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SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2026: Notification Out
SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2026: Notification Out
The SSC Stenographer Exam is organised every year by the Staff Selection Commission to select candidates for the posts of Stenographer Grades C and D. The SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2026 Notification has been released on 24th April 2026. Candidates interested in the SSC Stenographer 2026 Exam first have to submit their applications online, which has been started at www.ssc.gov.in. The selection of candidates will be done through a Written Exam and Skill Test.
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Dates
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Official Notification Release Date
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24th April 2026
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SSC Stenographer Apply Online 2026 Starts
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24th April 2026
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Last date for registration
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15th May 2026 (11 pm)
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Last date for making online fee payment
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16th May 2026 (11 pm)
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Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ &
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20th & 21st May 2026
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Tentative Exam Date
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July-August 2026
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SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2026
SSC has announced the total vacancies for SSC Stenographer Group C and Group D posts along with the SSC Stenographer Notification 2026. This year, the commission has announced a total of 731 vacancies for both Group C and D posts.
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Post
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Vacancies
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Stenographer Grade C
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731
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Stenographer Grade D
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SSC Stenographer 2026 Eligibility Criteria
There are important criteria that a candidate must fulfil to be eligible for the SSC Stenographer 2026. The parameters are given below:
Educational Qualification (as on 01/08/2026)
The minimum Educational Qualification required by a candidate is to be at least a 12th pass from a recognised Board or University. He/She must be able to produce the required documents when asked for verification after qualifying for the SSC Stenographer 2026 Exam.
Age Limit (as on 01/08/2026)
- SSC Stenographer Grade C: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-30 years to be eligible for the SSC Stenographer 2026 Grade C Exam. Candidates born not before 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008 are eligible to apply
- SSC Stenographer Grade D: A candidate must lie in the age domain of 18-27 years to be eligible for the SSC Stenographer 2026 Grade D Exam. Candidates born not before 02.08.1999 and not later than 01.08.2008 are eligible to apply
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Category
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Upper Age Limit/Age Relaxation
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SC/ST
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5 years
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OBC
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3 years
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PwD (unreserved)
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10 years
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PwD (OBC)
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13 years
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Pwd (SC/ST)
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15 years
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Ex-Servicemen
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03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application
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Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof
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03 years
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Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST)
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08 years
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Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications
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Up to 40 years
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Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST)
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Up to 45 years
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Widows/ Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried.
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Up to 35 years
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Widows/Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST )
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Up to 40 years
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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) 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.
Application Fees 2026
The application Fees for SSC Stenographer 2026 is Rs. 100/- (for General and OBC). Candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen category, as well as female candidates, will be exempted from paying the application fee for SSC Stenographer 2026.
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Application Fees
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General and OBC
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Rs. 100/-
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SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen and female
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Nil
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Selection Process
The SSC Stenographer 2026 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.
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Computer-Based Exam
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Skill Test (Stenography)
SSC Stenographer 2026 Exam Pattern
The SSC Stenographer 2026 examination will be conducted in 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 the SSC.
The details of the Computer-Based Examination for SSC Stenographer 2026 Grade C and D are mentioned below:
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Sections
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Sectional Timing
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General Awareness
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50
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50
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30 minutes
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General Intelligence and Reasoning
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50
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50
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30 minutes
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English Language and Comprehension
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100
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100
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60 minutes
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Total Marks
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200
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200
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2 hours
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Important Points:
a) Question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice. Questions will be set in Hindi and English except for Part III.
b) SSC has introduced sectional timings of 30 minutes for Part 1 and 2, 60 minutes for Part 3.
c) 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.
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