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.
F. No.: E/13/2026-C-2

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The last date to apply offline is 15-05-2026

Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination, 2026: 

GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMAN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.” 

F. No.: E/13/2026-C-2 SECTION: The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, Non- Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’(Group ‘C’) 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. 

Post: Stenographer Grade ‘C’  & " D 
Name of User Department ": Ministry of Finance,
Steno Grade C
Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
Steno Grade D
1. Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
2. Ministry of Finance, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate Of Income Tax Human Resource Development 
3.  Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)
Total No. of posts: 731\
Visually Impaired can apply

The Commission makes the selection of candidates in accordance with the vacancies reported by the User Departments for various posts. The Commission does not have any role in deciding the number of vacancies of any User Department. Implementation of reservation policy, maintaining reservation roster and earmarking of vacancies for different categories are under the domain of the User Departments. The responsibility for handling any court cases or legal issues arising in such matters will rest with the concerned User Departments. 

The requirements of Physical Efficiency Test, Physical and Medical Standards for the Posts in Border Roads Organization (BRO) are annexed at Annexure-XVI. Candidates applying for the post(s) in BRO must satisfy themselves that they fulfill aforesaid standards. The candidates may note that post(s) once allocated as per merit-cum-preference given by the candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the candidates to qualify in these Standards. It is reiterated that the candidates applying for the post(s) in Border Roads Organization (BRO) should cautiously go through the physical and medical standards required by BRO. The Staff Selection Commission shall not make re-allocation for those candidates whose candidature is cancelled on the ground of nonfulfillment of physical and medical standards. 

Only male candidates are eligible for the vacancies, if any reported, in the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ in the Border Roads Organization (BRO)

Age Limit (as on 01.08.2026) and Age Relaxation: 

Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2026, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008 are eligible to apply. 

Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 18 to 27 years as on 01.08.2026, i.e., Candidates born not before 02.08.1999 and not later than 01.08.2008are eligible to apply

Age Relaxation: 10 years

Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age. 

Candidates with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) may note that they must select the appropriate PwBD category i.e. OH/HH/VH/PwBD-Others, while filling up the application form as per their certificate of disability issued by the competent authority. No subsequent changes of PwBD category will be allowed under any circumstances. Such candidates shall have to furnish the requisite certificate issued by the competent authority as declared in the Application Form when such certificates are sought by concerned User Organizations/Offices at the time of document verification, failing which their candidature will be cancelled. It may be noted that sub-category/subcategories of disability/disabilities (such as OA, OL, BL, Dw, MI, SLD etc.), as indicated in the Notification No. 38- 16/2020-DD-III dated 04.01.2021 (as amended from time to time) issued by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, should be clearly mentioned by the competent authority issuing the disability certificate. If a candidate is rejected by the Indenting Department/ Organization for non-furnishing of requisite certificate in support of PwBD sub-category filled in the application form, the candidate will be solely responsible for the same and the Commission will not have any responsibility. Any grievance on the issue received in any form like Post, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and it will be summarily rejected. 

Crucial date for claim of SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ESM status or any other benefit, viz., fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for receipt of online applications. The crucial date here does not mean the date of certificate(s) should be before the closing date of application, it means that on the closing date of application, the candidate(s) must fall under the categories SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ESM, as applicable

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/assistive technology is provided, if desired by the candidate. However, as the posts are not identified suitable for persons with BA disability, the question of facility of scribe to such candidates does not arise. 

In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe/assistive technology will be available on production of a certificate at the time of examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf. Such certificate should be issued by the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I.

The facility of scribe/assistive technology will also be provided to PwD candidates having disability less than 40% and having difficulty in writing in pursuance to OM No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 issued by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The facility will be provided on production of certificate as per Annexure-IA

The facility of scribe/assistive technology will be provided to a PwBD/PwD candidate only if he/she has opted for the same in the online application form. 

If a PwBD/PWD candidate opts for own scribe, the following points may be noted:-
(a) A person shall be allowed to function as a scribe only after completing his/her One Time Registration (OTR) and Aadhaar authentication on the website of the Commission. In case Candidate’s Scribe is not Aadhaar authenticated, the Commission will provide scribe/assistive technology to the candidate

A scribe shall not give assistance to more than one candidate in the same examination.

A candidate applying for the examination cannot act as a scribe for another candidate in the same examination. If at any stage it is found that a candidate has assisted another PwBD/PwD candidate(s) as Scribe in this examination then the candidature of both the candidates will be cancelle

 The qualification of the scribe shall be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. 

Candidates must ensure that the information furnished in respect of the scribe is correct. If at any stage during or after the examination, it is found that a candidate (PwBD/PwD) has availed the facility of scribe and the scribe is found to be an impersonator and / or any information furnished by the scribe or the candidate is found to be false/incorrect, then the candidate shall be held liable for the same and candidature of such candidate (PwBD/PwD) shall be cancelled forthwith. 

Candidates are also required to ensure that the scribes engaged by them are not appearing in the list of debarred persons available on the website of Commission (https://ssc.gov.in). Therefore, the candidates are advised to carefully go through the list of debarred persons available on the website of the Commission. 

Note: Any violation of above conditions will invite cancellation of candidature, debarment of candidate as well as scribe as per extant rules, relevant action against the scribe and criminal action, if so required. 

The procedure for registration of own scribe and opting for the same is as under:-
(a) Before a candidate can choose a person to act as his/her scribe, the person (scribe) shall be required to complete the One Time Registration (OTR) on the website of the Commission and must be Aadhaar authenticated. The OTR number generated on the scribe’s mobile number during registration will be required to be filled up by the candidate so as to choose the person as his/her scribe. 

When the Admission Certificate is live, the candidate will be required to access the same on the website of the Commission and provide the OTR number of the scribe. A one-time password will be generated and sent to the registered mobile number of the scribe. The candidate will need to get the OTP from the scribe and key in the same in the appropriate field on the portal. Requisite arrangement needs to be ensured by the candidate and the scribe so that the process of opting for own scribe at the time of Admission Certificate generation goes smoothly

After completing the procedure, the Admission Certificate of the candidate as well as the Entry Pass of the scribe will be generated and this can be downloaded by the candidate. 

In case own scribe chosen by the candidate, whose entry pass has also been generated, does not turn up to assist the candidate during the examination due to any contingency, the Commission will provide the scribe/assistive technology at the time of examination.

The candidates with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) 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. The candidates with disabilities (PwD) eligible for scribe as per para 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 above and opting for own scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Annexure-IIA. In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof [as per list given at Para 16.7] 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 uploaded along with proforma at Annexure-II/Annexure-IIA. If subsequently it is found that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his right to the post and claims relating thereto. 

If a candidate opts for his own scribe, in that case, that scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If at any stage it is found that a candidate has assisted another PwBD/PwD candidate(s) as Scribe in this examination then the candidature of both the candidates will be cancelled. 

Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 01.08.2026): 

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. 01.08.2026.

Eligibility: 12th Class pass from a recognized board, along with stenography skills (Grade C: 100 wpm; Grade D: 80 wpm).

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. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education, such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification

As per University Grants Commission (UGC) (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23-06-2017, under PartIII (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.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the new website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.gov.in or through my SSC mobile application (which can be downloaded from Google Play Store). For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV of this Notice as well as Notice dated 02.06.2025 relating to the mobile app, available on the website of the Commission. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA 

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 signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily. However, the application of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds. 

PwBD and PwD candidates willing to avail the benefit of reservation or scribe or both are required to upload Certificate of Disability as per Annexure-I, Annexure-IA, Annexure-XI to XIII whichever is applicable, at the time of filling online application form

The Commission does not accept any responsibility 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. 

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

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