The SSC will release the notification for the Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination, 2025, on June 05. Candidates who want to be appointed as Stenographer Grade C and D posts in various government ministries, departments, and organizations will be able to apply for this exam, if they meet the certain eligibility criteria.
The window to apply for this exam will be available on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission from 5 to 26 June 2025, and aspirants will be able to apply by visiting at https://ssc.nic.in/. The exam is held in two stages, the first one is the Computer-Based Examination and second is the Skill Test in Stenography.
Candidates who are interested in sitting in this exam should know that the CBE is tentatively scheduled to be held from 6 to 11 August 2025. Aspirants are recommended to stay tuned till the end of this article to check the eligibility criterias, exam pattern, pay scale, application fee and applying procedure.
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criterias to apply for this exam are given below, go through the listed points to check that you are eligible to apply or not.
- A candidate must have passed the Intermediate (Class 12) Exam with Science, Commerce or Arts stream from a school recognised by the CBSE or any other Central or State Board.
- The age of candidate shouldn’t be below 18 years, the upper age limit for Grade C and Grade D is 27 years and 30 years, respectively.
- The age relaxation is applicable as per Government of India rules, which are given below.
- OBC-NCL: 3 Years
- SC/ST: 5 Years
- PwBD:
- UR: 10 Years
- OBC-NCL: 13 Years
- SC/ST: 15 Years
The candidate must be an Indian citizen, or from Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1962, or a person of Indian origin from certain other countries, who came to live in India and he or she must be proficient in English and Hindi.
Exam Pattern & Syllabus
The SSC will hold the CBE with an exam time duration of 02 hours, a total number of 200 MCQs will be asked from four different sections. The details about the sections can be found inside the table below:
| Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Syllabus |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | Analogies, Similarities, Differences, Space visualization, Problem-solving, Decision making, Coding-decoding |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | Current affairs, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Science |
| English Language & Comprehension | 100 | 100 | Grammar, Vocabulary, Synonyms/Antonyms, Sentence structure, Cloze test, Reading comprehension, Para jumbles |
Each question in this exam will be of 1 mark and 0.25 mark is going to be deducted for incorrect response; the medium of exam will be English and Hindi.
Stenography Test Pattern
The skill test in the Stenography consists of two tests, which are Dictation and Transcription; check the details about each post by going through the listed points.
Stenographer – Grade C:
- Dictation:
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Speed: 100 words per minute (wpm)
- Transcription Time:
- English: 40 minutes
- Hindi: 55 minutes
Stenographer – Grade D:
- Dictation:
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Speed: 80 words per minute (wpm)
- Transcription Time:
- English: 50 minutes
- Hindi: 65 minutes
Application Fee
The application fee details for applying for the SSC Stenographer Grade C or D Exam 2025 are available below. One has to pay it using
the debit card, credit card, NET banking or any other provided payment gateway.| Category | Candidate | |
| Male | Female | |
| UR | ₹100 | – |
| OBC | ₹100 | – |
| SC & ST | – | – |
| PwBD | – | – |
| Ex-SM | – | – |
The individual is required to pay the application fee using one of the provided payment gateway by deadline using the debit card, credit card or any other provided payment gateway.
Pay Scale
The pay scale from the Stenographer Grade C and Grade D based on the 7th Pay Commission are available below, go through the listed to learn about it.
Stenographer Grade C
- Pay Level: Level 6
- Grade Pay: ₹4200
- Basic Pay: Starts at ₹35,400
- Gross Salary: Around ₹50,000 – ₹60,000
- Posting: Generally in Central Government Ministries in Delhi.
- Promotions: Faster, can be promoted to Private Secretary, etc.
Stenographer Grade D
- Pay Level: Level 4
- Grade Pay: ₹2400
- Basic Pay: Starts at ₹25,500
- Gross Salary: Around ₹35,000 – ₹45,000
- Posting: Often in subordinate offices, and may be outside Delhi.
- Promotions: Slower compared to Grade C, but can move to Grade C over time.
How to Apply?
The applying procedure for the SSC Steno Exam 2025 are listed below, to apply you have to go through the listed points.
- Navigate to https://ssc.gov.in/candidate-portal/one-time-registration/home-page and complete the registration by providing all required details.
- If you already have registered, login using Registration Number and Password by visiting the URL at https://ssc.gov.in/login/.
- Choose the exam name as Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and ‘D’ Examination, 2025, and provide other required details.
- Attach documents in PDF in between the size of 50kb and 100kb with photograph and signature.
- Pay the application fee using the provided payment gateway, and submit the application form to get a printout of the confirmation page.