SSC Stenographer 2025 Notification Overview
| Dates for submission of online applications | 06.06.2025 to 26.06.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last date and time for receipt of online applications | 26.06.2025 (23:00 hours) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last date and time for making online fee payment | 27.06.2025 (23:00 hours) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges. | 01.07.2025 to 02.07.2025. (23:00 hours) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule of Computer Based Examination | 6th Aug to 11th Aug, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toll-Free Helpline Number to be called in case of any difficulty in filling up the Online Application Form | 1800 309 3063 |
SSC Stenographer 2025 Selection Process
The selection process includes a computer-based test (CBT) comprising one paper with four sections: English Language and Comprehension, General Awareness, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The exam consists of 200 questions, totaling 200 marks.
SSC Stenographer 2025 Age limit
5.1 The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01.08.2025 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 14017/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. The age limits for the posts as per the Recruitment Rules of various User Departments are:
5.1.1 Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2025, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1995 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.
5.1.2 Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 18 to 27 years as on 01.08.2025, i.e., Candidates born not before 02.08.1998 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.
| Code No. | Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit /age limit after relaxation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 | OBC | 3 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 | PwBD (Unreserved) | 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04 | PwBD (OBC) | 13 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 | PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on 01.08.2025. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 03 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) | 08 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSC Stenographer 2025 Syllabus
Indicative Syllabus for Computer Based Mode Examination:
14.1 General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.
14.2 General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidates‟ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test the knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
14.3 For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning/ General Awareness Paper.
14.4 English Language & Comprehension: In addition to the testing of candidates’ understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc., his/ her writing ability would also be tested.
SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Pattern
Scheme of Examination:
| Part | Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Duration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of this Notice of examination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| II | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| III | English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skill Test in Stenography:
| S. No. | Post | Languag e of Skill Test | Time Duration (in minutes) | Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 above | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | English | 50 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | Hindi | 65 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | English | 40 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | Hindi | 55 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSC Stenographer 2025 Application Fee
The total fee payable is Rs 100. However, women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of the fee.
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