The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC Stenographer Syllabus and Exam Pattern, the candidates who have applied online for the post of SSC Stenographer are required to have complete knowledge of the syllabus to be selected for the post of SSC Stenographer.
The written exam of SSC Stenographer will be conducted on 10th and 11th December 2024, so the candidates participating in the written exam should prepare for their exam as per the Stonograph Syllabus given below
In such a situation, through this article, we will explain in detail about the SSC Stenographer Syllabus and the written exam pattern, so that you can prepare for the written exam in a good way and take the selection.
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SSC Stenographer Recruitment Brief Details
| Recruitment Name | SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2024 |
| Name of Recruitment Board | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Name of the Post | Stenographer (Group C & D) |
| Application Process | online |
| Time for Written Examination | 2 hours |
| Total Questions/ numerical figure | 200 |
| Exam Date | 10-11 December 2024 |
| cla | Government Exam Syllabus |
| Official Website | https://ssc.nic.in/ |
SSC Stenographer Selection Process
To get selected for the post of SSC Stenographer, candidates have to go through the following stages-
- Written Exam
- Shorthand Typing
- Merit List
SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern
The exam pattern is as follows –
- The SSC Stenographer written exam will be of multiple choice type.
- The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours and 2 hours 40 minutes for visually handicapped candidates.
- The question will be in both English and Hindi languages except for Part-III.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
- The minimum qualifying marks in Computer Based Examination are as follows – General (UR): 30%, OBC/OBC EWS: 25% and all other categories (SC, ST, PWD, ESM, ETC): 20%
Note: Candidates who have qualified the written examination will be called for the Computer Skill Test.
With the help of the table given below, you can understand the exam pattern more clearly.
| Tier 1 | Online Examination (Computer Based Test) | MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) |
| Tier 2 | Shorthand notes have to be taken and then they have to be typed on a computer | Short Hand Skill Test |
Online Written Exam Pattern 2024
| subject | Total Questions | numerical figure |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
| English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 100 |
| Total Questions/ numerical figure | 200 | 200 |
SSC Stenographer Syllabus
The SSC Stenographer Syllabus consists of various topics of General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, and English Language and Comprehension. If you study each and every subject well, you will definitely be able to score high marks in this exam, which will play an important role in making you successful.
General Intelligence and Reasoning
The topics to be covered under General Intelligence & Reasoning in SSC Stenographer Recruitment Exam are as follows –
- Blood Relations
- Cubes and Dice
- Decision making
- Embedded figures
- RBling-DeRBling
- Alphabet series
- Number series
- Non-verbal series
- Number ranking
- Clocks and calendars
- Mirror images
- Arithmetic reasoning
- Directions
- Analogy
General Awareness
- Static General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc.)
- morphology
- Current Affairs
- game
- Books & Authors
- Important Schemes
- apportionment
- People in News
- India and its Neighbours
- Current Events- National & International
- Geography of India
- Culture and Heritage of India
- History of India
- Indian Constitution
- Social events related to India
- General Politics
- Science & Technology
- Economic scenario of India etc.
English Language and Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spellings
- Phrases and Idioms
- One word Substitution
- Sentence Correction
- Error Spotting
- Spelling
- Phase replacement
- Synonyms & Anonyms
- Active & Passive Voice
- Homonyms
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Fill in the blanks
- Spellings
- Parts of speech
- Vocabulary
- Detection of miss-spelt words etc.
Candidates who are successful in the written exam will be called for the SSC Stenographer Skill Test for final selection. In the Skill Test exam, candidates will have to take a ten minute typing test on computer with a speed of 100 words per minute for Grade C candidates and 80 words per minute for Grade D candidates. The SSC Stenographer Final Result will be released after the written examination and skill test, and the candidates who have cleared both these exams will be entitled to the appointment letter.
SSC Stonographer Shorthand Syllabus
- Railway Speech
- Employment/Unemployment in India
- Budget Speech
- Subjects based on science and technology
- President’s Speech
- Topics related to natural disasters
- Speech in Parliament
- Topics of Newspaper Editorial Columns
- Issues related to national interest, etc.