The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Recruitment 2025 for 261 posts of Stenographer. Candidates with 12TH Can Apply Online. The online application opens on 06-06-2025, and closes on 26-06-2025. The candidate shall apply online through SSC website, ssc.gov.in.
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SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF Download, Apply Online Now, Eligibility Criteria
The SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF has been released on 07-06-2025 at ssc.gov.in. Check the complete job details, vacancy, age limit, application fee, selection process and how to apply from the article.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced a notification for the recruitment of Stenographer Vacancy. Eligible Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the notification & Apply.
SSC Recruitment 2025 Notification Overview
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has officially released a recruitment notification for Stenographer. For all details regarding the recruitment process, eligibility, and application procedure, refer to the official notification. Eligible candidates can download it from the link below.| SSC Stenographer 2025- Exam Summary | |
| Exam Name | SSC Stenographer 2025 |
| Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Posts | Grade C & D Stenographers |
| Vacancies | 261 |
| Registration Dates | 6th to 26th June 2026 |
| Category | Govt. Jobs |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Selection Process | Written Exam and Skill Test |
| Official Website | www.ssc.gov.in |
Application Fee
- For all candidates: Rs. 100/- (Rs one hundred only)
- For Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM): NIL
SSC Recruitment 2025 Important Dates
- Starting Date for Apply Online: 06-06-2025
- Last Date for Apply Online: 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: 06-08-2025 to 11-08-2025
SSC Recruitment 2025 Age Limit (as on 01-08-2025)
Stenographer Grade ‘C’:- Minimum Age Limit: 18 Years
- Maximum Age limit: 30 Years
- candidates born not before 02.08.1995 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.
Stenographer Grade ‘D’:
- Minimum Age Limit: 18 Years
- Maximum Age limit: 27 Years
- Candidates born not before 02.08.1998 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply
Qualification
Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University as on or before the cut-off date i.e. 01.08.2025
SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025 Vacancy Details
- Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and Stenographer Grade ‘D’ : 261
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.
How to Apply Online for SSC Stenographer 2025?
- 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/).
- The registration link for SSC Stenographer 2025 opens up in the new window.
- Click on the New User/Register Now link.
- 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.
- 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.
- Candidates are required to log in with the provided Registration ID, date of birth and password to complete registration for SSC Stenographer 2025.
- In the next step, candidates are required to upload photographs and signatures by following the requisites mentioned by the Staff Selection Commission of India.
- Log in with a registered ID and password to complete Part II of the application form for SSC Stenographer 2025.
- 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.
- Click on the Final Submit button after previewing the complete online SSC Stenographer application form and pay the required application fee.
- 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 Patter
| SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Pattern | |||
| Section Asked | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | |
| English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 100 | |
| Total Marks | 200 | 200 | |
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:
| SSC Stenographer 2025 Skill Test | |||
| Post | Language of Skill Test | Time Duration (in minutes) | Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates who are allowed use of scribe in the CBE (Para-7) |
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | English | 50 | 70 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | English | 65 | 90 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | English | 40 | 55 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | Hindi | 55 | 75 |
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 2025 Syllabus
General Awareness- Sports
- Economy
- Current Affairs
- Awards and Honours
- History
- Scientific Research
- Important Days & Dates
English Language and Comprehension
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Synonyms-Antonyms
- Sentence Structure
- Para Jumbles
- Reading Comprehension
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Arithmetic Computation
- Number Series
- Visual Memory
- Blood Relation
- Syllogism
- Decision making
- Problem Solving Skill
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.| Salary | SSC Stenographer Grade C | SSC Stenographer Grade D |
| Pay Scale | Rs. 9300-34800 | Rs. 5200 – 20200 |
| Pay Band | Rs. 4200 or 4600 (Pay Grade 2) | Rs. 2400 (Pay Grade 1) |
| Initial Salary | Rs. 5200 | Rs. 5200 |
| Basic Salary | Rs. 14500 | Rs. 7600 |
