SSC Stenographer 2022: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) welcomes online applications for Stenographer Grade C & D Examination 2022 from qualified Indian residents for various Ministries/Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. Interested aspirants can read the full notification carefully before applying online which has been given below.
SSC Stenographer Notification 2022 Highlights
SSC has declared exceptionally significant dates connected with SSC Stenographer 2022 alongside SSC Stenographer Notification 2022. Applicants can check every one of the significant dates connected with the SSC Stenographer Notification 2022.
| Events | Date |
| SSC Stenographer Notification Date | 20th August 2022 |
| SSC Stenographer Online Application Start Date | 20th August 2022 |
| SSC Stenographer Online Application Last Date | 05th September 2022 (23:00pm) |
| Last date for making fee payment (Online) | 06th September 2022 (23:00 pm) |
| Last date for making fee payment (Offline) | 06th September 2022 |
| Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges | 07th September 2022 (23:00pm) |
SSC Stenographer 2022 Exam Dates
| Events | Date |
| SSC Stenographer Admit card Release date | November 2022 |
| SSC Stenographer Exam Date | 17th & 18th November 2022 |
| SSC Stenographer Result Date | To be notified |
SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2022 PDF
SSC Stenographer Notification 2022 PDF is mentioned below which is released by SSC on the official website. Aspirants can download the notification PDF directly from the link given below.
SSC Stenographer Notification 2022 PDF (Click to Download)
SSC Stenographer 2022 Vacancy
SSC Stenographer 2022 Vacancies will be determined in due course, aspirants can check the previous year’s Vacancy 2019-20 for Grade C and D has been given below.
| Post Name | Vacancy(2019-20) |
| Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | 1276 |
| Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | 429 |
| Total | 1705 |
SSC Stenographer Application Fee
The SSC Stenographer application fee for all the categories is mentioned below. aspirants applying for SSC Stenographer 2022 are required to submit the application fee in order to complete their application form.
| Category | Application Fee |
| General/OBC | Rs. 100 |
| SC/ST/PH/Female | No Fee |
SSC Stenographer 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants should know all the eligibility criteria required for the SSC Stenographer 2022 for the various posts. The eligibility criteria are given below.
Nationality/Citizenship
A candidate must be a citizen of India, Nepal, and Bhutan.
SSC Stenographer Educational Qualification
Education Qualification (as on 05.09.2022)
Candidates must have passed the 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
SSC Stenographer Age Limit
Age Limit (as on 01.01.2022)
Stenographer Grade C: 18 to 30 years as on 01.01.2022, i.e., candidates born not before 02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.2004
Stenographer Grade D: 18 to 27 years as on 01.01.2022, i.e., Candidates born not before 02.01.1995 and not later than 01.01.2004
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
| Category | Upper Age Limit/Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PwD (unreserved) | 10 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PWD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application |
| Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) | 8 years |
| Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of the closing date for receipt of online applications. | 40 years |
| Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of the closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST) | 45 years |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. | 35 years |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST ) | 40 years |
SSC Stenographer 2022 Selection Process
The stenographer’s Selection is done in two different phases
I. Online Examination (Computer Based)
II. The Shorthand Skill Test
- The aspirants have to qualify for both stages of examination to get the appointment letter for the post of Stenographer Grade C and D.
- Aspirants qualifying for the Online Examination (Computer Based) will have to appear for the shorthand test which is qualifying in nature.
SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of SSC Stenographer is explained below.
I. Online Examination (Computer Based):
SI.No | Section | No. of Question | Marks | Duration |
I | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
II | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
III | English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 100 | |
Total Marks | 200 | 200 |
The question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
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 questions.
Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based examination will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide Notice No: 1-1/2018-P&P-I dated 07- 02-2019 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
Qualifying Marks:
Minimum qualifying marks in Computer Based Examination, are as follows:
| Category | Minimum qualifying marks |
| UR | 30% |
| OBC/EWS | 25% |
| SC/ST | 20% |
II. The Shorthand Skill Test:
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‟ and 80 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade „D‟. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer.
SSC Stenographer Exam Centres
A candidate must indicate the Centre(s) in the online Application Form in which he/she desires to take the examination. Details about the Examination Centres and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centres are located are as follows:
| Examination Centres & Centre Code | SSC Region and States/ UTs under the jurisdiction of the Region | Address of the Regional Offices/ Website |
| Bhagalpur (3201), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), Varanasi (3013), Purnea (3209). | Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001. (http://www.ssc-cr.org) |
| Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Sambalpur (4609), Gangtok (4001), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415). | Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & The Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal | Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st MSO Building, (8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 (www.sscer.org) |
| Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012), Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Thrissur (9212). | Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep. | Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 (www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in) |
| Bilaspur (6202), Durg-Bhilai (6205), Raipur (6204), Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Sagar (6015), Satna (6014), Ujjain (6016). | Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh | Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th Floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur Chhattisgarh-492004 (www.sscmpr.org) |
| Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Churachandpur (5502), Imphal (5501), Ukhrul (5503), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601). | North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. | Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housed Complex, Last Gate, BeltolaBasistha Road, P. O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam781006 (www.sscner.org.in) |
| Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bharatpur (2403), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sikar (2411), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Haridwar (2005), Roorkee (2006) | Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand | Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 (www.sscnr.net.in) |
| Chandigarh (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar (1007), Leh (1005), Amritsar (1404), Jalandhar (1402). | North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab | Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh160009 (www.sscnwr.org) |
| Guntur (8001), Kurnool (8003), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Hyderabad (8601), Warangal (8603). | Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana | Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2 nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 (www.sscsr.gov.in) |
| Panaji (7801), Ahmedabad (7001), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Vadodara (7002), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Jalgaon (7214), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208). | Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra | Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 (www.sscwr.net) |
How to fill in SSC Stenographer Application Form 2022?
Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the website of SSC
Headquarters i.e.https://ssc.nic.in.
First, Go to the official website of SSC i.e. ssc.nic.in, and click on the “New User? Register Now” option on the right-hand side.
Then, Fill out the application form with the required details i.e Personal, Educational, Post Name, etc.
Next, Upload scanned photographs and signatures as per the requirements mentioned in the official notification.
After that, Preview and verify the information provided by you and Submit the Application.
Finally, Take out the Print Out of the Application Form for future reference.
SSC Stenographer Salary
The stenographers are paid as per 7 CPC. They draw a basic pay of Rs. 25,550 and grade pay of Rs. 2400.05 Sept-2022
Grade Pay: Rs 2400/-
Pay Scale: Rs. 5200/- to Rs. 20200/- per month
Gross Salary: Rs. 37,839
In-Hand Salary: Rs. 34,779 approx
Stenographer Recruitment Important Links
| Online Registration | Click here to Register |
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| SSC Stenographer 2022 Notification | Click here to Download |
| SSC Stenographer 2022 Exam Schedule | Click here to view |
| SSC Official website | Click here |