SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern 2024

The applicants who plan to sit for the the Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Examination in the year 2024 ought to be informed of the steno examination structure, and this is going to be a test conducted using computers. The Staff Selection Commission Steno Examination Schedule the year 2024 has been provided here.

  • Exam time will be two hours total, with an extra two hours and forty minutes for applicants who qualify for scribe.
  • This is an important step because the CBT Exam will be the only basis used to create the final merit list.
  • For every wrong response in the computer-based exam, one-third of a mark would be deducted.
  • In the event that the computer-based exam is administered in more than one shift, candidates' marks will be standardized.

SSC Stenographer CBT Pattern

Part                  Subjects                     No. of questions                      Total Marks                    Duration                        

I

General Intelligence & Reasoning

50 50 2 Hours

II

General Awareness

50 50

III

English Language & Comprehension

100 100

Total

200 200

Skill Test in Stenography

During the Stenography Skill Test, applicants will be given a single dictation for ten minutes at the following speed in either Hindi or English, depending on what they indicated on their online application form:

  • 100 words per minute (wpm) for Grade 'C' stenographers and
  • Grade 'D' stenographers: 80 w.p.m.

It is necessary for candidates to enter the provided information into a computer. The time for transcription is as follows:

Post                                     Language of Skill Test                         Time Duration (in minutes)                                        

Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates eligible for scribe                        

Stenographer Grade ‘D’

English 50 70

Stenographer Grade ‘D’

Hindi 65 90

Stenographer Grade ‘C’

English 40 55

Stenographer Grade ‘C’

Hindi 55 75

Note: After being appointed, candidates who opt to take the Hindi stenography test will need to study English stenography and vice versa, or the departments/organizations that appointed them may terminate their probation.