What is the minimum qualifying marks for SSC Stenographer exam?

The category-wise minimum qualifying marks for SSC Stenographer exam is given below. Category Qualifying marks UR 30% OBC/EWS 25% All other categories (SC, ST, PwD, ESM, etc.) 20%

What is SSC Stenographer syllabus?

SSC Stenographer syllabus is given below: General Intelligence & Reasoning The syllabus for General Intelligence and Reasoning consists of questions from Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The test also includes questions that test a candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation, and other analytical functions General Awareness Questions in this section are designed to test the ability of the candidate’s General Awareness English Language & Comprehension This section aims to test the candidate’s English Language skills

What is SSC Stenographer exam pattern?

The Computer Based Test of SSC Stenographer comprises three sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension. The General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness sections carry 50 questions each while the English Language and Comprehension section comprises 100 questions. Total marks allotted to General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness sections are 50 each while the English Language and Comprehension section carry 100 marks. Candidates will be given two hours to complete the exam. In the skill test, candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English or Hindi which they need to type at the speed of 100 words per minute (w.p.m) for the post of Stenographer Grade C and 80 w.p.m for Stenographer Grade D post.

How to prepare for SSC Stenographer exam?

The prep plan for SSC Stenographer exam are as given below. Go through the exam pattern Check the syllabus Understand the concept of the topics Make notes after going through different chapters Focus on revision Attempt mock test

What is SSC Stenographer marking scheme?

SSC Stenographer marking scheme is given below: Candidates will one mark for each correct answers, for incorrect response, 0.25 marks are deducted. Total marks of candidates are calculated based on number of correct answers after deducting penalty for wrong answers

In how many stages SSC Stenographer exam is conducted?

The selection process of SSC Stenographer comprises CBT and skill Test in Stenography. The CBT comprises three sections, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and English Language and Comprehension. The total marks for the test are 200. Candidates are given one dictation for 10 minutes in English or Hindi. Candidates need to type the dictation at the speed of 100 words per minute for the post of Stenographer Grade C and 80 w.p.m for the post of Grade D.

When will the SSC Stenographer Skill Test 2025 be conducted?

The Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC Stenographer Skill Test 2025 on January 28 & 29, 2026. Its result is expected soon.

When SSC Stenographer exam will be conducted?

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducted the SSC Stenographer 2025 exam from August 6 to 8. The Computer Based Test of SSC Stenographer comprises three sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension. The General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness sections carry 50 questions each while the English Language and Comprehension section comprises 100 questions. Total marks allotted to General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness sections are 50 each while the English Language and Comprehension section carry 100 marks.

SSC Stenographer Skill Test Dates 2025 OUT: Complete Exam Schedule Soon

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager

The Staff Selection Commission released SSC Stenographer dates in its official exam calendar. The Commission notified that SSC Stenographer notification was released in April 2026. In addition to that the Commission will conduct SSC Stenographer exam in August-September. The Commission mentioned only tentative months in its exam calendar and it will release the actual dates soon on its official website - ssc.gov.in.

The Commission will conduct SSC Stenographer exam online as a Computer-Based Exam (CBE). The candidates should note that their exam city intimation slip and the SSC Stenographer admit card will be released separately under their login. The Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC Stenographer Grade C and D skill test on January 28 and 29, 2026. The candidates should note that rest of the process for the skill test will remain same as mentioned in the earlier notice. The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC Stenographer result on November 28, 2025.

Table of contents

SSC Stenographer 2026 Dates
SSC Stenographer Skill Test Dates 2025
Important Events Related to SSC Stenographer 2025
SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
SSC Stenographer Dates 2025 FAQs

SSC Stenographer 2026 Dates

The Staff Selection Commission is expected to release the new SSC Stenographer 2026 dates in its exam calendar. The Commission will release the application dates and tentative exam dates of the SSC Stenographer 2026 exam.

Exam Particulars	Exam Details
Exam Name	SSC Stenographer
Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission
Exam Level	National level
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Mode of Exam	Online
Exam Duration	Computer Based Test: Two hours Skill Test: 10 minutes
No. of Papers and Total Marks	CBT carries three sections and total marks allotted are 200
Total Questions	200
Marking Scheme	0.25 marks deducted for wrong answers
SSC Steno Exam Date	August - September 2026 (Tentative)
Language/Medium of Exam	English and Hindi
No. of Test Cities	100
Official Website	ssc.gov.in

Also Read: SSC Exam Calendar 2026-27

SSC Stenographer Skill Test Dates 2025

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC Stenographer skill test for Grade C and D posts on January 28 and 29. Earlier it was planned in the last week of March. The Commission planned to conduct the skill test with the departmental exam. The Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC Stenographer exam in August 6 to 8. The Commission released its result on November 28. The Commission selected 8,624 candidates for the skill test stage. The Commission will soon release the Skill Test date and the final result will be released around a month after the skill test.

Also Read

SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern

SSC Stenographer Syllabus

Important Events Related to SSC Stenographer 2025

SSC Stenographer notification was released on June 6, 2025. SSC Stenographer application was available from June 6 to 26, 2025. The important events of SSC Stenographer are explained below:

Filling of application form: SSC Stenographer application form is released online on the official website. Interested candidates are advised to fill the application form within the prescribed deadline. The application fee is INR 100 for General and OBC candidates. While SC, ST, women, and ESM candidates are exempted from payment of fee.

Release of admit card: SSC Stenographer admit card is released two weeks before the exam. Registered candidates can download the admit card from the sub-regional websites of the commission. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter the required credentials. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

SSC Stenographer exam: The computer-based test of SSC Stenographer comprises three sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and English Language and Comprehension. The test paper carries a total of 200 objective-type questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. The duration of the test is two hours. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Marks scored by candidates are normalised to determine the merit list and cutoff marks. On the basis of the marks of the computer-based tests, candidates are shortlisted for the Skill Test. Skill Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. Final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments are made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the computer-based test and the preference of posts given by them at the time of document verification.

Also Read SSC Stenographer notification

Declaration of result: The result is announced online on the official website separately for different stages of recruitment. SSC Stenographer result is made available in PDF form. The scores of both qualified and non-qualified candidates are made available a few days after the declaration of the result. Candidates can download the scorecard by logging with the required credentials.

SSC Stenographer 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SSC Stenographer 2025 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
28 Jan ' 26 - 29 Jan ' 26	SSC Stenographer 2025 Skill Test Dates
02 Jan ' 26 - 01 Feb ' 26	SSC Stenographer 2025 Final Answer Key
06 Aug ' 25 - 08 Aug ' 25	SSC Stenographer exam dates 2025
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SSC Stenographer Dates 2025 FAQs

Candidates can check below SSC Stenographer dates FAQs.

Q: What is SSC Stenographer salary?

SSC Stenographers Salary 2025 is categorised into Grade C and Grade D, with monthly payments determined by the 7th pay commission.

Q: What is the educational qualification prescribed for SSC Stenographer exam?

The educational qualification prerscribed for the exam is Class 12 pass. It is necessary to fulfill the eligibility.

Q: When SSC Stenographer notification 2025 was released?

SSC Stenographer notification was released on June 6 2025. The notification was released in PDF form. It comprises details related to exam. Candidates must read the notification before applying for exam. Selection process of SSC Stenographer exam comprises CBT and Skill Test.

Q: What is SSC Stenographer eligibility?

The post-wise age limit for SSC Stenographer exam is given below.

Post	Age limit
Stenographer Grade C	18-30
Stenographer Grade D	18-27

Q: In how many cities SSC Stenographer exam is conducted?

SSC Stenographer exam is conducted at more than 100 cities. The list of exam cities is given below:

Regions	Exam cities
Central Region (CR)	Agra (3001), Prayagraj (3003), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Varanasi (3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206)
Eastern Region	Gangtok (4001), Ranchi (4205), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Sambalpur (4609), Port Blair (4802)
Karnataka Kerala Region (KKR)	Bengaluru (9001), Belagavi (9002), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212)
Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)	Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg-Bhilai (6205)
North Eastern Region (NER)	Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Kohima (5302), Shillong (5401), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503), Agartala (5601), Aizwal (5701)
Northern Region (NR)	Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Haridwar (2005), Roorkee (2006), Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409), Sikar (2411)
North Western Sub-Region (NWR)	Jammu (1004), Leh (1005), Srinagar (1007), Samba (1010), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jalandhar (1402), Amritsar (1404), Mohali (1406), Chandigarh (1601)
Southern Region (SR)	Guntur (8001), Kurnool (8003), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Vijaywada (8008), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Puducherry (8401), Hyderabad (8601), Warangal (8603)
Western Region (WR)	Ahmedabad (7001), Vadodara (7002), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208), Panaji (7801)

Q: How to apply for SSC Stenographer exam?

The process to fill the SSC Stenographer application form cmprises-Register with SSC by entering the tequired details, login to fill the detailed application form, pay the fees and submit the form. Candidates are not required to send the hard copy of the application form.