SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Date Out for 1590 Grade C and D Posts

The SSC Stenographer Exam is organised every year by the SSC or Staff Selection Commission to select candidates for the posts of Stenographer Grades C and D. For this year, SSC has announced 1590 vacancies, out of which 1360 are for Grade D and 230 for Grade C posts. Candidates interested in the SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam have submitted their applications online and now have to appear for the computer-based test, which is scheduled for 6th to 11th August 2025 in multiple shifts. 

SSC Stenographer 2025 Notification PDF

Staff Selection Commission of India (SSC) has released the official SSC Stenographer Notification 2025 pdf for 1590 Grade C and D vacancies with all the important details regarding the recruitment drive. SSC Stenographer 2025 Notification PDF has been released, and interested candidates can download it from the direct link below. 

SSC Stenographer Notification 2025 PDF- Click to Download

SSC Stenographer 2025- Exam Summary

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has begun to recruit eligible candidates for the Grade C & D Stenographers posts through the CBT & Skill Test. Check the exam summary for the SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam from the table below.

SSC Stenographer Exam Date 2025 Out

SSC Stenographer Grade C and D Exam Date 2025 has already been announced with SSC Exam Calendar 2025. The CBE Exam will be conducted on multiple days from 6th to 11th August 2025. The exam will be held in multiple shifts, and the details will be released along with the admit card and application status. 

SSC Stenographer 2025 Important Dates

The SSC Stenographer Notification 2025 has been released along with complete details for the recruitment drive. The SSC Stenographer Apply Online 2025 process is now overand the online exam will be held from 6th to 11th August 2025. Refer to the table below to know the complete schedule for the SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam.

SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2025

SSC has announced the total vacancies for SSC Stenographer Group C and Group D posts along with the SSC Stenographer Notification 2025. This year the commission has announced a total of 1590 vacancies have been released for both Group C and D. 

SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2025 PDF [Official]- Click to Check

SSC Stenographer 2025 Eligibility Criteria

There are important criteria that a candidate must fulfil to be eligible for the SSC Stenographer 2025. The parameters are given below:

SSC Stenographer Educational Qualification

The minimum Educational Qualification required by a candidate is to be at least a 12th pass from a recognized Board or University. He/She must be able to produce the required documents when asked for verification after qualifying SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam.

SSC Stenographer Age Limit (as on 01/08/2025)

SSC Stenographer Grade C: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-30 years to be eligible for SSC Stenographer 2025 Grade C Exam. The candidates born not before 02.08.1995 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.

SSC Stenographer Grade D: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-27 years to be eligible for SSC Stenographer 2025 Grade D Exam.  Candidates born not before 02.08.1998 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.

Nationality

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 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 and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour the Government of India has issued a certificate of eligibility.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

SSC Stenographer 2025 Online Application Form

SSC started accepting Online Applications for SSC Stenographer 2025 exam along with its notification The last date to apply online for SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025 was 26th June 2025. 

SSC Stenographer 2025 Application Fee

The application Fee for SSC Stenographer 2025 is Rs. 100/- (for General and OBC). Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen category as well as female candidates are exempted from paying the application fee for SSC Stenographer 2025. 

How to Apply Online for SSC Stenographer 2025?

1. Click on the official link for SSC Stenographer, which is provided above on this page or go to the official website of SSC (https://ssc.gov.in/).
2. The registration link for SSC Stenographer 2025 opens up in a new window.
3. Click on the New User/Register Now link.
4. To begin with the SSC Stenographer Apply Online 2025, a candidate needs to provide basic details of themselves like name, parents' name, date of birth, email ID, mobile number etc.
5. Click on the submit button to submit your online registration form for SSC Stenographer 2025. It is advised that candidates verify their details before submitting the form. All the candidates will be issued a Registration ID for SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025 exam.
6. Candidates are required to log in with the provided Registration ID, date of birth and password to complete registration for SSC Stenographer 2025.
7. In the next step, candidates are required to upload photographs and signatures by following the requisites mentioned by the Staff Selection Commission of India.
8. Log in with a registered ID and password to complete Part II of the application form for SSC Stenographer 2025.
9. After filling out the application form, candidates must preview the entire application of SSC Stenographer once to look for any glitches in the form, if any as the application form once submitted cannot be edited again.
10. Click on the Final Submit button after previewing the complete online SSC Stenographer application form and pay the required application fee.
11. It is advised that Candidates download and get print copies of the submitted application form for SSC Stenographer.

Photograph - The photograph of a candidate must be clicked in front of a white color or light-colored background. The size of the photograph must be more than 4 kb and less than 12 kb in size. The resolution of the photograph must be 100*120 pixels in width and height.

Signature - The signature provided by the candidate must be in black or blue ink on the white sheet. The scanned copy of the signature that needs to be submitted must be in jpg format and it should be more than 1 kb and less than 12 kb in size. The resolution of the image should be 40*60 pixels in width and height.

SSC Stenographer 2025 Selection Process

The SSC Stenographer 2025 examination will be conducted at 2 different levels. The first level is the Grade C and D exam which comprises MCQs and is conducted online. After this exam has been conducted, an exam to test your skill sets in various domains is conducted by SSC.

• Computer-Based Exam
• Skill Test (Stenography)

SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Pattern

The SSC Stenographer 2025 examination will be conducted in 2 different levels. The first level is Grade C and D exam which comprises of MCQs and is conducted online. After this exam has been conducted, an exam to test your skill sets in various domains is conducted by SSC.

a) The details of the Computer Based Examination for SSC Stenographer 2025 Grade C and D are mentioned below:

Important Points:

a) Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice. Questions will be set in Hindi and English except for Part III.

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the question.

SSC Stenographer Minimum Qualifying Marks

The minimum percentage of marks for qualifying in the SSC Stenographer Computer-Based Examination will be as under:

• Unreserved Category: 30%
• OBC/EWS: 25%
• All Other Categories: 20%

Skill Test in Stenography

Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will be called for the Skill Test. The commission may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Examination. The Skill Test will be of a qualifying nature, and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the Skill Test for different categories of candidates.

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 words 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 a computer. The transcription time is as follows:

Important Points:

• Candidates who opt to take the Stenography Test in Hindi will be required to learn English Stenography and vice versa after their appointment, failing which their probation may not be cleared by the appointing departments. Candidates have to work as English/ Hindi stenographers as per the functional requirement of the User Office, irrespective of the medium of the Skill Test of the candidate during the examination.
• The skill test will be held at the Commission’s Regional/Sub-Regional Offices or at other Centres (s) as may be decided by the Commission.
• Detailed instructions regarding the Skill Test will be sent by the concerned Regional/Sub-Regional Offices of the Commission to the candidates called for the Skill Test.

SSC Stenographer 2025 Syllabus

The syllabus for the SSC Stenographer is different for both stages of the examination and students must know the entire syllabus in order to prepare effectively for the SSC Stenographer 2025. General Awareness, General Intelligence/Reasoning and English Language are the three major sections a candidate needs to be  proficient in for Paper-1 of SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam.

SSC Stenographer Syllabus 2025- Click to Check

SSC Stenographer 2025 Salary

All the provisionally appointed candidates for Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’ (Group ‘C’) posts will be paid an attractive monthly salary. Along with basic salary, various allowances (including Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance), and deductions (such as Provident Fund and Income Tax) will also be provided.

SSC Stenographer Salary Structure- Click to Check

SSC Stenographer 2025 Admit Card

The admit card for SSC Stenographer 2025 will be released on ssc.gov.in. The admit card for the SSC Stenographer 2025 CBT Exam & Skill Test will be issued separately. All candidates can download the admit card for the SSC Stenographer Exam by using their registration number & password.

SSC Stenographer 2025 Result

The results for the SSC Stenographer 2025 will be released after each phase of the exam is completed. The result for the CBT exam will be declared first, followed by the final result (CBT + Skill Test). The final merit list will be based on the marks obtained by candidates in the mains exam. 

SSC Stenographer 2025 Cut-Off

The Cut-Off for SSC Stenographer 2025 will be declared once the result has been announced by the Staff Selection Commission of India. To get an insight into the upcoming SSC Stenographer Cut-Off 2025, let's have a look at the previous year's cut-off for the exam.

Click Here to Check SSC Stenographer Cut-Off [Previous Year]

SSC Stenographer Preparation Tips

SSC Stenographer Exam is conducted annually and lakhs of candidates appear in the exam, increasing the competition level. So 

1. Understand the Syllabus and Pattern: Review the detailed syllabus and exam pattern in the notification to prioritise high-weightage topics.
2. Use Recommended Books: Refer to standard books like Lucent’s General Knowledge, R.S. Aggarwal for Reasoning and Mathematics, and Wren & Martin for English.
3. Time Management: Allocate time effectively during the CBT (e.g., 40 minutes for English, 30 minutes each for Reasoning and General Awareness).
4. Attempt Mock Tests: Candidates must practice with weekly and monthly full length mock tests to improve speed and accuracy, especially for the CBT.
5. Practice with SSC Stenographer Previous Year Papers: Solve past papers to understand question types and difficulty levels.
6. Stay Updated on Current Affairs: Read newspapers and follow reliable sources for General Awareness preparation.
7. Focus on Stenography: Practice shorthand daily to meet the required speed for the skill test (100 wpm for Grade C, 80 wpm for Grade D).

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