SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Exam 2025 - Notification, Eligibility, Important Dates, Syllabus and more

SSC Stenographer is exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission at national level for Group C and D stenographers posts. Application mode for SSC Stenographer exam is online with job location across India. Notification is released on SBI’s official website at www.ssc.nic.in. SSC Stenographer’s pay scale is 9300-34800 (for Grade C) and the pay scale of 5200-20200 (for Grade D) will include allowances for Transport Allowance, House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Dearness Allowance (DA). Selection process for SSC Stenographer is in two phases i.e. Written exam and Skill test.

• Exam Name: SSC Stenographer 2025
• Conducting Body: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
• Exam Level: National
• Posts: Grade C & D Stenographers
• Eligibility Criteria: 10+2 (Intermediate)
• Mode of Application: Online
• Selection Process: Written Exam and Skill Test

• Online application process begins: to be announced
• Last date for application submission: to be announced

SSC Stenographer 2025 Notification will be available on the official website.

Application Fees:

• General/OBC category: Rs. 100
• SC/ST/PH/Female candidates: No fee

Educational Qualification

• Candidate must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognized Board or University.
• Only those candidates who have the required skills in stenography are eligible to apply.

Age Limit

• Stenographer Grade 'C': Minimum Age is 18 years and Maximum Age is 30 years.
• Stenographer Grade ‘D’: Minimum Age is 18 years and Maximum Age is 27 years.
• The age relaxation provided to the candidates applying for the post.

Nationality/Citizenship

A candidate must be either a citizen of India, subject of Nepal, subject of Bhutan or Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962.

English Language and Comprehension

• Spellings
• Phrases & Idiom meaning
• Active & Passive Voice
• Direct & Indirect Speech
• Para Jumble & Sentence Jumble
• Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction
• Error Spotting
• Reading Comprehension
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Fill in the Blanks

General Intelligence and Reasoning

• Analogy
• Similarities & Differences
• Space Visualization
• Problem Solving
• Analysis, Judgement
• Decision Making
• Visual Memory
• Discriminating Observation
• Coding-Decoding
• Puzzle
• Venn Diagram
• Direction & Distance
• Blood Relation
• Order & Ranking
• Number Series
• Verbal Reasoning
• Non-Verbal Reasoning

General Awareness

• Static Awareness
• Current Affairs
• Science & Technology
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economy
• General polity
• Scientific research
• Indian constitution
• Sports

Exam Pattern

SSC conducts stenographer exam in two phases:

• Objective Written Test
• Skill Test

Objective Written Test

There will be a negative marking of 1/3 of the marks for each wrong answer. The exam duration is 2 hours 40 minutes for candidates who are specially abled and 2 hours for other candidates.

Skill Test

If a candidate qualifies in the Written test, he/she will have to appear for the stenography test which is qualifying in nature.

The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 100 w.p.m. (Grade C) and 80 w.p.m. (Grade D) which will be transcribed on the computer only. The transcription time varies with language and post as follows:

• GROUP C: For English language – 40 minutes, for Hindi language 55 minutes.
• GROUP D: For English language – 50 minutes, for Hindi language 65 minutes.

Preparing for the SSC Stenographer Group C and D 2025 exam requires quality study materials. Here are some resources to help you in your preparation:

• English
• General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
• General Awareness1.