SSC Recruitment 2024 Stenographer Grade-C & D Examination : Staff Selection Commission

Organisation : SSC Staff Selection Commission
Recruitment Name : Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination 2024 Recruitment
Number of Vacancy : 2006
Application Last Date : 17th August 2024
Website : https://ssc.gov.in

SSC Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam Recruitment

The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and Grade ‘D’ in various Ministries/Departments/Organizations including their Attached offices, Subordinate offices and Statutory bodies of the Government of India located in various States and Union Territories. Only those candidates who have skills in stenography are eligible to apply. Last Date for submission of application is 17th August 2024.

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Vacancy of Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam

Tentative vacancies: There are approx. 2006 vacancies. However, firm number of vacancies will be determined in due course. Candidates may note that State-wise/ Zone-wise vacancies are not collected by the Commission.

Eligibility of Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam

A candidate must be either:
1.1 a citizen of India, or
1.2 a subject of Nepal, or
1.3 a subject of Bhutan, or
1.4 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age Limit (as on 01.08.2024) & Age Relaxation:
The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01-08-2024 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 140l7/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988.
The age limits for the posts as per the Recruitment Rules of various User Departments are:
1. Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2024, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2006 are eligible to apply.
2. Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 18 to 27 years as on 01.08.2024, i.e., Candidates born not before 02.08.1997 and not later than 01.08.2006 are eligible to apply.

Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 17.08.2024):
Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University as on or before the cut-off date i.e. 17.08.2024.

Application Fee of Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam

1. Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rs one hundred only).
2. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
3. Fee can be paid only by online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards.
4. Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 18.08.2024 (23:00 hours).
5. Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has been deposited with SSC. If the fee is not received by SSC, status of the Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the printout of online Application Form. Further, status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status” link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such applications which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee will be SUMMARILY REJECTED and no request for consideration of such applications and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.
6. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances will not be adjusted against any other examination or selection.

How to Apply for Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam?

1. Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the new website of SSC Headquarters; i.e., ssc.gov.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV of this Notice. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA.

2. All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website. The detailed instructions for OTR are given in Annexure-III to this Notice.

3. For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself / herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand / sit before the camera of the computer/mobile phone when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing live photograph:
(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.
(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
(iii) Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
(iv) Ensure that his face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.
(v) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/ spectacles while capturing the photo.

4. The appearance of a candidate in the examination should be as per the photograph in the application form. The candidates should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with a full frontal view. Applications with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected.

5. Before submitting the Application Form, candidate must ensure that the photograph is captured as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not captured by the candidate in the desired format, his application/ candidature will be rejected or cancelled.

6. Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/ miniature photographs or signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily.

7. Last date and time for submission of online applications is 17-08-2024 (23:00).
8. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
9. The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.

10. Before submission of the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of the application form. They should also check that photograph and signature are meeting all the above requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application.

Important Dates of Stenographer Grade-C & D Exam

Dates for submission of online applications 26.07.2024 to 17.08.2024
Last date and time for receipt of online applications 17.08.2024 (2300 hours)
Last date and time for making online fee payment 18.08.2024 (2300 hours)
Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges. 27.08.2024 to 28.08.2024. (2300 hours)
Schedule of Computer Based Examination October – November, 2024

Detailed Recruitment Notification Download here : https://www.indianin.org/uploads-new/pdf2024/5127-r.pdf