SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria 2018 - Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribes the eligibility criteria of SSC Stenographer. The eligibility criteria are set of norms in terms of nationality, age limit and educational qualification that candidates must fulfil to apply successfully for SSC Stenographer 2018. According to SSC Stenographer eligibility criteria 2018, candidates age should be between 18 to 27 years and must have completed class 12. Candidates must check eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The notification for SSC Stenographer 2018 has been released on October 22, 2018. The application form was available from October 22 to November 20, 2018. Read below for more details on SSC Stenographer eligibility criteria 2018.
SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria 2018
Nationality/ Citizenship
A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika 2 and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Educational Qualification
Candidate must have passed Class 12/HSC or equivalent from a recognized board or university.
SSC Stenographer 2018 Age Limit
The minimum and maximum age limit as on August 1, 2018 for the SSC Stenographer is given below.
Minimum - 18 Years
Maximum - 27 Years
Age Relaxation for SSC Stenographer 2018
According to SSC Stenographer eligibility criteria 2018, Age relaxation is given to candidates. Candidates can check below the relaxation in age prescribed for various categories.
SSC Stenographer Age Relaxation
Code No. | Category | Age Relaxation Permissible |
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 | Unreserved/General category Ex-Servicemen | 03 years after deducting the years of service from the actual age rendered by the applicant in the military as on 16 June 2018 |
07 | OBC category Ex-Servicemen | 06 years (3 years + 3 years) after deducting the years of service from the actual age rendered by the applicant in the military as on 16 June 2018 |
08 | SC & ST Category Ex-Servicemen | 08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deducting the years of service from the actual age rendered by the applicant in the military as on 16 June 2018 |
12 | For Group “B” posts Candidates from General/Unreserved category who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on 16 June 2018 | 5 years |
13 | Candidates from OBC Category Who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular service as on 16 June 2018 | 8 (5 +3) years |
14 | Candidates from SC/ST category who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on 16 June 2018 | 10 (5+5) years |
15 | For Group “C” posts Candidates from General/Unreserved category who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on 16 June 2018 | Upto 40 years of age |
17 | Candidates from OBC Category Who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular service as on 16 June 2018 | Upto 43 years of age |
19 | Candidates from SC/ST category who are Central Govt. Civilian Employees and have served for more than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on 16 June 2018 | Upto 45 years of age |
21 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 (Unreserved/General) | 5 years |
22 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 (OBC) | 8 years |
23 | SC/ST category candidates who resided in Jammu and Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 10 years |
24 | For Group “C” posts Unreserved/General category women candidates who are Widows/Divorced/ judicially separated and who are not remarried | Upto 35 years of age |
25 | Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (OBC) | Upto 38 years of age |
26 | Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST) | Upto 40 years of age |
27 | Unreserved/General category Defence Personnel disabled in operation | 5 years |
28 | OBC Defence Personnel disabled in operation | 8 (5+3) years |
29 | SC/ST Defence Personnel disabled in operation | 10 (5+5)years |
33 | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (Unreserved/General) | Up to 45 years |
34 | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (OBC) | Up to 48 years |
35 | Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (SC/ST) | Up to 50 years |
36 | For Group "C" posts Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (Unreserved/ General) (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. |
37 | Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (OBC) (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 weight age of past service + 3 years |
38 | Retrenched census employees of Office of Registrar General of India (SC/ST) (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 weight age of past service + 5 years |
SSC Stenographer Application Form 2018
The online application form of SSC stenographer 2018 was released on October 22 and candidates were able to apply till November 20, 2018. The application fee was Rs. 100 for General and OBC while candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen category as well as female candidates were exempted from paying the application fee for SSC Stenographer 2018.
