Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,  
Department of Personnel and Training,   
Staff Selection Commission, 
Block No. 12, CGO Complex, 
Lodhi Road, 
New Delhi - 110003. 

 Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit :(https://ssc.nic.in

Last date and time for receipt of online applications : 05.09.2022

The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade „C‟ (Group “B‟, Non-Gazetted)  and  Stenographer  Grade  „D‟  (Group „C‟)  for  various  Ministries/Departments/Organizations in the Government of India. Only those candidates who have skills in stenography are eligible to apply. 

Posts:
1 Stenographer
Grade-C & D
Suitable for Visually Impaired
Age Limit: 18-30 years
Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates

Vacancies  of  Stenographer  Grade  „C‟  and  Stenographer  Grade  „D‟  are  in  Ministries/Departments/Organizations of Central Government, including their Attached and Subordinate offices located in various States and Union Territories all over the country.

Provision of Compensatory Time and assistance of scribe: 

In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate. Since the posts are not identified suitable for persons with BA disability, therefore facility of scribe will not be admissible to such candidates. 

A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided to the persons who are allowed use of scribe as described at para 7 (a) and 7 (b) above. 

One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass to the Examination Hall.

The PwD candidates who have availed the facility of Scribes/Passage Reader and/or compensatory time must produce relevant documents for the eligibility of scribe/compensatory time at the time of Document Verification. Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead to cancellation of their candidature. 

Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

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. 

How to apply: 

Applications are required to be submitted in online mode only at the official website of SSC Headquarters i.e. https://ssc.nic.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV of the Notice. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA.

In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5cm (height). The photograph should be without cap and spectacles. 

If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his/her candidature will be cancelled. Specimen of photographs which are acceptable/not acceptable is given at Annexure-XVI. 

Scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 20 KB): Image dimension of the signature should be about 4.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with illegible/blurred signature will be rejected. 

No fee for PwD candidates.

For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning/ General Awareness Paper.

In case the candidate opts for his/her own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Annexure-II. In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof [as per list given at para15(g)] in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with proforma at Annexure-II. If, subsequently it is found that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his/her right to the post and claims relating thereto. 

Candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and one original valid Photo ID Proof while appearing for the Document Verification. Photo ID Proof can be: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Aadhaar Card/Printout of E-Aadhaar. Voter ID Card. PAN Card. Passport. Driving License. Government School/ College ID Card. Employer ID (Govt./ PSU). Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence, Any other Photo bearing ID Card issued by Central/ State Govt

Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like:
i. Matriculation/Secondary Certificate.
ii. Educational Qualification Certificate.
iii. Order/letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Educational Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of the Notice of examination. 
iv.  Caste/Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories
v. .  Persons with Disabilities Certificate in the required format, if applicable. 
SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such candidates will be accommodated against the unreserved vacancies in the post as per their position in the overall merit or vacancies earmarked for their category, whichever is advantageous to them. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates.  
In the online application form, candidate will have to indicate the posts for which they are applying i.e. Stenographer Grade „C‟ or Stenographer Grade „D‟ or both.

Based on the marks scored in the Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in the Skill Test(s) for the post(s) they have applied for.

Skill Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. The Commission will fix category-wise qualifying standards in the Skill Test for each post. The candidates who qualify the Skill Test will be considered for final selection on basis of their merit in the Computer Based Examination. 

Final selection and allocation of Ministries/Departments will be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination and the preference of Post(s)/Department(s) exercised by them.