SSC Stenographer Eligibility 2025: Age Limit, Qualification & More

SSC Stenographer Eligibility 2025: Nationality

To be eligible for SSC Stenographer exam, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Candidates must be either:

(1) A citizen of India, or

(2) A subject of Nepal, or

(3) A subject of Bhutan, or

(4) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before January 1, 1962, for permanently settling in India, or

(5) Indians who have migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam for permanently settling in India.

Any candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) must possess a certificate of eligibility issued in their favour by the Government of India.

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SSC Stenographer Age Limit 2025

Knowing SSC Stenographer age limit is important for candidates to register for the exam. Those failing to fulfil with the SSC Stenographer age limit will be disqualified at any stage of examination. Below we have provided SSC Stenographer age limit.

Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit. The relaxation given to such candidates is given below.

SSC Stenographer Qualification 2025

The educational qualification prescribed for SSC Stenographer exam is given below:

• The candidates must have passed Class 12 or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university can apply for the exam
• Candidates who have not acquired the essential qualification are not eligible to apply
• As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10.06.2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/diplomas/certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. However, such degrees should be recognized for the relevant period when the candidate acquired the said qualification
• As per University Grants Commission (UGC) (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant to the Hon‟ble Supreme Court Order dated 11- 03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/diploma in Engineering awarded by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable
• All candidates who are declared qualified in the Computer Based Examination and the Skill Test will be required to produce all the relevant Certificates in original such as Marks Sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of 12th standard or equivalent examination as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be considered to have met the required educational qualifications. It is reiterated that the result of requisite educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/University by the crucial cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement
• In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the concerned authorities at the time of Document Verification. Final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the concerned User Departments/Appointing Authorities

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