SSC Stenographer 2020 (Grade C & D) - Notification, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus

SSC Stenographer 2020 - SSC will release the notification and application form of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 on August 4. The commission will release the SSC Stenographer recruitment 2020 notification in online mode on ssc.nic.in. Meanwhile Staff Selection Commission has released the exam dates of the Stenographer 2019 event which is given below. Applicants can fill the SSC Stenographer application form till September 3, 2020. Before applying online, applicants should check detailed SSC Stenographer eligibility criteria. Those who successfully fill the application will be able to download admit cards. SSC Stenographer 2020 exam is conducted for Group C and D posts in central government organizations. SSC Stenographer recruitment 2020 process is conducted in two stages - written examination and skill test. Applicants who have passed class 12 are eligible to apply for the post. Check the details of SSC Stenographer exam 2020.

SSC Stenographer 2020 – Overview

Parameters	Details
Name of the exam	SSC Stenographer
Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Name of posts	Stenographer in Grade C and D
Departments	Ministries/Departments of Central Government including their Attached/Subordinate offices located in states and Union Territories (UT) all over the country
Total number of vacancies	To be notified
Stages of Exam	Written exam of 2 Hours Skill Test of 10 Minutes
Exam mode	Computer Based Test (CBT)
Qualification	10+2 from a recognized Board
Age Limit	18 to 27 Years
Pay Scale	For Grade C - 9300 – 34800 For Grade D - 5200 - 20200

1- Please note that the Stenographers posts are not suitable for Hearing Impaired persons.

2. Only male candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ in the Border Roads Organization (BRO).

SSC Stenographer 2020 Exam Dates

Applicants who will appear in SSC Stenographer exam 2020 should have ideas regarding SSC Stenographer exam dates. Here exam dates mean all important dates related to exams such as application form, admit card, exam, and result of SSC Stenographer. Applicants should keep these dates handy as it will help them to track all events related to the exam.

SSC Stenographer Exam Dates 2020

Events	Important Dates
SSC Stenographer admit card 2019 date	August 30, 2020 (Tentative)
SSC Stenographer 2019 paper 1 exam date	September 10 to 12, 2020
SSC Stenographer 2019 paper 1 result date	November 2020 (Tentative)
SSC Stenographer notification 2020 release date	August 4, 2020
SSC Stenographer last date to apply online	September 3, 2020
SSC Stenographer admit card 2020 date	November 25, 2020 (Tentative)
SSC Stenographer 2020 paper 1 exam date	December 1 to 3, 2020
Answer key of SSC Stenographer 2020	To be notified
SSC Stenographer result date for CBE	To be notified
SSC Stenographer Grade C & D skill test	To be notified
SSC Stenographer final result date	To be notified

SSC Stenographer 2020 Vacancies (Tentative)

The list of vacancies will be released along with the official notification. Below is the list of SSC Stenographer 2018 vacancies.

Stenographer Grade C Post

Name of Organizations	Number of Posts
Ministry of External Affairs	5
M/o Defence (O/O THE JS (TRG) & CAO) AFHQ	9
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) -Only English Stenographer	25
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)	414
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA)	4
Ministry of Corporate Affairs	8
Ministry of Culture	2
Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare	1
Ministry of Water Resources	3
Election Commission of India	2
Total	473

Stenographer Grade D posts

Organisation	Number of Posts
Rajbhasha Vibhag (MHA), CHTI	2
Ministry of External Affairs	3
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), D/o Revenue	80
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)	50
Dte. Border Road Organization - Only for Male candidates	24
D/o Electronics and Information Technology	5
National Investigation Agency	2
Election Commission of India	3
Central Bureau Investigation (CBI)	20
Rajbhasha Vibhag(MHA) Deptt. of official language	2
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)	1
National Informatics Centre	1
Intelligence Bureau	7
Intelligence Bureau	64
Ministry of Defence (O/O THE JS (TRG) & CAO) AFHQ	35
Ministry of Communication (D/o Post) - PA Admn	15
Ministry of Communication (D/o Post) - SPN	59
Ministry of Environment & Forests & Climate Change	6
Ministry of Civil Aviation	38
Indian Coast Guard	11
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) -Only English Stenographer	12
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation	4
Ministry of Textiles	11
D/o Personnel & Training, DoP&T (CSSS)	272
Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare	2
Central Information Commission	4
Income Tax Settlement Commission	2
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)	138
Controller Generala of Defence Account	12
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying	1
Ministry of Culture	2
Ministry of Defence (DGOF)	25
Department of Consumer Affairs	6
Department of Food & Public Distribution	4
Ministry of Railway	17
D/o Telecommunication (O/o Controller General of Communication Accounts)	10
Office of Development Commissioner (MSME)	29
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	2
Ministry of Labour & Employment	10
Total	991

SSC Stenographer 2020 Eligibility Criteria

SSC prescribes the eligibility criteria of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 in the official notification. The eligibility criteria include parameters like age, nationality and educational qualification. Candidates to be eligible for the SSC Stenographer recruitment 2020 process have to fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria to qualify the exam.

SSC Stenographer Eligibility 2020

Nationality: Candidates must be the Indian citizen
Age limit: The age of candidates applying for SSC Stenographer Grade C must be between 18 to 30 years while it is 18 to 27 years for Grade D posts as on January 1, 2020
Educational Qualification: The aspirants must have passed Class 12/HSC or equivalent from a recognized Board or University.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Age Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
PH (Gen)	10 Years
PH (OBC)	13 Years
PH (ST/SC)	15 Years
Ex-Servicemen (GEN)	3 Years
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	8 Years

It is to be noted that the age relaxation while applying is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependents of Ex-servicemen. Therefore, such aspirants should not indicate their category as ex-servicemen.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Application Form

The SSC stenographer application form 2020 will be available from August 4, 2020. The last date to apply for SSC Stenographer is September 3. Candidates opting for the offline fee payment are required to generate the challan on or before last date. Application fee for SSC stenographer 2020 is Rs. 100 (for General and OBC). While applicants who belong to SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen categories, as well as female candidates, are exempted from paying the application fee. The forms of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 could be filled in two parts. In Part I, candidates will be able to fill their basic information. While in the second part, candidates have to pay application fee and upload photographs & signature.

Application Fees

Category	Fees
General and OBC	Rs. 100
SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen	No fees

SSC Stenographer 2020 Exam Centres

Applicants should note that the exam centres of SSC Stenographer provide the names of cities where the Computer Based Test will be conducted. You have to choose the exam centres while filling the form. Aspirants are not allowed to change the exam centre once they will submit their application form. SSC Stenographer 2020 exam centres are allotted to candidates on the basis of first cum first serve. Candidates can check the list given below which includes a few exam centres of SSC Stenographer.

SSC Stenographer Exam Centres

State/ Union Territory	City
National Capital Territory of Delhi	Delhi
Uttar Pradesh	Agra
Karnataka	Bengaluru
Bihar	Patna
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
Jharkhand	Ranchi

SSC Stenographer 2020 Exam Pattern

Staff Selection Commission prescribes the exam pattern of stenographer in official notification. This includes details like marking scheme, number of papers, time duration, qualifying marks and number of questions from each subject. The recruitment process of Stenographer comprises two stages – CBT and Skill Test. The question paper of CBT (Computer Based Test) will consist of three sections - General Awareness, General Intelligence,, English Language and Comprehension. There will be 200 questions and you will be allotted 2 hours to attempt the paper. Negative mark scheme is applicable as per exam pattern. Candidates who qualify CBT of SSC Stenographer 2020 will be called for the skill test. The detailed exam pattern is given below.

Stenographer CBT Exam Pattern

Subject	Questions	Marks	Time Duration
General Intelligence (Reasoning Questions)	50	50	2 Hours
General Awareness	50	50
English Language and comprehension	100	100
Total	200

SSC Stenographer 2020 Syllabus

The Commission prescribes the syllabus of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 which includes the topic from General Intelligence, General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension. The details of the topics are given below.

English Language and Comprehension	General Awareness	General Intelligence and Reasoning
Grammar	Current affairs	Arithmetic computation
Vocabulary	Economy	Number series
Synonyms-antonyms	Sports	Visual memory
Sentence structure	Awards and honours	Blood relation
Reading Comprehension	Scientific research	Syllogism
Para jumbles	History	Decision making
Cloze Test	Important dates	Problem-solving skills

How to Prepare for SSC Stenographer 2020?

To qualify the SSC Stenographer exam 2020, candidates have to follow the below preparation tips

Create a study time table and follow the same to complete the above syllabus on time.
Revise the prepared topics on a regular basis to remember the facts and important points till the exam day
Solve previous year SSC Stenographer question papers to know the difficulty level and paper pattern
Follow the correct book to prepare for the exam. below is the list of important books.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Books

Subjects Name	Name of the book	Author Name
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
English Language	English Grammar	Wren and Martin
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
	Essential English Grammar	Raymond Murphy
Logical Reasoning	Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	RS Agarwal
	Analytical Reasoning	MK Pandey
	Non-Verbal Reasoning	BS Sijwali & Indu Sijwali
General Awareness	Lucent General Knowledge (available both in Hindi and English)	-
	Monthly magazines like Chronicle, Pratiyogita Darpan, Wizard	-
	Daily Newspaper such as Hindu, Times of India, etc	-

SSC Stenographer 2020 Admit Card

The exam conducting authorities will release SSC Stenographer admit card separately for Computer Based Test and Skill Test. The admit card of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 will be issued 4 days before the commencement of exam. While city intimation of SSC Stenographer will be issued 10 days before the exam. Candidates can download SSC stenographer 2020 admit cards by entering login with their roll number/registration number/name and date of birth. The admit card of Stenographer includes details like name, date, time and address of exam centres etc. Candidates who qualify the Computer Based Test exam will be issued admit cards for appearing in the skill test.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Result

SSC Stenographer result 2020 will be declared in two stages - CBE and final in online mode. The result of SSC Stenographer exam 2020 for CBE will be released in the form of a login window. After the declaration of SSC Stenographer 2020 result, a merit list will be prepared on the basis of candidate’s marks in CBE exam. On the basis of the merit list aspirants will be further called for the skill test. The computer-based test marks of candidates is calculated out of 200 marks. Candidates need to qualify in all the subjects - General Awareness, General Intelligence, Reasoning, and English Comprehension. The marks of CBT will be normalised to announce SSC Stenographer result 2020. The Stenographer final result will be announced based on the marks obtained by candidates in CBT provided they qualify the skill test.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Selection Process

Eligible candidates will be selected based on their performance in the written test followed by skill test and document verification. Candidates who will qualify the written test with minimum cut off marks will be called for the skill test.

SSC Stenographer 2020 Skill Test

In the skill test, candidates typing speed will be evaluated. The admit card and details related to the skill test will be issued to candidates who will qualify the written exam.

Candidates will get a dictation in Hindi/ English for 10 minutes.
They will have to type the dictation in the computer without making any spelling mistakes.
The typing speed for Stenographer Grade 'C' posts should be 100 w.p.m
The typing speed for Stenographer Grade 'D' posts should be 80 w.p.m.

SSC Stenographer Cut off 2020

Applicants should note that the SSC Stenographer cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that you have to secure to get selected for the next round of selection process. SSC Stenographer 2020 Cutoff marks are released along with the result. Candidates who secure equal to or more than SSC Stenographer cutoff in CBT exam as per their category will be selected for the merit list. On the basis of merit list, aspirants will be further selected for the skill test. Candidates can check previous year’s SSC Stenographer cutoff.

SSC Stenographer Grade C Cut off 2017

Category	Candidates available	Cut off Marks
SC	1419	127.00
ST	1454	101.00
OBC	2485	138.00
OH	369	100.00
VH	79	100.00
UR	2663	141.00
Total	8469	--

SSC Stenographer Grade D Cut off 2017

Category	Candidates available	Cut off Marks
SC	1836	123.50
ST	1107	106.00
OBC	6788	124.50
Ex.S	393	40
OH	268	106.00
VH	249	66.00
UR	4363	134.50
Total	15004	--

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - SSC Stenographer 2020

Question: When will the SSC Stenographer 2020 notification be released?

Answer:

The notification will be out on August 4, 2020 in online mode at ssc.nic.in

Question: What are posts in SSC Stenographer 2020?

Answer:

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruits eligible candidates for the post of Grade C and D stenographer in central government organizations.

Question: When will admit cards of SSC Stenographer be downloaded?

Answer:

Applicants can download the admit card 4 days before the exam.

Question: Will there be a seperate cut off for Grade C and D exam?

Answer:

Yes, exam conducting authorities release the separate SSC stenographer cut off for both Grade C and D.

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I am from OBC community and my DOB is 23-Aug-1990. Can I eligible for SSC Stenographer Grade C & D for 2020-2021 notification (means next notification) ?

Ujjwal Kirti 2nd Jun, 2020

Yes, you are eligible for both SSC Stenographer Grade C and Grade D both for next notification. According to the latest notification

Post Name

Age Limit

Stenographer Grade ‘C’

18 to 30 years as on 01-01-2020

(i.e. candidates born on or after 2 ^nd January, 1990 and born before or on 1 ^st January 2002)

Stenographer Grade ‘D’

18-27 years as on 01-01-2020

(i.e. candidates born on or after 2 ^nd January 1993 and born before or on 01-01-2002)

However, the age relaxation are provided to the reserved categories. Mentioned below the table explaining the age relaxation of different categories.

Code No.	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PH	10 years
04	PH (OBC)	13 years
05	PH (SC/ST)	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application.
07	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	5 years
08	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	3 years
09	Defence 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 (3 years + 5 years)
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts only
10	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
11	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
12	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried.	Up to 35 years of age
13	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST)	Up to 40 years of age
14	Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces.	Up to 45 years of age
15	Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (SC/ ST)	Up to 50 years of age
16	Retrenched census employees of the office of Registrar General of India (They will be considered only for offices under RGI in their order of merit and subject to availability of vacancies)	3 years plus length of service rendered by them in connection with census, before retrenchment and weightage of past service.