Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and ‘D’ Examination, 2020 - 4th Nov

 

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

Staff Selection Commission

Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

 Website : https://ssc.nic.in

Notice

Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and ‘D’ Examination, 2020

 

 Dates for submission of online applications: 10.10.2020 to 04.11.2020

Last date and time for receipt of applications: 04.11.2020 (23:30)

Last date and time for making online fee payment: 06.11.2020 (23:30)

Last date and time for generation of offline Challan: 08.11.2020 (23:30)

Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank): 10.11.2020

Dates of the Computer Based Examination: 29.03.2021 to 31.03.2021

The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade „C‟ (Group „B‟, Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade „D‟ (Group „C‟) for various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. Only those candidates who have skills in stenography are eligible to apply.

 Educational Qualifications (As on 01.08.2020)

  Candidates must have passed 12^th standard or equivalent examination 

How to apply

 Applications are required to be submitted in online mode only at the official website of SSC Headquarters i.e. https://ssc.nic.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV of the Notice. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA.

Application Fee

 Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only) 

 Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with disability (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

 Centres of Examination

1

Belagavi

(9002),

Bengaluru

(9001),

Karnataka,

Regional Director (KKR),

Hubballi  (9011),  Kalaburagi  (Gulbarga)

Kerala

Region

Staff

Selection

(9005),

Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009),

(KKR)/

Commission,

Shivamogga

(9010),

Udupi

(9012),

Karnataka,

Kerala

1st Floor, “E” Wing,

and Lakshadweep.

Kendriya Sadan,

Koramangala, Bengaluru,

,

Karnataka-560034

(www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in)

 

Scheme of Examination

 The details of the Computer Based Examination are mentioned below:

Date   of	Part	Subject		No. of	Maximum	Total Duration
Exam				Questions	Marks
29.03.2021	I	General	Intelligence &	50	50	2 Hours
to		Reasoning				(2 hours and 40 minutes
31.03.2021						for	the	candidates
	II	General Awareness		50	50	eligible for scribe as per
						Para-7  (a)  and  7  (b)
						above)
	III	English	Language	100	100
		and Comprehension

 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 questions.

     Indicative Syllabus for Computer Based Mode Examination

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.

 

 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 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.

 

     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.

 

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.