(Notification) SSC Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Examination, 2018

(Notification) SSC Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Examination, 2018

NOTICE:

F.No.3/3/2018-(P&P-II): The Staff Selection Commission will hold an open competitive Computer Based Examination for recruitment of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, NonGazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’ (Group ‘C’) for various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India.

Age Limit:

(a) Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 18 to 30 years as on 01-01-2019 (i.e. candidates born on or after 02-01-1989 and born before or on 01-01-2001)
(b) Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 18-27 years as on 01-01-2019 (i.e. candidates born on or after 02-01-1992 and born before or on 01-01-2001)

Scheme of Examination:

The details of computer based examination are mentioned below –

Date  of Exam

Part

Subject

No.  of Questions

Maximum Marks

Total Duration

1-2-2019 to 

6-2-2019

I

General Intelligence & Reasoning

50

50

2 Hours(2 hours and 40 minutes for   the  candidates  whoare allowed use of scribe  as  per Para-7 (a) and 7 (b) above)

II

General Awareness

50

50

III

English Language and Comprehension

100

100

(b) Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice. Questions will be set in Hindi and English except for Part-III.
(c) There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the question.
(d) Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit.

Important Links:

Skill test in Stenography :

(i) Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will be called for the Skill Test. Commission may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Examination. The Skill Test will be of qualifying nature and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the Skill Test for different categories of candidates.
(ii) The candidates will have to appear for the Skill Test in Stenography. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English/ Hindi at the speed of 100 word per minute (w.p.m) for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and 80 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer. The transcription time is as follows:

For Stenographer Grade „D

  • 50 minutes (English)

  • 65 minutes (Hindi)

For Stenographer Grade „C

  • 40 minutes (English)

  • 55 Minutes (Hindi)

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:

  • Date for submission of online applications: 22-10-2018 to 19-11-2018
  • Last date for receipt of application: 19-11-2018 (up to 5.00 P.M.)
  • Last date for making online fee payment: 21-11-2018 (5.00 PM)
  • Last date for generation of offline Challan: 21-11-2018 (5.00 PM)
  • Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank): 26-11-2018
  • Date of Computer Based Examination: 01-02-2019 to 06-02-2019 

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Click Here to Apply Online

Courtesy: SSC

Important Links:

Staff Selection Commission