SSC opens new recruitment cycle for Stenographer Grade C & D
SSC published the advertisement for a new Stenographer Grade 'C'/'D' Examination, 2026 cycle, separate from 2025. CBE: 9-12 September 2026.
Important dates
Times are shown in IST when the authority specifies them. A date without a time does not imply a midnight deadline. Recheck the official source for changes.
What students should do
- Read the detailed official notification for this new 2026 cycle before checking eligibility.
- The CBT section split and scoring have not changed cycle to cycle; a mock test built on the prior cycle's official pattern remains directly relevant practice.
Turn the update into action
Prepare for SSC Stenographer
Review the exam structure and use a timed practice test instead of stopping at the announcement.
Frequently asked questions
What is an exam notification, and what does the SSC Stenographer one contain?
A notification is the advertisement a conducting body publishes to open a recruitment or admission cycle. It is the governing document for that cycle: it fixes the vacancies or seats, the eligibility conditions, the application window and fee, the examination scheme, and the reservation and relaxation rules. Where a later notice and the notification disagree, the notification is what counts until a corrigendum amends it. Anything published about SSC Stenographer before its notification, including the pattern reproduced on this site, describes the previous cycle until the new one is read.
What is the SSC Stenographer exam pattern?
The paper is 200 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes, covering General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension. Wrong answers are penalised 0.25 per question. Every figure is taken from the official source linked on the pattern page and carries the date it was last checked.
Are there free SSC Stenographer mock tests?
Yes. There are 8 free tests for SSC Stenographer on TakeMockTest, with no sign-up and no paywall. Each is marked to the exam's own scheme rather than a flat one mark per question, so the score you see reflects what the same attempt would earn in the real paper.
How is this update verified, and how current is it?
This summary was written from Staff Selection Commission's own published notice, which is linked on this page, and it records the date that source was last checked rather than the date this page was generated. That is the limit of the claim: it says the notice read as summarised on that date. Conducting bodies revise dates, vacancy counts and eligibility conditions without notice, so confirm anything you are about to act on against the official source before you act.