(Notification) Grade-C Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2020,2021 & 2022

NOTICE:

HQ-PPII03(5)/1/2023-PP_II: The Staff Selection Commission will holda Limited Departmental Competitive Examination on (to be intimated later) at Delhi only for making additions to the Select List of Grade „C‟ Stenographers of the following Services/Cadres:-

Post Detail :

Tentative vacancies for the recruitment year, 2020

Sr. No.	Name of Service/Cadre	UR	SC	ST	PwBD	Total
1.	Central Secretariat Stenographers Services	82	16	08	-	106
2.	Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	08	01	00	-	09
3.	Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service	04	01	01	-	06
4.	Election Commission of India Stenographers Service	-	-	-	-	01
5.	Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) Stenographers	04	01	-	-	05

Tentative vacancies for the recruitment year, 2021

Sr. No.	Name of Service/Cadre	UR	SC	ST	PwBD	Total
1.	Central Secretariat Stenographers Services	87	17	08	-	112
2.	Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	06	-	-	-	06
3.	Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service	10	02	-	-	12
4.	Election Commission of India Stenographers Service	-	-	-	-	01
5.	Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) Stenographers	03	-	-	-	03

Tentative vacancies for the recruitment year, 2022

Sr. No.	Name of Service/Cadre	UR	SC	ST	PwBD	Total
1	Central SecretariatStenographers Services	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	04	01	-	01#	05
3.	Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service	17	03	02	01*	22
4.	Election Commission of India Stenographers Service	-	-	-	-	03
5	Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) Stenographers	04	01	01	-	06

# (Locomotor Disability (01)-OA, BA, OL, BL, OAL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy)

* Category D i.e. Autism (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Mental Illness (MI); and Category E i.e. Multiple Disability from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness.

Study Notes SSC Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Examination

Education Qualification :

Name of the Service/Cadre

Crucial date forcounting of approved service

Conditions of Eligibility

Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS)

For the year, 2020- 1stday of July,2020(01.07.2020)

For the year, 2021- 1st day of July,

2021(01.07.2021) For the year, 2022- 1st day of July,2022(01.07.2022)

(1) Any regularly appointed Stenographer Grade „D‟ of the Service who satisfies the following conditions shall be eligible to appear at the examination:-

(a) Length of Service:- He/She should have on the crucial date, rendered not less than six years‟ approved service as Stenographer Grade „D‟.

Note:- Stenographers Grade „D‟ who are on deputation to ex-cadre post with the approval of the competent authority, and those having a lien in Stenographer Grade „D‟ of the service will be eligible to be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible.

Provided that if the official had been appointed to Stenographer Grade „D‟ of the Central Secretariat Stenographers‟ Serviceon the results of the Competitive Examination, including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the results of such examination should have been announced not less than six years before the crucial date and the official should have rendered not less than five years‟ approved and continuous service inthat grade.

(B)Computer Literacy - Any Stenographer Grade „D‟ appearing in the Limited Departmental Competitive examination for promotion to Personal Assistant shall be required to transcribe his/her shorthand notes on Computers.

Indian ForeignService Branch(B) Stenographers

Service

For the year, 2020- 1st

day of July,2020(01.07.2020)

For the year, 2021- 1st

day of July,2021(01.07.2021)

For the year, 2022- 1st

day of July,

2022(01.07.2022)

Eligibility criteria as per IFS Branch „B‟Rules, 2017- The candidates who have rendered not less than six years approved service and undergone and successfully completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs:

Provided that eligibility service for the above purpose shall continue to be five years approved service for persons holding Stenographer Grade „D‟ posts on regular basis before the date of commencement of these rules. Note:- Eligibility criteria in respect of officials in the Stenographers‟ Grade D who joined the Ministry prior to the commencement of India Foreign Service(IFS) Branch

„B‟ Recruitment Rules 2017, i.e. 29.08.2017, would be determined in accordance with Indian Foreign Service Branch „B‟ (Recruitment, Cadre, Seniority and Promotion) Rules, 1964.

Eligibility criteria as per IFS Branch „B‟(RCSP) Rules, 1964- The official should have on the crucial date, rendered not less than three years approved and continuous service in Grade-III of the Stenographers‟ sub- cadre of the Indian Foreign Service Branch „B‟.

Provided that if the official had been appointed to Grade-III of the Stenographers‟ Sub-Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service Branch-„B‟ on the result of any Competitive Examination, including aLimited Departmental Competitive Examination, the result of such examination should have been announced not less than three years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than two years approved and continuous service in that Grade.

Educational Qualification - Candidates must have passed

		12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service	For the year, 2020- 1st day of July,2020(01.07.2020) For the year, 2021- 1st day of July,2021(01.07.2021) For the year, 2022- 1st day of July,2022(01.07.2022)	He/ she should have on the crucial date, rendered not less than three years‟ approved and continuous service in Grade –„D‟ of the Service. Provided that if he/ she had been appointedto Grade – „D‟ of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers‟ Service on the result of the competitive examination including of Limited Departmental Competitive examination, the result of such examination should have been announced not less than three years (3 years) before the crucial date and the candidate should have rendered not less than 2 years approved and continuous service in that Grade.
Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	For the year, 2020- 1st day of January,2020(01.01.2020)	The candidate should have on the crucial date, rendered not less than three years approved and continuous service in Grade D of the service from or after the appointed day. Note:- Grade D officers who are on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the approval of the competent authority, and those having lien in Grade D of the service will be eligible to be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible. Provided that if candidate had been appointed to Grade D of the Railway Board Secretariat Service on the result of the Competitive Examination, including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the results of such examination should have been announced not less than three yearsbefore the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than two years‟ approved and continuous service in that grade.
Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	For the year, 2021- 1st day of July, 2021(01.07.2021) For the year, 2022-1st day of July,2022(01.07.2022)	(a) The candidate on the crucial date, should have rendered not less than six years‟ approved service as Stenographer Grade „D‟. Note: Stenographers Grade „D‟ who are on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the approval of the competent authority, and those having lien in Stenographer Grade „D‟ of the Service will be eligible to be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible. Provided that if the official had been appointed to Stenographer Grade „D‟ of the RBSSS Service on the results of the competitive examination, including a LDCE, the results of such examination should have been announced not less than six years before the crucial date and the officer should have rendered not less than five years‟ approved and continuous service in that grade. Provided further that eligibility service shall continue to be three years‟ of approved service for officials holding Stenographer Grade „D‟ posts on regular basis before the date of commencement of the Rules. (b) Any Stenographer Grade „D‟ appearing in the LDCE for promotion to Personal Assistant shall be required to transcribe shorthand notes on computers.

Election Commission of India Stenographers Service

For the year, 2020- 1st day of July,2020(01.07.2020)

For the year, 2021- 1st day of July,2021(01.07.2021)

For the year, 2022- 1st day of July,2022(01.07.2022)

He/she should have on the crucial date, rendered not less than three years‟ approved and continuous service in Grade –„D‟ of the Service from or after the appointed day.

Provided that if he/she had been appointedto the Grade–„D‟ of the Election Commission of India Stenographers‟ Service on the result of the competitive examination including Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the result of such examination should have been announced not less than three years (3 years) before the crucial date and the candidate should have rendered not less than 2 years approved and continuous service in the Grade.

Age Limit:

Candidate should not be more than 50 years of age for the recruitment years 2020,2021 & 2022 on the respective crucial/cut-off date(s) intimated by their Service(s)/Cadre(s).

Where an upper age-limit not exceeding 50 years is prescribed for promotion to a Service/Cadre, it shall be relaxed by years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This,however, would not apply to posts which have arduous field duties or are meant for operational safety and to posts in Para-Military Organizations.

Scheme of Examination:

The Commission has discretion to fix separate qualifying marks in any or all subjects/parts of the examination.

i) The subjects of the Computer Based Examination and the maximum marks for each subject will be as follows:-

PART-A: COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION (200 MARKS)

Subject

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration of Timings

General Awareness

100

2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates

eligible for scribe as per Para- 25.1, 25.2 & 25.3

Comprehension and Knowledge of English Language

100

ii) Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.

iii) There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in the examination.

iv) Questions relating to General awareness will be set both in Hindi and English. There will be no Question Paper in Braille for Visually Handicapped candidates.

v) Tentative Answer Keys of Computer Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after the Examination. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission, on payment of Rs. 100/- per question which is non-refundable. Representations on the matter received through any other modalities; i.e., letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representation regarding the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final.

vi) There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of scores of any stage/paper(s) of the Examination. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

vii) The schedule of examination indicated in the Notice is tentative. Any change in the schedule of examination will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.

PART B

SHORTHAND SKILL TEST IN HINDI OR IN ENGLISH (200 MARKS)

i) Stenography Skill Test: Unless exempted from passing the Stenography test, for the purpose of confirmation or continuance in Grade „D‟/ Grade-III of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service/Stenographer‟s Cadre of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS)/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Indian Foreign Service (B)/Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service/Election Commission of India Stenographers Service, they should have passed the test on or before the date of notification of the examination.

ii) Only those candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the Computer based Examination as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion will be called for Stenography test.

iii) Candidates must indicate their medium for taking Stenography Test at relevant column of the online application form. The medium once mentioned shall be treated as final and no requests for alteration in the medium shall ordinarily be entertained. If the requisite column of medium is left blank by any candidate, his/ her medium of stenography test shall be taken as English.

iv) The candidates who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination will be required to appear in the Skill Test for Stenography. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English or Hindi (as opted by the candidates in the online Application Form) at the speed of 100 words per minute (w.p.m.) for the post of Stenographer Grade „C‟. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer. The transcription time is as follows:.

S. No.	Post	Language of Skill Test	Time Duration (in minutes)	Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-25.1, 25.2 & 25.3
1.	Stenographer Grade „C‟	English	40	55
2.	Stenographer Grade „C‟	Hindi	55	75

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Fee:

Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only). Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with disability (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

How to Apply:

(a) Applications are required to be submitted in online mode only at the official website of SSC Headquarters . For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II of this official Notice.

Important Dates:

Dates for submission of online applications	27.09.2023 to 21.10.2023
Last date and time for receipt of online applications	21.10.2023 (2300 hours)
Schedule of Computer Based Examination(Tentative)	February-March, 2024

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