SSC Stenographer Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025

SSC Stenographer Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025: The Staff Selection Commission is responsible for hiring eligible candidates for the Stenographer Grade C and D posts through a computer-based test and skill test. To qualify CBT examination, candidates are required to have a thorough understanding of the SSC Stenographer Syllabus 2025. This helps in understanding the important topics and makes it easier for candidates to prepare for the Stenographer exam. It’s also important to understand the exam pattern as it helps prepare a proper schedule for preparation.

• Organization : Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
• Exam Name : SSC Stenographer 2025
• Posts : Grade C & D Stenographers
• Exam Level : National
• Mode of Exam : Computer-Based Test
• Type of Questions : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
• Number of Questions : 200
• Negative Marking : 0.25
• Selection Process : Computer-based test & skill test

SSC Stenographer CBT Exam Pattern

The computer-based test for SSC Stenographer posts is conducted for a total of 20 marks and the question paper is set in bilingual language i.e. Hindi & English, except for Part III which is in the English language. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern before beginning the preparation for CBT.

• +1 will be given for every correct answer.
• 0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
• Candidates will be allotted a total of 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete their exam, in the case of a scribe 2 hours and 40 minutes will be allotted.

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	50	50
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50
English Language & Comprehension	100	100
Total	200	200

SSC Stenographer Syllabus 2025

General Awareness Syllabus

• Static Awareness
• Current Affairs
• Science & Technology
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic scene
• General polity
• Scientific research
• Indian constitution
• Sports

English Language & Comprehension Syllabus

• Reading Comprehension
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Fill in the Blanks
• Spellings
• Phrases & Idiom Meaning
• Active & Passive Voice
• Direct & Indirect Speech
• Para Jumble & Sentence Jumble
• Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction
• Error Spotting

General Intelligence & Reasoning Syllabus

• Similarities & Differences
• Space Visualization
• Problem-Solving
• Analysis, Judgement
• Decision Making
• Visual Memory
• Discriminating Observation
• Coding-Decoding
• Puzzle
• Venn Diagram
• Direction & Distance
• Blood Relation
• Order & Ranking
• Number Series
• Verbal Reasoning
• Non-Verbal Reasoning

SSC Stenographer Skill Test 2025

Candidates who qualify for the CBT exam are shortlisted for the Skill Test in Stenography. The skill test includes a dictation test and a transcription test. Details for the skill test are mentioned here below.

Dictation

In the dictation test, candidates will be given a dictation for 10 minutes at a speed of 100 words per minute for Stenographer Grade C. Check the table below to get the details of the dictation test for Stenographer Grade D.

Grades	Speed	Duration
Stenographer ‘C’	100 w.p.m.	10 minutes
Stenographer ‘D’	80 w.p.m.	10 minutes

SSC Stenographer Transcription

In this, candidates will be given a matter to be transcribed on a computer as per the time duration mentioned here.

Posts	Language of Skill Test	Time Duration	Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates who are allowed to use a scribe
Stenographer ‘C’	Hindi	55 minutes	75 minutes
Stenographer ‘C’	English	40 minutes	55 minutes
Stenographer ‘D’	Hindi	65 minutes	90 minutes
Stenographer ‘D’	English	50 minutes	70 minutes

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