Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is about to begin the Computer Based Test for the recruitment of SSC Stenographer Grade C and D (Non-Gazetted) 2021 positions. The notification was released on October 2020, but the selection process has not yet commenced. In the previous years, a total of 473 vacancies were announced for SSC Stenographer Grade C and a total of 991 vacancies were announced for Stenographer Grade D post by Staff Selection Commission. This article shares the SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2021 and eligibility criteria also.
SSC Stenographer Vacancy 2021
The vacancies will be determined in due course. The updated vacancy position will be uploaded on the website of the Commission from time to time (https://ssc.nic.in > Candidate’s Corner > Tentative Vacancy). The Staff Selection Commission releases SSC Stenographer vacancies through separate notification. The finalized vacancy list will be out only after publishing written examination. The SSC Stenographer Vacancy of the year 2021 is expected to be released soon. Hence we can check out the SSC Stenographer previous year vacancy. Almost 473 and 991 vacancies were announced in the year of for SSC Stenographer Grade C and D respectively. Therefore we can expect a good number of vacancies this year too.
Grade C Previous Vacancy
| SSC Stenographer Grade C | |
| Name of Departments | Total Number of Vacancy |
| M/o Defence (O/O THE JS (TRG) & CAO) AFHQ | 9 |
| M/o External Affairs | 5 |
| Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), D/o Revenue | 414 |
| Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) -Only English Stenographer | 25 |
| M/o Corporate Affairs | 8 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) | 4 |
| Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (M/o Agriculture) | 1 |
| M/o Culture | 2 |
| Election Commission of India | 2 |
| M/o Water Resources | 3 |
| Total number of Stenographer Grade C Vacancy | 473 |
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Grade D Previous Vacancy
| SSC Stenographer Grade D | |
| Name of Departments | Total Number of Vacancy |
| M/o External Affairs | 3 |
| Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) | 50 |
| Rajbhasha Vibhag (MHA), CHTI | 2 |
| National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) | 1 |
| Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) | 20 |
| National Investigation Agency | 2 |
| National Informatics Centre | 1 |
| Election Commission of India | 3 |
| Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), D/o Revenue | 80 |
| Rajbhasha Vibhag(MHA) Deptt. of officiallanguage | 2 |
| D/o Electronics and Information Technology | 5 |
| D/o Personnel & Training, DoP&T (CSSS) | 272 |
| Dte. Border Road Organization – Only for Male candidates | 24 |
| M/o Defence (O/O THE JS (TRG) & CAO) AFHQ | 35 |
| Intelligence Bureau | 64 + 7 |
| M/o Communication (D/o Post) – SPN | 59 |
| M/o Communication (D/o Post) – PA Admn | 15 |
| M/o Civil Aviation | 38 |
| M/o Environment & Forests & Climate Change | 6 |
| Indian Coast Guard | 11 |
| M/o Defence (DGOF) | 25 |
| M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation | 4 |
| M/o Textiles | 11 |
| Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) (D/oRevenue) | 138 |
| Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare(M/o Agriculture) | 2 |
| Central Information Commission | 4 |
| Income Tax Settlement Commission (D/oRevenue) | 2 |
| Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Only English Stenographer | 12 |
| D/o Telecommunication (O/o Controller General of Communication Accounts) | 10 |
| D/o Animal Husbandry, Dairying | 1 |
| M/o Culture | 2 |
| Controller General of Defence Account | 12 |
| M/o Parliamentary Affairs | 2 |
| D/o Food & Public Distribution | 4 |
| M/o Railway | 17 |
| D/o Consumer Affairs | 6 |
| Office of Development Commissioner(MSME) | 29 |
| M/o Labour & Employment | 10 |
| Total number of SSC Stenographer Grade D Vacancy | 991 |
SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria 2021
The main thing to be noted before applying for SSC Stenographer 2021 post is checking out the Eligibility criteria. Check out the eligibility criteria given below;
Age Limit
- The minimum age limit for both post is 18 years.
- The maximum age of the Grade C Stenographer candidate should be 30 years.
- Ans the maximum age limit for Grade D Stenographer is 27 years.
Age Relaxation according to the category are;
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| PH + Gen | 10 years |
| PH + OBC | 13 years |
| PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (Gen) | 3 years |
| ST/SC | 5 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 years |
Educational Qualification
- The candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either:
- a citizen of India, or
- a subject of Nepal, or
- a subject of Bhutan, or
- a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962.
Click on the link to read more on SSC Stenographer 2021 Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, Cut off marks, etc.
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