SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Recruitment 2026 Apply online

SSC is hiring stenographers for two distinct grades that differ in seniority, dictation speed required, and recruiting departments:

Approximately 731 tentative vacancies are on offer across attached offices, subordinate offices, and statutory bodies of the Government of India. SSC will publish updated post-wise and category-wise vacancies on its website. Note that state-wise or zone-wise breakups are RBI Assistant not collected — candidates serve under All India Service Liability (AISL).

⚠ Note: Only male candidates are eligible for Grade ‘D’ vacancies in the Border Roads Organization (BRO), and BRO posts carry separate physical and medical standards.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent from a recognized Board or University on or before 01 August 2026. Open and Distance Learning (ODL) qualifications are accepted only if approved by the Distance Education Bureau, UGC for the relevant period.

Age Limit (as on 01.08.2026)

Age Relaxation Snapshot

• SC / ST: +5 years
• OBC: +3 years
• PwBD (Unreserved/EWS): +10 years; PwBD (OBC): +13; PwBD (SC/ST): +15
• Ex-Servicemen: +3 years after deduction of military service rendered
• Widows / Divorced / Judicially separated women: Up to 35 (UR) / 40 (SC-ST)

Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen of India, a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a person of Indian origin migrated from specified countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, several East African states, Vietnam) with intent to settle in India permanently. Non-Indian nationals require a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India.

Applications can be submitted only in online mode via ssc.gov.in or the my SSC mobile app. The process consists of two parts — One Time Registration (OTR) and the Examination Application Form. The OTR generated on the old ssc.nic.in portal will not work; candidates must register afresh on the new website.

Application Fee

Fee is payable only via BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or Visa / Mastercard / Maestro / RuPay debit cards. Once paid, fees are non-refundable and cannot be adjusted against any other examination.

Correction Window

SSC provides a two-day correction window from 20 – 21 May 2026. Candidates can re-submit modified applications a maximum of two times with charges of ₹200 for the first correction and ₹500 for the second. After this window closes, no changes are entertained — period.

The CBE consists of three sections, all objective-type multiple choice, set in both English and Hindi. There is a sectional timer.

Minimum Qualifying Marks

• UR: 30%
• OBC / EWS: 25%
• All other categories: 20%

Shortlisted candidates from the CBE proceed to the Skill Test, which is mandatory but qualifying in nature. A 10-minute dictation is given (in English or Hindi as opted), followed by computer-based transcription.

Heads-up: Candidates who choose Hindi must learn English stenography post-appointment, and vice versa. Failure to do so may delay confirmation of probation.

Reservation is provided as per extant Government Orders for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, Ex-Servicemen, and Persons with Benchmark SSC Disabilities (PwBD). ESM vacancies are reserved only for Grade ‘D’ posts.

The posts have been identified suitable by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for several disability categories — including Blind / Low Vision, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, certain locomotor disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disability, and multiple disabilities. Functional requirements include sitting, standing, walking, bending, reading & writing, seeing, hearing, and communication.

Scribe & Compensatory Time

PwBD candidates with blindness, both-arm locomotor disability, or cerebral palsy are entitled to a scribe / assistive technology. Candidates with less than 40% disability who have difficulty writing are also covered (per OM dated 10.08.2022). A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination is granted to all eligible candidates, whether or not they actually use a scribe.

New process: Own scribes must complete OTR with Aadhaar authentication on SSC's website. The candidate must enter the scribe's OTR number while generating the Admission Certificate. If a scribe isn't Aadhaar-authenticated, SSC will provide one.

SSC operates examination centres across 9 regions covering virtually every Indian state and union territory. Candidates select three centre preferences (anywhere in the country) in order of priority — there are no centre changes after submission.

Candidates from Andhra Pradesh — including Tirupati (8006), Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kakinada, CDS Answer Key Kurnool, Nellore — fall under the Southern Region (SR) with offices in Chennai.

1. Computer Based Examination (CBE) — objective MCQ test scoring used for the merit list.
2. Skill Test in Stenography — qualifying only; shortlisting based on CBE marks.
3. Online Post Preference Form — submitted to SSC before the First Round of Tentative Allocation (FRTA). Once submitted, preferences cannot be changed.
4. FRTA / Final Allocation — based on CBE merit and the candidate's preferences, applying the sliding mechanism notified by SSC.
5. Document Verification (DV) — conducted by the User Department/Organization after the final result.
6. Probation — selected candidates serve a 2-year probation period, during which they may have to undergo training and pass departmental tests.

Tie Breaker Rules

If two candidates score equal aggregate marks, ties are resolved in this order: (a) marks in Part-III English, (b) marks in Part-II General Awareness, (c) older date of birth, (d) alphabetical order of names.