SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria
SSC Stenographer Eligibility Details: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Stenographers (Grade C&D) Examination’s eligibility details are given below…..
Eligibility Criteria:
A. 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, 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.
B.Age Limit:
(a) For Stenographer Grade C: 18 to 30 years as on 01-08-2023
(b) For Stenographer Grade D: 18 to 27 years as on 01-08-2023
Age Limit Relaxation is given below:
| Sl No | Category | Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 05 years |
| 02 | OBC | 03 years |
| 03 | PwD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 05 | PwD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application |
| 07 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 05 years |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 03 years |
| 09 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) | 08 years |
| Permissible Relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ Posts only | ||
| 10 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications | Up to 40 years of age |
| 11 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST) | Up to 45 years of age |
| 12 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years of age |
| 13 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST ) | Up to 40 years of age |
C. Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognized Board or University.
a) As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10.06.2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/diplomas/certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. However, such degrees should be recognized for the relevant period when the candidate acquired the said qualification.
c) As per University Grants Commission (UGC) (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23- 06- 2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant to the Hon‟ble Supreme Court Order dated 11- 03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & othersVs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/diploma in Engineering awarded by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) tothe students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.
d) All selected candidates called for documents verification by the User Department/Organization will be required to produce the requisite certificates such as Mark sheets for all years/12th Standard or equivalent examination/Provisional Certificate etc., in original, as proof of having acquired the essential educational qualification and experience in respective field, wherever required, on or before the cut-off date, failing which the candidature of such candidates shall be cancelled by the User Department/Organization.
e) The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the examination of essential educational qualification was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be deemed to meet the essential educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of essential educational qualification must have been declared by the School/Board/Institute/University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the School/Board/ Institute/University by the cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.
f) In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the concerned authorities at the time of Document Verification. Final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the concerned User Departments/Organizations/Appointing Authorities.
g) The candidates must possess Essential Educational Qualification on or before the closing date for receipt of online applications.