The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, NonGazetted) 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 instenography are eligible to apply.
Reservation and suitability of posts for Persons with Disabilities:
(a) As per extant Government Orders, reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Other Backward Classes (OBC)/Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs)/ Ex-Serviceman (ESM) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) has been determined and communicated by the Indenting Organizations/Offices to the Commission.
(b) The Commission makes selection of candidates pursuant to the vacancies reported by the Indenting Organizations/Offices for aforesaid posts. The Commission does not have any role in deciding the number of vacancies of any Indenting Organizations/Offices. Implementation of reservation policy, maintaining reservation roster and earmarking of vacancies for different categories comes under the exclusive domain of the Indenting Organizations/Offices.
(c) Ex-Serviceman candidates shall be eligible for reservation only for Group ‘C’ post (Stenographer Gr ‘D’) as per extant Government Order/Instructions. 2.1 The posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’, included in this notice of examination have been identified suitable for following disabilities by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), M/o Social Justice and Empowerment vide Notification No. 38-16/2020-DDIII dated and as amended from time to time
Name of Post Functional Requirement Suitable Category of Benchmark Disability
Stenographer S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C a) B, LV
Grade ‘C, b) D, HH
c) OA, OL, BL, OAL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, SD
(Spinal Deformity) & SI(Spinal Injury) without
neurological/limb dysfunction.
d) ASD, SLD, MI
e) MD involving (a) to (d) above
Stenographer S, ST, W, BN,RW, SE, H, C a) B, LV
Grade ‘D’ b) HH
c) OA, OL, OAL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy,
SD (Spinal Deformity) & SI(Spinal
Injury) without neurological/limb dysfunction
d) ASD (M), ID, SLD, MI
e) MD involving (a) to (d) above
ABBREVIATION USED:
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT: S=Sitting, ST=Standing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, RW=Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing, H=Hearing, C=Communication.
NATURE OF PHYSICAL DISABILITIES:
B=Blind, LV=Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing, OA=One Arm, OL=One Leg, BL=Both Leg, OAL=One Arm and One Leg, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured, Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victims, MDy= Muscular Dystrophy, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD= Moderate),
ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability, MI= Mental Illness, MD=Multiple Disabilities.
Note:- The suitability of posts for Persons with Benchmark Disability(PwBD) indicated in the above table shall be subject to exemption, if any, obtained by indenting Ministries/Departments/Organizations including their Attached offices, Subordinate offices and Statutory bodies of the Government of India.
(a) The requirements of Physical Efficiency Test, Physical and Medical Standards for the Posts in Border Roads Organization (BRO) are annexed at Schedule. Candidates applying for the post(s) in BRO will 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 Organisation (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 non-fulfillment of physical and medical standards.
(b) Only male candidates are eligible for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ in the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
Nationality/Citizenship:
A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
Age Limit:
(a) Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 18 to 30 years are eligible to apply.
(b) Stenographer Grade ‘D’: 18 to 27 years Candidates are eligible to apply.