then again solve previous year’s questions.
Candidates are highly recommended to give test series and mock test as many as possible. Also, it should be noted that the level of the test series should be relevant to the level of the SSC Stenographer exam.

SSC Stenographer 2024 Recommended Books

The best ever books for SSC Stenographer preparation are recommended below, candidates can follow them without keeping any doubt in their mind.

English Language

Name of the book	Author Name
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Objective General English	SP Bakshi
Objective General English	Dr. RS Aggarwal & Shri Vikas Aggarwal
Essential English Grammar	Raymond Murphy
English Grammar	Wren and Martin

Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
Quicker Mathematics	M Tyra

Logical Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning	MK Pandey
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	RS Agarwal
Non-Verbal Reasoning	BS Sijwali & Indu Sijwali
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	Kiran Publication

General Awareness

Any monthly magazine, such as Pratiyogita Darpan, Wizard, or Chronicle
One yearbook, for reference, Manorama yearbook Any Budget special magazine
Lucent General Knowledge (available both in Hindi and English but English edition gives better coverage)	–
One newspaper such as Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan times, etc	–

SSC Stenographer 2024 Admit Card

The SSC Stenographer 2024 admit card will be released online 2 weeks before the exam date. The authority will release separate Admit cards for written examination and shorthand skill tests. Any discrepancies related to the mentioned details on the admit card will be solved by the regional SSC board. candidates will able to download the SSC Steno admit card by following the below details:

How to Download an Admit Card?

Open the website of SSC i.e. www.ssc.nic.in.
Now candidates have to navigate the ‘SSC Stenographer Admit Card 2024’ link.
Now candidates will be required to enter the required details such as Name, DoB, or Registration Id/ Number and Password.
Verify the entered details and then click on submit.
After submission, a new window will appear there which will show your admit card.
Now view details mentioned on the admit card.
Candidates will have to download the admit card and will have to take a printout of it for further applications.

SSC Stenographer 2024 Exam Center

SSC Stenographer exam is a national level exam so its exam centers are reached in various places across the country. Here we have given the list of examination centers for different SSC regional states/ union territories. It should be kept in mind that the examination center will be allotted based on the preferences chosen by the candidates at the time of filling the application form.

SSC Region and States/ UTs under the jurisdiction of the Region	Examination Centers & Center Code	Address of the Regional Offices/ Website
Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	Agra(3001), Allahabad(3003), Bareilly(3005), Gorakhpur(3007) , Kanpur(3009), Lucknow(3010), Meerut(3011), Varanasi(3013), Bhagalpur(3201), Muzaffarpur(3205),Patna(3206)	Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 21-23, Lowther Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211002. (http://www.ssc-cr.org)
Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala	Bangalore(9001), Dharwar(9004), Gulbarga(9005), Mangalore(9008), Mysore(9009), Kochi(9204), Kozhikode(Calicut)(9206), Thiruvananthapuram(9211), Thrissur(9212)	Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection The commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 (www.sticker.kar.nic.in)
Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra	Ahmedabad(7001), Vadodara(7002), Rajkot(7006), Surat(7007), Bhavnagar(7009), Kutch(7010), Amravati(7201), Aurangabad(7202), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik(7207), Pune(7208), Thane(7210), Bhandara(7211), Chandrapur(7212), Akola(7213), Jalgaon(7214), Ahmednagar(7215), Alibaug(7216), Panaji(7801)	Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection The commission,1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 (www.sscwr.net)
Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & The Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal	Gangtok(4001), Ranchi(4205), Barasat(4402), Berhampore (WB)(4403), Chinsurah (4405), Jalpaiguri(4408), Kolkata(4410), Malda(4412), Midnapur(4413), Siliguri(4415), Berhampore(Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Keonjhargarh(4606), Sambalpur(4609), Port Blair (4802)	Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,(8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 (www.sscer.org)
Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.	Guntur(8001), Kurnool(8003), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006), Vishakhapatnam(8007), Vijaywada(8008), Chennai(8201), Coimbatore(8202), Madurai(8204), Tiruchirapalli(8206), Tirunelveli(8207), Puducherry(8401), Hyderabad(8601), Nizamabad(8602), Warangal(8603)	Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 (www.sscsr.gov.in)
Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal(6001), Chindwara(6003), Guna(6004), Gwalior(6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007), Khandwa(6009), Ratlam(6011), Satna(6014), Sagar(6015), Ambikapur(6201), Bilaspur(6202) Jagdalpur(6203), Raipur(6204), Durg(6205)	Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, J-5, Anupam Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492007 (www.sscmpr.org)
North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab	Anantnag(1001), Baramula(1002), Jammu(1004), Leh(1005), Rajouri(1006), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Kargil(1008), Dodda (1009), Hamirpur(1202), Shimla(1203), Bathinda (1401), Jalandhar(1402), Patiala(1403), Amritsar(1404), Chandigarh(1601)	Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh160009 (www.sscnwr.org)
Northern Region (NR)/ NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand	Almora(2001), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003), Srinagar (Uttarakhand)(2004), Haridwar(2005), Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Bharatpur(2403), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Sriganganagar(2408), Udaipur(2409)	Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 (www.sscnr.net.in)
North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.	Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Guwahati(Dispur)(5105), Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111), Kohima(5302), Shillong(5401), Imphal(5501), Churachandpur(5502), Ukhrul(5503), Agartala(5601), Aizwal(5701)	Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housed Complex, Last Gate-Basistha Road, P. O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam781006 (www.sscner.org.in)

SSC Stenographer 2024 Answer Key

SSC Stenographer Answer Key will be released approximately 30 days after the examination and will publish on the official website of SSC. The authorities will release the answer key of the SSC Stenographer 2024 in pdf format. Candidates can tally their answer with the answer provided in the provisional answer key to get an idea about the tentative score.

How to Download Answer Key?

First of all, open the official webpage of SSC i.e. www.ssc.nic.in.
Now choose and then click on the link of ‘Download Answer Key 2024 for Grade C and Grade D’.
Once you will click on the link, the pdf of the Answer key will appear there on the monitor screen.
Now check the set of your answer sheet and tally the answer with the same set of answer keys.

SSC Stenographer 2024 Result

SSC will declare the result for SSC Stenographer on its official website at the fixed schedule. Firstly, the authority will declare the result for Stage 1 i.e. for the written test, and then after the conduction of Stage 2, the final result will be declared then.

SSC Stenographer 2024 Resolution of Tie Cases

If two or more candidates get the same marks after the normalization then their rank will be decided as per the following tie measures:

Total marks obtained in Tier I/Stage I.
By examining the Date of birth of the candidates, the older candidate will be get placed higher.
By checking the first name of the candidates i.e. by placing their names in alphabetical order.

SSC Stenographer 2024 Cut off

The SSC Stenographer 2024 cut off will be published by the officials on the website of SSC for both the Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’. Candidates will able to access the pdf of the cut-off once it will release. Here, in the below section, we have cut off of previous years. It will help you to examine the cut off trend for this year.

Stenographer Grade ‘C’ 2016 Cut Off (Written Exam)

Category	Cut-Off
UR	120.00
OBC	111.50
SC	107.50
ST	90.25
OH	90.00
VT	89.50

Stenographer Grade ‘D’ 2016 Cut Off (Written Exam)

Category	Cut-Off
GEN	107.25
OBC	99.90
SC	94.25
ST	75.25
VH	74.00
OH	58.75
Ex.S	20.00

SSC Stenographer 2024 Selection Procedure

The final selection of the candidates for the post of SSC Stenographer for Grade C and D will depend on the two stages:

Online Test (Written Test)
Shorthand Skill Test

The final merit list for the selection will depend only on the marks obtained in the written test because the Shorthand hand skill test is only of a qualifying nature. But candidates have to clear both stages to avail the appointment letter for Stenographer grades C and D.