Staff Selection Commission — Stenographer Grade C & D (SSC STENO)
The Staff Selection Commission is an attached office of the Department of Personnel & Training that recruits Group B and Group C staff for central government ministries and departments. This stream covers the Stenographer Grade C & D Examination, which selects stenographers to work directly with officers across ministries, departments, and subordinate offices of the Government of India.
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SSC Stenographer Grade C and D 2026
The Staff Selection Commission has released the tentative vacancy details for the Stenographer Grade C and Grade D Examination 2026 across various central ministries, departments, and subordinate offices. The notification provides a detailed break-up of vacancies categorised by ministry, pay level, and reservation criteria including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Stenographer Grade C posts fall under Pay Levels 6 and 7, while Stenographer Grade D positions are categorized under Pay Level 4. The recruitment drive aims to select qualified candidates based on merit and departmental preferences. Specific suitability requirements, such as eligibility for colourblind candidates, are explicitly outlined for each participating user department.
SSC Stenographer Grade C and D Examination 2025
The Staff Selection Commission has released the Revised First Round of Tentative Allocation for the Stenographer Grade C and D Examination, 2025. This declaration follows a comprehensive review of the initial tentative allocation after receiving representations from candidates regarding evaluation concerns in the Stenographer Skill Test. Selection and post allocation are based on merit-cum-preference across various central ministries, departments, and offices. The notification details category-wise cutoff criteria based on permitted error percentages in the skill test, along with detailed vacancy distributions and cutoffs for each post code. Furthermore, candidates provisionally shortlisted in this round are required to participate in a physical sliding mechanism process to facilitate optimal vacancy filling, with venue and slot selection managed online.
